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Fourth of July? Meh.

Hmpf. Happy Fourth of July Weekend(s). As an adult, I’ve never really fallen in love with the Fourth of July holiday. Since meeting HWMMS and spending that weekend…

BFF Bachelor Paddy Weekend!

TIME FOR THE BFF Bachelor Paddy Weekend! And many shenanigans were had. But not TOO many shenanigans. Day #1 JP Fitzgerald’s! With matching Tee Shirts from the Groom…

Where Will You Be Celebrating New Year’s Eve?

A repost of my article in the Springville Times: Ring in the New Year! Where Will You Be Celebrating New Year’s Eve? Out with the old and in…

So this is Christmas* 2017

So this is Christmas* 2017—-And what have we done? NOTHING Christmas* around Weber Wonderland is otherwise known as the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. HWMMS and I…

Weber Quotables

Weber Quotables Me: Is it still snowing? HWMMS: I don’t wanna look… Me: I’m making one of your favorite cookies… HWMMS: Jameson? Me: Um, that’s not a cookie….

Have Ugly Holiday Sweaters Jumped the Shark?

Have Ugly Holiday Sweaters Jumped the Shark? Call them ugly or use the nicer word “festive” if you prefer when speaking of the holiday sweater…but either way I…

Christmas Cookies 2017 Round One!

Christmas Cookies 2017 Round One! Smores Brownies, Walnut Brownies, Cranberry Chocolate Biscotti, Peanut Butter, Lemon Sugar, Sugar Cutouts, Peanut Butter Blossoms & Chocolate Chip Hugs

Seasonal Supper to Highlight Food Artisans and Local Farmers

Seasonal Supper to Highlight Food Artisans and Local Farmers Edible Crush and Art’s Cafe is partnering to bring a pop-up Farm to Table dinner experience to Springville on…

2017 WNY Holiday Artisan Markets

A repost of my article in the Springville Times: Shop Local This Season at Artisan Vendor Markets 2017 WNY Holiday Artisan Markets While hustling and bustling your way through…

2017 WNY Holiday Theater Performances

A repost of my article in the Springville Times: Christmas Theater Performances 2017 WNY Holiday Theater Performances This December, start a new tradition and dress up in your…

Concord Country Christmas

Concord Country Christmas It’s that time of year again to celebrate an old-fashioned Concord Country Christmas on Saturday, December 2nd from 11am-3pm at the Concord Mercantile located at…

12 Festive WNY Holiday Events

Repost of my article in the Springville Times: Holiday Bucket List: 12 Festive Events I made the list and checked it twice, now it’s your turn to check out…

Gobble for Groceries: Happy Thanksgiving!

#1 Buffalo of course.  10 of the coolest turkey trot races in the US Most people up at an early hour on Thanksgiving are either prepping the bird…

Springville Holiday Events: 2017

Repost of my article in the Springville Times: Very Merry Main Street Nov. 24-25 Springville Holiday Events: 2017 It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The Village of…

Turkey For You, Turkey for Me

Tis the season where you can buy GIANT or not as giant or medium smallish sized turkeys up the wazoo at the grocery store for insanely cheap prices!…

To Dyngus or Not Dyngus That Is The Question

To Dyngus or Not Dyngus That Is The Question. I do love Dyngus Day in Buffalo. And I love even more that the CENTRAL TERMINAL PARTY IS BACK…

He is Lord!

He is Lord! Happy Easter! I’m sitting here sniffing the amazing hyacinths I picked from the garden and HWMMS said “now that is the smell of Easter.” (I…

Easter

Easter. HWMMS and I aren’t really Easter people.  I wonder how that came to be. I’m ALL THINGS HOLIDAY AND CELEBRATING AND AND… Our very first year together…

Bad, Bad Friday: Circa 1992

Bad, Bad Friday: Circa 1992. Picture it. Fredonia, NY, 1992. Good Friday. Two friends and I decide to go to a movie at the fancy newish still to…

Fat Tuesday Dinner is Served

Happy Mardi Gras! I found this picture of me and Brenda and posted it on Facebook this morning. I remember that day well, hanging out in Allentown on…

Weber Animal Christmas

Weber Animal Christmas. The stockings were hung on the stairway with care, because if on the fireplace they wouldn’t still be there… Jordan and Harley went through their…

Christmas Cookies 2016

Christmas Cookies 2016 Red Velvet Cookies, Red & Green Jello Cookies, Molasses Cookies, Cranberry Chocolate Biscotti, Gingerbread Biscotti, Peppermint Brownies, Holiday Toll House Bars, Peanut Butter Blossoms and…

Christmas with the Kiddos

Christmas with the Kiddos. A yearly tradition. Stockings for St. Luke’s & Candy Land Games for Kindergartners Kindergarten party with the kiddos. Thank you to everyone who donates…

Calico Club Christmas Party

Tonight I hosted the 2016 Springville Calico Club Christmas Party at Weber Wonderland. (Yes, even with only about 75% of our decorations up for the season! No one…

Concord Country Christmas

Photos from Concord Country Christmas.

Things That Have Brought Me To Tears During the 2016 Holiday Season

Things That Have Brought Me To Tears During the 2016 Holiday Season: An Empath Sensitive Soul Neverending List Those of you who know me, realize this is anything…

We Three Christmas Trees

We Three Christmas Trees…of Weber Wonderland. Gold and Silver in the Foyer. Multi-Colored Traditional in the Living Room. (As traditional you can be with a purple zombie tree…