Life Events Seasonal Travel

It’s springtime! Stop and smell the tulips.

Hi! It’s April and it’s springtime, one of my favorite times of the year. Officially, it’s been spring for about a month now, but here in Pennsylvania we are only starting to get the warmer weather that comes after the chilly winter months. I’m not a gardener but it’s probably safe to start planting now? …

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Film Journal

WONKA: the stuff of dreams & oodles of fun!

Timothée Chalamet opens with a delightful and hopeful number, A Hatful of Dreams. He croons, I got nothing to offer but my chocolate, and a hatful of dreams. And indeed, WONKA (which I watched in December during opening weekend) is the stuff of dreams and oodles of fun! The brilliant and talented Timothée makes a …

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Reading Journal Wrap-Up

What did I read in 2022? All the stats and more!

Happy new year, my lovely readers! Another year has come and gone, and the first quarter of 2023 is also gone (can you believe it?!) and so I’m back to recount my most memorable reads of 2022. This has been sitting in my drafts for a long time….but better late than never! Let’s get to …

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Food Lifestyle

Yummy homemade hummus: did I just turn into a true Millenial?

Hi hi! It’s been a while 🙂 My Christmas vacation has officially started so I figured I’ll drop by for a quick post. A week or so ago, I made homemade hummus for the very first time, and it came out delicious. If you’re curious, here’s the recipe I used as a guide. I did …

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Food for Thought

What I have is what I’m grateful for…

It’s Friday! I’m not the first person to say that Friday is the best… the anticipation of the weekend, an evening full of possibilities. There is so much to love about Friday. And this Friday is even more special because it’s one before a Monday holiday so our team gets a “free” half day, and …

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Photography

June: sunset, cows, photography & roadtrips – happy days are simple moments like these

Sometime a few days ago, my parents and I took a drive – we do this occasionally especially when the weather is beautiful. We were blessed enough to witness the sunset. We are blessed enough to live in this precious place called Lancaster County. Thank you, Jesus, for the beauty of your creation, and for …

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Food Lifestyle

New delicious appetizer: blistered cherry tomato toast

Hi! Happy Tuesday, lovely reader! I realized it is the 21st today and we are almost at the halfway point of the year. Time flies when you’re having fun 🙂 Last night, I volunteered to make dinner – I saw two recipes the other night (Monday?) and shopped so I was ready to go. I …

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Food Lifestyle

Breaking the routine: solo Sunday brunch at a local restaurant

I woke up lazy and wanting to stay in bed as usual… but I was also hungry. I didn’t feel like making myself anything so I decided to break my usual Sunday routine of staying home and decided to enjoy a pleasant drive in the 70s degree weather. I was delighted to find out that …

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Food Lifestyle

Your next favorite healthy summer drink: the Green Goddess smoothie

Hi! I know it’s been forever, but this will be a very short one. I just wanted to quickly drop and share this new smoothie recipe (perfect for months of summer heat!!!). This was inspired by the smoothie from one of my (new!) favorite local restaurants, Hudson Botanical. It’s refreshing and delicious and super healthy! …

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Food Lifestyle

Dinner duty: the best baked salmon ever!

I was such a grown-up and actually went grocery shopping and meal-planned. One of the recipes I shopped for was from Food Network, dubbed “The Best Baked Salmon.” I kid you not, that was the name of the recipe. And indeed, it was. Whole Foods is absolutely one of my favorite places. I go there …

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