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Introducing, Bowen Thoreau

Happy one month to our perfect addition, Bowen Thoreau, or "Beau." Born December 9th at 11:09
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Introducing, Bowen Thoreau

Bowen, baby head
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Hello, 2026.

And farewell, 2025. It's early in the morning, typing from my bed with one son on my
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Hello, 2026.

The clock in downtown Medina, NY.
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Where You Can Donate, Contribute, and Help Your Community

We love talking about food and drinks, but I love to talk about our community even more.
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Where You Can Donate, Contribute, and Help Your Community

Medina, NY, Our Life

Breaking New Ground at the Lee-Whedon Memorial Library

Last Friday morning, Roux and I stood with our neighbors and community leaders at Lee-Whedon Memorial Library,
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Medina, NY, Our Life

Breaking New Ground at the Lee-Whedon Memorial Library

Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

My mother always told me that every relationship would either follow the old adage “absence makes the heart grow fonder” or “out of sight out of mind.” This is definitely the former, not the latter. Scott and I did long distance for the first 8 months of our relationship. We often went

Weekend Recap: Life in the Country

Admittedly it has been quiet the past week here on the blog, but for good reason. As I type I am enjoying coffee on the porch, looking out into the pasture at the horses grazing contently. Miah (my birthday girl yesterday – 9 years old!) and Ivan have joined me to watch

Why Our Dog Can’t Walk: Part 3

(in cased you missed it, read Part 1 and Part 2…) As I type, the dogs and I have retired north for the summer to bask in Western New York sunshine and relish time with our family, which is precisely what we do every summer when school lets out and I am

June in Review

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – Scott was all about June. It bordered on overkill, but now I appreciate his mantra. Throughout May, Scott put a great deal of emphasis on the month that I couldn’t see how it would ever live up to his expectations. But somehow,