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White Birch Books in Conway, NH
During the long Memorial Day weekend, we hung out in Conway, NH. This is our second year visiting Conway, but our first time exploring White Birch Books. It is quite simply a fantastic shop. It is so well curated with cute gifts, stickers and of course books. I also appreciate how easy it was for…
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Serious and Wicked Fun Times at The WBUR Festival
This event has been a year in the making and it was wonderful to see it all come together and experience it. So many teams came together to pull this off and it was so satisfying to hear positive responses from the attendees. The weather was beautiful for day one…not so much for day two…
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I Had No Idea This Was Here: Discovering Eric Pape’s Fantasy World at Hammond Castle
There is a literal medieval castle located in Gloucester, MA. How have I never heard of this place? I also just discovered the amazing fantasy illustrations of Eric Pape. The castle had a special exhibition of his artwork and so lucky me got to experience both. It’s hard to imagine someone actually living there. Like,…
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The Best Kind of Weekend Detour: An Indie Bookshop Crawl
I have a total confession to make: I am obsessed with indie bookshops. But I’m a very specific kind of bookshop nerd. You know those shops where books are literally bursting out of every corner and it feels like a magical hidden world? I love the vibe of them, but my brain usually goes into…
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Today’s Favorite Quote
“I recognized your foul stench” ~ Princess Leia, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope Currently rewatching Star Wars with the kiddo and it’s kind of like watching it for the very first time. I was cracking up when Princess Leia says this line to Grand Moff Tarkin right before he gives the order…
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2026 Reading List
Tracking a list of books I’ve read starting in January 2026 to December 2026 – ranked from favorite at the top to least favorite at the bottom.
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Subway Delays…
because of signal issues. Why is it always some sort of signal issue on the Orange line? I saw the estimated time go from 15 minutes to a flashing message stating the train was stopped. The platform was getting super packed and I was pretty sure that if the train pulled in, I probably wasn’t…
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To use a space saver…
or not? What happens after the 48 hour time limit for space saver use in Boston? Do you keep using it? I would but a few years ago someone actually moved my space saver. The disrespect. Anyhow, space saving gives me too much anxiety and so I’d rather just go without a car for the…
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How It Started…
and how it’s been going. At the time, I thought I did a great job. Little did I realize it was only just the beginning.
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Art Process: Whitespotted Filefish
I am now using the Adobe Premiere mobile app to create these process videos instead of Tiktok now that it’s no longer what it once was 🙁 Anyhow, this latest fish drawing was a challenge but I was yet again amazed at the outcome.