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Plugins I Love

I’ve been using wordpress.com for years, and this year I finally made the jump to wordpress.org over on my blog, MostlySewing.com. I didn’t know what

Personal Essay: Introversion

For most of my life I thought being an introvert was a bad thing. Growing up in an extremely extroverted family, being the quiet one

Review: Ashby’s Deli

Ashby’s, 64 W 22ndStreet Hours: 7am-5pm The first time I walked into Ashby’s, the chef had just pulled fresh-baked cookies out of the oven: 2 for

What you may not know about tea…

You’ve heard a lot about tea, and you may have images of dress-up tea parties and fancy tea houses swirling around your definition of the

Snapshot: Cranberry Lake, NJ

Cranberry Lake wakes up quietly during the summer. The sunrise casts a pink reflection on the water, framing the oak trees along the shore. Fog

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