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    Explora Journeys Review: What Luxury at Sea Really Feels Like

    Why We Chose Explora Journeys James and I were looking for a last-minute getaway, the kind that wasn’t about checking…

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    Lifestyle | Wine and Spirits

    The Holiday Table: Wines for Every Celebration

    A festive, evergreen guide to sipping well from Thanksgiving through New Year’s. The holiday season has always been one of…

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    Lifestyle | Marketplace

    How Travel Inspires My Home Decor

    Creating Everyday Luxury from Global Adventures Every trip I’ve taken has found its way home with me, not as souvenirs,…

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  • Image depiction a slow travel moment
    Lifestyle | Travel

    The Art of Slow Travel: Savoring the Journey

    Slow travel isn’t about doing less – it’s about noticing more. After my father died, my mother, daughter, and I…

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    4 Parks, 1 Day: A Magical Mother-Daughter Disney Adventure

    Can you really visit all four Walt Disney World parks in one day? My daughter and I decided to find…

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    Affordable Luxury Travel: Indulgence Without the Big Price Tag

    Luxury travel isn’t always about five-star resorts or first-class flights that cost thousands of dollars. Sometimes, it’s about the small…

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  • Shoestring Manor Writing Landing
    Lifestyle | Writing

    Shoestring Manor: Lessons in Home, Life, and Letting Go

    Some homes are meant to be forever, and others are meant to be stepping stones. For me, “Shoestring Manor”, an…

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    The Beehive Cottage Retreat: Lessons from Life on the Maine Coast

    Every home tells a story, and for me, The Beehive is more than just a seasonal cottage on the Maine…

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  • Lobster Roll and Champagne toast at McLoon’s Lobster Shack in Maine
    Travel | Wine and Spirits

    My Favorite Champagne Luxury Travel Moments Around the World

    Champagne has always been a symbol of celebration, but for me, it’s become something more, with experiencing Champagne luxury travel…

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  • Maine oysters and lobster roll luxe itinerary
    Restaurants | Travel

    A Luxe 3-Day Weekend in Midcoast Maine

    Planning a trip to Midcoast Maine can feel overwhelming…there are just so many beautiful harbors, incredible restaurants, and charming inns…

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Shannon standing in lava field

I'm so happy you're here!

Thanks so much for taking an interest in me and my story.

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Photographer: Lauren Lane Location: Iceland

Yesterday we moseyed around EPCOT while the car wa Yesterday we moseyed around EPCOT while the car was being serviced. I mean, why sit at a service center when you can pop over to a Disney Park!
The Mimosa flight was a must. Hello! It’s me 🤷🏼‍♀️

We walked around and noshed here and there, sampling a few things. The rain tried to dampen the day, but we checked out some of the not busy areas around EPCOT: Awesome Planet and the Disney & PIXAR Short Film Festival followed by Living with the Land and seeing where some of the ingredients are grown for a few of the festival offerings. 

On our way out, we made a final stop for the Wine & Cheese pairing at Communicore Hall. Caymus Cab and Wisconsin cheese? Yes, please! 
 
Perks of being a #disneypassholder 

Have you been to the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival? What’s your favorite dish? And if you are a beer drinker, I have to admit there seemed to be more beer than wine offerings this year. 
#epcotfoodandwinefestival #disneyaddict #wisconsincheese
Some seasons end beautifully. 🥹🍷 Some seasons end beautifully. 🥹🍷
Thirty-two years ago today, I was 21 years old and Thirty-two years ago today, I was 21 years old and walked into the fire department to begin a job I could never have imagined would shape so much of my life.

I had recently left music school and trying to decide what to do with my life. I was getting married in two months after this photo was taken. I wasn’t a mother yet. I had no idea where life would take me, what I would survive, who I would love, who I would lose, or how many different versions of myself I would become.

I look at this young woman now and want to tell her so many things.

I’d tell her that life isn’t going to look anything like the picture she has in her head.

I’d tell her some of the people she thinks will always be there won’t be. Others she hasn’t even met yet will become part of the fabric of her life.

I’d tell her she will become a mother. A grandmother. A wife more than once. A writer. A traveler. A woman who will start over more times than she can imagine.

I’d tell her that the fire department she walked into that day thinking it was simply a job would become part of her identity and would teach her difficult life lessons. That she would spend years answering calls on people’s worst days, live through disasters she couldn’t yet comprehend, and discover that she was capable of far more than she knew.

And I’d probably tell her not to spend quite so much time worrying about whether she was doing life “right.”

Because there isn’t one right way.

This photograph has its own scars. It was pulled from the floodwaters after the 2016 flood in Baton Rouge. Somehow, it survived.

So did she.

Thirty-two years later, I don’t wish I could go back and change everything for her.

I think I’d just sit beside her for a minute and say:

Hold on, sweetheart.

You have absolutely no idea where this life is going to take you.

And what a life it is going to be.

(📸 D. Weimer: 📍BRFD Station 11)
It’s my last day here for a bit. Taking a break fo It’s my last day here for a bit. Taking a break for a refreshing sip on the deck. #Maine 

The Beehive Blush 🍐🍊🌸

1½ oz Absolut Pear Vodka
½ oz St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur
¼–½ oz Chambord
½ oz Key Lime Juice
Mandarin Orange Club Soda
Optional splash of cranberry juice
Ice

Serve in your favorite #cocktail glass
“The future belongs to those who believe in the be “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
It’s been a little weird around here lately… It’s been a little weird around here lately…
Lots of opportunities to think about at the moment Lots of opportunities to think about at the moment….
Weekend Recap: Maine Edition Wine 🍷 Lobsters 🦞 Weekend Recap: Maine Edition

Wine 🍷 
Lobsters 🦞 
Firepits 🔥 

Enjoyed the Labor Day weekend with family, friends, and local wildlife. Hosting a lobster dinner with an evening fire pit by the water is quintessential Maine living. Blessed to have a spot on this quiet, undiscovered peninsula in MidCoast. #IYKYK
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