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Solo Day Trip to Seaside Heights
Mar 31, 2025
Solo Day Trip to Seaside Heights
Mar 31, 2025
Mar 31, 2025
Reframing a "Mundane Chore" as an Adventure: Visiting a New Grocery Store
Mar 23, 2025
Reframing a "Mundane Chore" as an Adventure: Visiting a New Grocery Store
Mar 23, 2025
Mar 23, 2025
Creating In Community
Mar 16, 2025
Creating In Community
Mar 16, 2025
Mar 16, 2025
A Sunny Sunday for the Soul in NYC
Mar 2, 2025
A Sunny Sunday for the Soul in NYC
Mar 2, 2025
Mar 2, 2025
Christmas Cookies 2024
Dec 28, 2024
Christmas Cookies 2024
Dec 28, 2024
Dec 28, 2024
5 Life Lessons From The Garden
Sep 15, 2024
5 Life Lessons From The Garden
Sep 15, 2024
Sep 15, 2024
Pet Portraits!
Mar 15, 2024
Pet Portraits!
Mar 15, 2024
Mar 15, 2024
3 Sustainable Christmas Crafts
Dec 10, 2021
3 Sustainable Christmas Crafts
Dec 10, 2021
Dec 10, 2021
New to the Shop: Vintage!
Aug 1, 2020
New to the Shop: Vintage!
Aug 1, 2020
Aug 1, 2020
Kindness Rocks
Apr 22, 2020
Kindness Rocks
Apr 22, 2020
Apr 22, 2020
Sandy Hook Beach Clean Up
Apr 16, 2019
Sandy Hook Beach Clean Up
Apr 16, 2019
Apr 16, 2019
Asbury Park Beach Clean Up
Feb 24, 2019
Asbury Park Beach Clean Up
Feb 24, 2019
Feb 24, 2019

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View fullsize so glad I made it to @longvalleypeonies this year πŸ₯Ή the fields are a dream to walk through with over 65 varieties of peonies to see / smell ✨🌸✨

I believe today is the last day of the season to visit this year, so stop by if you can! πŸ’•

#longvalle
View fullsize the most joyful + sparkly little shop I ever did see 😍 ty for existing @susan_alexandra πŸ₯ΉπŸ’–πŸŒˆπŸŒΌπŸ¦‹βœ¨ 

#susanalexandra #nyc #nycshopping #lowereastside #les #thingstodoinnyc #orchardstreet #orchardst #charmjewelry #joyspotting
View fullsize the matcha stop of the day was @12.matcha 🍡 (expect a line no matter what time you go, but I thought it was worth the wait) - quite possibly the best and smoothest matcha I’ve ever had πŸ₯Ή (zero clumps, not bitter, not too sweet, sooooo green)
View fullsize still dreaming about this rose pistachio croissant from @libraebakery 🀀πŸ₯πŸŒΉ (pretty sure the birds are too πŸ˜‚)

next time I’ll have to order a few more things to try so I can take them home in a cute butter yellow box 😏 (was trying to pace my
View fullsize a little camera roll dump from last saturday morning’s walk up bowery in pursuit of sweet treat(s) & matcha πŸ™ƒ

#nyc #igersnyc #bowery #eastvillage #noho #joyspotting
View fullsize sunday reset by the sea with my best girl πŸ₯ΉπŸΎπŸšβ˜€οΈπŸ¦ had to visit one of our favorite places before the summer season fee kicks in mdw πŸ₯² - we walked nearly 10 miles (from lot c to the lighthouse and back + a bit of the bayside beach πŸ˜…)

a much need
View fullsize cake club last weekend at @reccreate_collective πŸ°πŸŒΈπŸ“ with @sarabryn for ✨dog moms day out✨

got to decorate mini cakes in this hidden gem of a creative community space just a short walk from @prattinstitute (where I graduated 11 years ago) πŸ˜… so mu
View fullsize got matcha lattes from @matchaful 🍡 and ogled over the stickers and fun things at @greenwichletterpress πŸ‘€ and @bignightshop πŸ… 

(a few stops and sights along the way in the west village before heading to brooklyn to decorate cake 🍰)

#westvillage
View fullsize saturday at @unsqgreenmarket 😍 (forever one of my favorite farmer’s markets to walk through; it doesn’t get old) ✨ stopped to smell the flowers (duh) πŸ’ and then grabbed a chocolate croissant for breakfast πŸ₯

#unionsquaregreenmarket #un
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View fullsize some photos from saturday’s plant & seed swap at @thelilliehouse ✨🌱🌸 I made little origami seed packets to share some from my collection, and picked up some new things to add to the garden this year πŸ‘©πŸ»‍🌾 - I think I’m most ex
View fullsize a recap of last weekend - where I spent saturday listening to and reading @thealiciacook’s poetry at @chapteronemendham and sunday in a cemetery in PA πŸ™ƒ I wrote a poem on grief (a glimpse of it written here on slide 3, but the whole thing didn
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wrote a bit about this solo day trip over on my substack (icymi) - link in bio! 🍦

#seasideheights #jerseycollective #njisallgood #njisntboring #jerseyshore #islandbeachstatepark #boardwalk #seasidepark #southjerseyadventures

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