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As the World Burns

I made it a personal vow to keep away from the news for the last two months.
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As the World Burns

Our Life

Farewell, '24

Is it obvious yet what I've resolved in 2025? Before I could even sit and write, I
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Farewell, '24

Food and Drink, Medina, NY

Our 4 Favorite Patios in Medina, NY

As August wanes and autumn begins to descend on our little corner of WNY, we find ourselves
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Food and Drink, Medina, NY

Our 4 Favorite Patios in Medina, NY

Our house with a fresh blanket of snow during the Christmas Holiday season in Medina, NY. Western New York has some of the most beautiful winters.
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Christmas in July? I'll pass this time.

Whether it's December or July, my love of celebrating Christmas runs deep. Outdoor lights, trees, cookies, music,
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Christmas in July? I'll pass this time.

Happy 3rd Birthday, Roux!

I’m typing this just shy of 7am – the little nugget foiled my birthday plans when he woke up at 5:30am asking to go downstairs and eat cake. Apparently kids understand birthdays at this age. But when I didn’t acquiesce to his demands, he rolled over and went back to sleep, which

Spring Fling ’24

Spring. It’s been 9 months since we bid farewell to life in hospitality, which means every weekend we still pinch ourselves that we have it together. I’ve never known months to fly as fast as they are, but we have this new mantra: SPONTANEITY. This word hasn’t been in our vocabulary for

Remember Medina.

Oh hey, it’s been awhile. It’s been harder to return here, the scene of our most beautiful crime, to wax poetic about life in a small town in WNY when you have a thriving toddler repeating “Mama watch me!” for the thousandth time. But this place continues to be the haven where

A “Rockstar” turns 40. Happy Birthday, Alix.

Alix taking photos at Leonard Oakes WInery during the lynoaken summer concert series.
You may call her a teacher, a mother, a friend, a small business owner, a photographer, or many other things. To me, she’s the first person I’ve ever referred to as a rockstar and I can’t wait to see what she accomplishes in her 40th year and beyond. Now, when it comes

The One with All the Resolutions

Alix in her garden on our farm. She loves to plant and grow edible flowers.
I have been waiting a long time to use this title. It’s my favorite episode of Friends and I’m still in deep mourning for Matthew Perry, but at the very heart of me, I’m a resolution girl. I’ve seen so many things swirling around the interwebs over the last few days pertaining

Our List of Must Watch Christmas Movies

It’s December 19th and our time to fit in as many Christmas movies as possible is dwindling. As many of you know we used to begin watching Christmas movies around the time school started; Christmas with the Kranks, Santa Clause, and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation were regular movies that we’d fall asleep