The heat of the summer has caught up with us. While we often think we can most definitely live without an air conditioner, these last two weeks have challenged that philosophy one hundred percent. As I sit here typing my son is in a cold bath playing with his toys and my dog is sat […]
Westerly
Spice Cabinet Redo
What does your spice cabinet look like? Ours was overflowing with unmatched jars and bottles- some new, some old, some we’d be hard pressed to remember buying. They were shoved in their little cabinet one behind the next, without enough room on the little spice jar step stool we bought, and we found it […]
Savoy Bookshop and Cafe in Westerly, Rhode Island
When we moved here a year ago one of the things that we fell in love with was the little downtown area not too far from our new house. For nearly a year we have carefully watched the progress of the renovation of a gorgeous old building called The Savoy. With promises to be a […]
Dave’s Coffee in Charlestown, Rhode Island
It has not been easy to find a local coffee shop other than Dunkin’ Donuts in our new location. I hear there are a few worth trying – but we’ve yet to make it to them. Lucky for me, I am not a real coffee drinker so I can get by with the once in […]
Vittoria’s Dunn’s Corners… The Grandma Pizza
We have not ordered take out since we have moved. It seemed for a while, during our massive renovation, that all we ate was take out. Sushi, Pizza, Vietnamese. You name it…we ate it. A break was good and a real kitchen to cook in again was even better. Yesterday was a long day and […]