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Concord Country Christmas

Photos from Concord Country Christmas.

Erie County Fair

Erie County Fair I’m really not a fan of the heat, but I grew up going to the Chautauqua County Fair every year as a kid (sometimes entering…

Darwin Martin House

True confession. I haven’t been to the Darwin Martin House yet. What WNY tourist attraction have you not visited before? Darwin Martin House featured in CNN’s ’16 things…

WNY Dairy and Agricultural Festival

WNY Dairy and Agricultural Festival! Festival food. Civil War Encampment. Car show. Parade people watching. I Got It! Historical society tour through town…small town perfection. Save Save

Garden Party Time!

Gorgeous night for a Garden Party! Also, I’m so in love with my dress. Just another event at the Country Club. The Garden Party was our introduction to…

Handel’s Messiah

Handel’s Messiah at Our Lady of Victory I worked at the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra for five years and never made it to this concert. This year, I finally…

Plus Size Formal Dresses

Curtain Up Buffalo is a must attend event in my social/professional calendar. This year, we splurged and bought tickets to the Shea’s Gala Dinner coupled by our theater…

Big People Bigger Chairs

  Big People Bigger Chairs. Oh Canalside Buffalo, you silly beast. Save

Spirit of Buffalo

HWMMS and I went on the Flying Bison Craft Beer tour on the Spirit of Buffalo this week. GORGEOUS DAY for a boat ride!

Garden Party

Time to get all dolled up for the Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Garden Party at the Springville Country Club! Seed bombs by Love by Bean. Chocolate Flowers by Kelly’s…

Dyngus Day Buffalo 2015

Happy Dyngus Day! Time to head down to the Historic Polonia District in Buffalo for a little post-lenten celebration! Where the hell do all these thousands upon thousands…

Brazilian Steakhouse

Brazilian Steakhouse = MEAT-A-POOLOZA! The other night HWMMS and I had a double date with our friend Colleen and her new man. We had all the options in…

Springville Wood Blocks

Springville Wood Blocks. How adorable are these Springville, NY wooden blocks? SQUEE! Last night I attended a Calico Club meeting at a member’s home and saw THESE. OH…

Not The Home Show

Our friend Colleen gave us passes to the Buffalo Home Show and for the first time in years, we actually decided to attend. Why not? Nothing better to…

British Chippy & English Pork Pie Company

British Chippy & English Pork Pie Company. I knew this place existed and had not been there yet. HOW? My birthday seemed like a perfect day to try…

Castle by Candlelight 2014

Old Fort Niagara Castle by Candlelight. Let the season begin. Happy Holidays! Save

Buffalo Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Someone I adore was recently inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame and a group of us went to the induction ceremony to celebrate. Congrats Denton Cottier…

Springville Oktoberfest

Springville Oktoberfest

A Evening at Crown Hill

A Evening at Crown Hill

All Things SINGLE DIGIT ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE

Day #3. Brrrrrrr. Brrrrrrr. Once we dislocated our friends not so four-wheel drive SUV from our ridiculously treacherous winter driveway…we headed back to the old haunt Gabriel’s Gate…

Chieftains with the BPO

Chieftains with the BPO Friday Night my two favorite men from Philly came into town and we all headed over to Kleinhans Music Hall to see the Chieftains…

Mardi Gras Buffalo REALLY?

HWMMS never attended a Buffalo Mardi Gras celebration before, so what better time than the present right? My oh my, not only am I older (Hello 40!) but…

Christmas In The Country

Christmas In The Country. Christmas! Country! Crafts! Crazy? Yes. Now that I have moved to the South Southtowns of Western New York I’m trying to embrace a bit…

Cocktails in Character: War and Peace

I think HWMMS kinda looks like Elvis here. But alas Elvis was not in the building. But this handsome 1812 Officer is! HWMMS wants to have lasik surgery…

Curtain Up 2013

Curtain Up 2013. Twas HWMMS first time at Curtain Up! (The opening night of Buffalo’s Theater Season!) We celebrated with a bottle of bubbly. Always, his first instinct…

Leadership Niagara at the Air Force Base

WNY Dairy/Ag Festival

Since we are now officially *townies* of Springville (more so Concord…) we HAD to check out the Springville Annual WNY Dairy/Ag Festival in between torrential downpours this weekend!…