
My pug calendar says it’s October 10th, but Mother Nature seems to think otherwise. For the past several days, it’s felt like legit summer here with temperatures in the 80s and plenty of sunshine. I love it so much. No complaints here. Once the sun started to set this evening, it made for some fabulous [...]

Wow, what an amazing weekend: perfect (summer) weather, great friends, good times, and delicious eats. Let’s just say there wasn’t a shortage of fun this weekend! Here’s a recap of the best parts of my weekend in Newport. Best Adventure: Newport Sailing Cruise On Sunday, Mal and I and our friends, Josh and Courtney, took [...]

Yesterday, Mal and I went apple picking at Rocky Brook Orchard in Middletown, Rhode Island. We’ve wanted to go apple picking for weeks now, so we Googled nearby orchards and found this one. Rocky Brook is a small orchard that offers pick your own apples, peaches, and pears. Surprisingly, the orchard has 45 different varieties [...]

What a beautiful morning for a run. Six easy, breezy miles along Ocean Drive and Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island.

Fall is officially in full swing here in southern Massachusetts: cool weather, cozy sweaters, and pumpkin spice lattes. I had my first (iced) pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks this morning, and I have to admit that I was less than impressed with it. There was just something off about the pumpkin flavor. It tasted fake-spicy and [...]