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          {Family} Date Night: Hydraulic Hearth

          October 26, 2023

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          February 8, 2022

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          September 18, 2020

          6 Years Later and Full Circle

          January 29, 2020

          The Great Cucumber Catastrophe: Part 2

          August 15, 2025

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          August 15, 2025

          A Five Month Recap. Of Sorts.

          July 20, 2022

          Farmhouse Makeover: German Smear/Schmear

          February 10, 2022

          It’s National Margarita Day- Celebrate Accordingly in WNY and DC!

          February 22, 2017

          Thanksgiving in DC? Here are a few specials…

          November 21, 2016

          Date Night: Mythology, DC

          November 14, 2016

          Date Night: Cozy Cocktails at The Gibson, DC

          November 3, 2016

          #MedinaStrong

          March 19, 2020

          Midnight Tacos with Mariachi de Oro

          July 21, 2018

          Date Night (with Friends): Hotel Henry, Buffalo

          October 31, 2017

          Because….Tacos.

          October 4, 2017
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Last Call at Shirt Factory {thanks for the memories}

As the hours wind down and August 1st approaches, we’ve done our last official cocktail service. Last official

July 31, 2023
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Date Night: Harvest at Bent’s Opera House in Medina

Ahhhhhh, ‘date night’. A term that has not been uttered around our house much over the past 7

February 3, 2022
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Happy 4 Years, Shirt Factory

This writing challenge might be the death of me. But as Scarlett O’Hara said, “as God as my

February 2, 2022
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The Start of Christmas in Medina

It’s time to sing Christmas carols, decorate, watch Hallmark movies, and officially transition to the holiday season. For

November 27, 2021
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Happy November

Cue Barry Manilow’s “When October Goes”. Just like that, autumn days are waning as the rest of the

November 5, 2021
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We’re Having a Baby!!!

Alternate titles: “Scott is Proud to Present his First Snow Photo of the Season”, or “It Truly is

December 17, 2020
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JOIN US! Virtual Trivia Night in Support the Orleans Community Health Foundation

My first memory of Medina’s hospital is how hot it was waiting in the parking lot. My grandmother,

May 15, 2020
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Flying South to Join the Bird

Peace out, WNY, it’s going to be 83 degrees in Del Rio, Texas tomorrow and there is a

February 16, 2020
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We're Scott and Al. For over a decade, we’ve been writing side by side, tracing our journey from city streets in DC to country roads in Western New York. Along the way, we’ve shared our table, our dreams, and now our hearts as new parents. This blog is where we gather it all — the flavors, the wonder, the quiet moments and beautiful chaos — embracing every minute of this wild and ordinary life.

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