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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
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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
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Finding Fox Cross
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All Good Things…

If one likes his work, it will become his recreation. Robert Newell It is with the biggest sigh of relief (maybe in my life?) that I now pen this post. If you’re reading this, you’ve either been along for our ride since 2013 when Scott and I published our first blog post
July 22, 2022
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A Five Month Recap. Of Sorts.

They say life happens while you’re busy making plans. I haven’t been making plans, but life has been happening and time has been relentless. My last post on this blog was never published – I penned it a day or two after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. I believe it began “Scared. Sad.
July 20, 2022
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My New Best Friend (and a message of HOPE)

Well, that was fun. I made it **roughly** a week before completely bombing my February challenge. I think I challenged myself to post every day, only to realize that it isn’t as important to post as it is to actually WRITE. The habit of writing is far more important than the publishing
February 17, 2022
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Farmhouse Makeover: German Smear/Schmear

Before I begin, I first need to address the smear vs. schmear situation. If you google this technique, both will names show up in the search. So for purposes, I am using “schmear” because it is far more fun to say, and seems more authentic. So there ya go. So the SCHMEAR.
February 10, 2022
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Date Night: Waxlight Bar a Vin

Dinner at Waxlight in Buffalo is one of the best restaurant dining experiences we've had.
Ok, ok. I missed a day (or two) of my February writing challenge. The weekend was a bit more than I anticipated (helllllo, Shirt Factory) and I was dead to the world after brunch on Sunday. Monday I spent in the barn with my sick horse and then napping with the babe
February 8, 2022
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On Being an UN-Mother

This post was written May 15th, 2021, just a few weeks before Roux arrived. I was too scared to post this for fear of making my true feelings known – to sit in judgement by others. I publish this as a testament to the feelings once had, and evidence that as it
February 5, 2022
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