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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
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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
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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.
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Major Milestones on Fox Cross

This past week, we’ve done our fair share of celebrating. Not only has my Mom taken up residence in her new abode, leaving us to our own devices on the farm, but we officially vacated our storage unit.  Big. News.  10 months ago, we were wiping tears of sadness as we said
June 20, 2017
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Father’s Day Weekend Recap

We’ve neglected our weekend recaps (let’s face it, we’ve neglected a lot lately on this blog) but with a little Monday motivation, we’ve decided recapping our weekends used to be our favorite form of “journaling”. After all, life still happens in between our date nights. Speaking of date nights, we actually did
June 19, 2017
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Date Night In: The Chef & The Dish

This is a true Throwback Thursday, but it is no less important than any other fantastic experience we have had since we moved back to WNY. In fact, this particular experience has been one of our favorite dates ever.  A month ago we used our passports for the first time to head
June 15, 2017
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Western New York

Looking Back: A Date Night at Toutant in Buffalo, NY

It’s been awhile since we’ve dined at Toutant. Nearly 5 months to be exact. A restaurant focusing on southern comfort foods and good drinks had been accompanied by rave reviews, and come mid-January, we had reservations set with our friends Taylor (@InTheBuffBlog) and Jake (not from State Farm).  I know, it’s been
June 13, 2017
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TGIF: Life Versus Blogging

If you’ve never written a blog, you might think it’s easy to just throw down some daily thoughts. Those who routinely write know it’s never that easy. We’ve hit one of those difficult times. This morning I signed on to take a look at a couple new posts, and realized over the
June 9, 2017
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