Crown & Anchor

Crown & Anchor is a very old, very simple dice game known for its popularity among sailors, especially in the British royal navy. I recently played with some friends, and it turned out to be an ideal social game for playing with a group. Oftentimes when entertaining, friends are much more interested in catching up and chatting with one another.…
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Summer Seersucker

Summer is here! Summer is here! Well…at least with the past few warm days, it surely is in my book. With Memorial Day weekend marking the unofficial start of summer, I’m ready. Lately, I’m a major fan of seersucker because its lightness truly represents the epitome of summer vacation. Here are some of my favorites right now: swimsuit (Especially fond of…
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New England Spring {April Showers Bring May Flowers}

One of the best parts of toughing out a long New England winter is just how much you’ll truly appreciate the blooming spring flowers and blossoming trees. Throughout the winter, I actually enjoy December through February with all the holidays and snowstorms, but March is long and dreary. Even April can be very rainy and cold, but each year when…
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French Baguettes

These simple baguettes are sure to please for any occasion. They are quite simple to make with only five ingredients; however, yeast can react very differently in varying temperatures and humidity (it took me a few attempts to finally get it right). The recipe , from Mireille Guiliano, comes from a book of hers filled with plenty of other classic French favorites. One of the keys to…
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Southern Splendor

A South Carolina weekend wedding trip was the perfect transition between a sunny Caribbean vacation and springtime in New England. Southern charm. Cocktail hour. Derby day. Mint juleps. Golden rays. Everything was perfect for the day of the wedding at the DeBordieu Club . Reluctant to leave the sunny south, we were beyond lucky to return back to a New England bursting with spring blooms and…
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