Happy Birthday Dear Son!

Joel is 40 years old today!! ! OMG, it’s hard to say it out loud!  How is it possible that my first born child, my son, is 40 years old?   This IS the only time I’m going to admit in writing that I actually have a 40 yr old son. It doesn’t seem that long [...]

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PINK is the new orange for Halloween!

Pink is everywhere! It’s not just pink ribbons for breast cancer awareness anymore.  My two granddaughters have taken PINK to a whole new level. We’ve had pink coats, pink hats, pink dresses, pink Uggs, pink socks, pink shoes, pink bows, pink tutu’s, pink chairs, pink princess costumes, pink wands, pink dishes, pink sippy cups, pink [...]

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5 Old Time Candy Favorites – Yours For A Penny

I know I said I was a woman of a certain age but now I guess I’m really going to date myself.  Penny Candy! I remember a couple of small stores where my friends and I would go and buy penny candy.  We’d spend quite a long time deciding just what sweet to buy because [...]

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FAB FOTO FRIDAY – A Collage of Countenances

My beautiful daughter with her two daughters;  Finley Ray as Snow White this Halloween, Francesca artfully disguised as a Pumpkin although most people thought she was a Carrot!  Chiara in a Halloween Hoodie courtesy of Tia – I got one too! photo by Lori We’re pretty used to seeing celebrities walking, talking and shopping in [...]

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Drumroll Please……..It’s Halloween!!!

This is the day it’s all about: Candy, Witches, Kids Trick or Treating, Ghosts, Pirates, Devils, well you get the idea……BUT in the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, this is the night  when….. Boys Will  Be Girls Boys Will Be Geisha Girls photo by Murray Head   photo by Murray Head   photo by Murray Head [...]

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JUST ONE MORE DAY-CAN YOU STAND IT???

It’s been a week of preparation, anticipation and participation in a couple of kid’s Halloween parties.  The candy has been plentiful so instead of just one night of binging on  peanut butter cups and snickers, it’s been a continuous sugar fest! Now we are at the point of no return and some of Chiara’s friends [...]

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I Went to a Spooktacular Kid’s (?) Halloween Party

I’m in Boston and yesterday Finley was invited to attend an annual Halloween party that Chris, one of Chiara’s neighbors holds at his marketing firm.  Knowing Chris, I was sure that it wouldn’t be a table covered with an orange paper tablecloth and bowls of candy corn and orange and black jelly beans – BUT [...]

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Three Days Till The Spookiest Night of the Year!

Three Screams Are Better Than One With only 3 days left anticipation is building!  Some people are just too scared to go out trick or treating alone (and that’s not much fun anyway) so they travel in a pack.  Since there only three days before the Big Night,  I thought photos of some gruesome threesomes [...]

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The Gourmet Analyst – Guest Blogger

Tasty Tidbits Tuesday I admit I didn’t plan my trip to Boston very well, otherwise I would have remembered to bring a recipe with me to share with you all on Tasty Tidbits Tuesday. BUT lucky for me Chiara’s friend Jocelyn came for dinner and brought her friend, Cody.  Turns out Cody was the big [...]

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Clever-Great-Super-Fabulous-Fantastic Halloween Costumes!

FIVE DAYS TILL HALLOWEEN I’ve been having so much fun with the countdown to Halloween.  Now that we are 5 days away, I thought it would be a good idea to feature some of the BEST Halloween costumes.  These are all very original ideas or excellent executions of known characters. photo by Murray Head photo [...]

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