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Stay Home, Stay Happy: Visiting Art Museums Virtually

Stay Home, Stay Happy: Visiting Art Museums Virtually

by: Lauren Jonik and Andrea Crowley-Hughes “Art washes away from the soul the dust of every day life.” – Pablo Picasso There is something edifying about being surrounded by art of all kinds. In the first post of our new series, “Stay Home, Stay Happy,” we’re highlighting several art museums that have made their collections accessible online. While one could argue that viewing art in person is preferable, appreciating works from a distance is no less meaningful. So, sit back,…

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Scraps of Memories: Losing the Life That Was

Scraps of Memories: Losing the Life That Was

by: Carisa Peterson My mother made all of my clothes while I was growing up. But it didn’t embarrass me in the way that some homemade clothes are known to turn out. That is, badly enough that they make the kid wearing the clothes want to look down and dig their toes in the dirt once someone notices a lopsided cut, or one sleeve longer than the other and asks them if someone made whatever it is. She easily could…

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Sparkling Water: Take a Sip and Enjoy

Sparkling Water: Take a Sip and Enjoy

by: Ashleigh Papp I can’t recall the first time I had bubbly water — neither of my parents drank it, and as kids we were limited to water, milk and Kool Aid year-round. So I’ll never forget the first time I visited Europe in my early teens and was asked, “Sparkling or still?” I didn’t have the gusto to try something so new all those years ago, and stuck with what I knew — “Still please.” It took me many…

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My Challenge List: How Embracing Challenges Made My Life Better

My Challenge List: How Embracing Challenges Made My Life Better

by: Molly Magid “Six slick slim sycamore saplings and five thrifty, fun, fifty-somethings. . .” I chant along with the rest of the group as I try to slow my breathing. We finish our warm-ups and line up behind the door. Somehow, I end up at the front of the line, place my shaky palm on the door knob, and prepare myself to open it and walk on stage. Three years ago, I found myself re-enacting that scene over and…

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Author to Author: Teddy Minford and Jen Rose Smith

Author to Author: Teddy Minford and Jen Rose Smith

Jen Rose Smith and Teddy Minford have both published books to some of summer’s most classic destinations. Jen Rose Smith is the author of Moon’s Vermont guidebook (released May 21, 2019) and Teddy Minford is the author of Beachy Weekend Getaways from New York: Short Breaks in the Hamptons, Long Island, and the Jersey Shore (released June 11, 2019). The two writers sat down to talk about travel, summer, and what it’s like to write a guidebook. Jen Rose Smith:…

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