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While adjectives like artisanal, handcrafted, locally-sourced and farm-to-table are handy (albeit over-used, especially by me) they don’t adequately describe the earnest folks in this week’s list. These purveyors provide products that are all that,  Read more

While I'm no help at all with the big stuff, it's nice to be able to help solve life's little problems. A hand cream that heals? Rich Girl by Deborah Lippman. The perfect store-bought dessert? Talenti Salted Caramel Gelato (Big Y). An organic facial  Read more

Our Shoreline Perks baby has grown up and flown the coop. As of this week, the new owners will be offering up half-price deals on the Shoreline and Shoreline Perks will no longer be  Read more

I have what most of us want: a dumpster. Our house didn't come with a garage (although in these parts, it's called a barn), and my husband and I have been arguing for NINE years over whether we should attach one to the house (me) or build a free- Read more

Am I the only one who had never set foot in Olde Mistick Village? That troublesome "e" at the end of Olde had me convinced it was a collection of ye olde shoppes offering up fudge and fried dough. There's plenty of that, of course, but in between,  Read more

Big news this week! I'm collaborating with Saybrook Country Barn on a contest to win a $250 shopping spree. All you have to do is "like" both our facebook pages and you're entered to win. Encourage your friends to enter, too, and gain more entries.  Read more

Since 2008, I've been scouring the Shoreline for the best in food, fashion and the arts. Thanks for reading (and for sharing the-e-list with your friends!). If you're a new subscriber, you can find everything that's ever been on the list on my  Read more

Are you the sort that snaps up every self-help book with "happiness" in the title? I do. As if there's some simple, but elusive, answer. Actually, there is. Bake. After spending a few weeks tasting some of the best cakes on the Shoreline, here's what Read more

When our daughters turned four, a friend and I teamed up to throw our girls their first "real" birthday party. We planned a craft activity, figured out a schedule for cake and presents and sent hand-written invitations to  Read more

Just when I couldn't bear that drab gray sweater one more wear, Spring hits the Shoreline. Fortified by a yummy lunch of salmon cakes and the stunning view at The Stone House in Guilford (recently re-opened after a whipping by Irene), I headed out Read more