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October 15, 2015

From the People of Fiji with Love

The sunsets in Fiji are beautiful, but they aren't what will touch your heart when you visit.

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Fall has always been my absolute favorite season a

Fall has always been my absolute favorite season and I am doing my very best to take in all this very short season has to offer.

My calendar is set for writing. I have a ton of it to do and am so looking forward to it as well. Some of which includes sharing my favorite Finger Lakes spots for fall getaways. Stay tuned! And don’t blink! It’s over way too soon.
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#fall #fingerlakes #flxfall #roadtrip #nylovesfall #upstateny #waterfall

It’s been incredible being upstate during this t

It’s been incredible being upstate during this time. We’ve been able to take in all the seasonal changes around @theflxcottage. So grateful for my happy place. So grateful for happy anything and everything.
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#nylovesfall #myflx #fingerlakes #countryliving #farmhouse #vineyardhouse #fall

Spent most of the day driving around this gorgeous

Spent most of the day driving around this gorgeous region. It never ceases to take my breath away. The rolling hills, the wide open plains, the slowly changing leaves, the lakes, the farms...it’s all so beautiful.
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#fingerlakes #myflx #roadtrip #countryliving #farmlife #upstateny #iloveny

The grapes surrounding @theflxcottage have been ha

The grapes surrounding @theflxcottage have been harvested and with them goes the sweet aroma they exuded.

Even while it feels like so much of life is on pause, life in fact continues.

One thing that’s for sure is that things are changing. I have felt this professionally and personally, and because change has always excited me I am so open to what it brings and all the adjustments I need to make to strive through it.

There are things I miss with change, like the sweet scent of grapes in my garden but then there are things I look forward to - like the changing leaves, and snow in my curly hair.

The only time you are guaranteed failure and misery is when you reject change and fail to see the opportunity in it to be better, do better.

As an agency owner, I see daily those who are eager to get back to how things were with same old strategies, expectations, and practices. I can tell you right now, if that’s you, you are already failing because the best of us are doing things differently and looking for different things. As influencers and creatives, that should be our goal. To change.

The grapes that got picked from these vines will transform into delicious jams or beautiful wine. They will create memories and some will inspire travel. The grapes that got left behind will get eaten by birds or rot.

So I guess we all have to decide what kind of grapes we want to be. The ones we miss but have moved on to bigger better things, or the grapes that never got to be more than bird and worm food.
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#creatives #lifeduringcovid #creativelifehappylife #entrepreneur #myflx #fingerlakes

There’s something so rewarding about growing you

There’s something so rewarding about growing your own food. I started learning how to tend to a garden when I installed a small greenhouse in NJ - RIP to all the plants that perished while I grew in this process.

Then, when we got the FLX cottage and there were things already in place - like this pear tree - that forced me onto a quicker learning journey I wasn’t sure I was ready for and I quickly had to learn about care.

For example, our apple trees won’t produce great fruit this year because the trees need trimming and that can’t happen till the winter. Our pears only grow every other year, generously like this, because that’s just the characteristic of the fruit. And I have relied heavily on guidance from friends like @jenniferperillo for tips on how to protect my berries and tomatoes from birds and deer!

But the point is, I am learning and in the process reconnecting to my heritage and the farming culture of my grandparents and beyond. Sometimes it’s a win, other times it’s a “need to try again”.

So maybe it’s just a small herb garden on your kitchen counter, or maybe it’s a more vast vegetable landscape - the point is, we can do this. And it’s so beautiful when we learn how. 🌱 So, give it a go, and grow something!
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#homegrown #blackgirlsfarming #homegarden #countryliving #theflxcottage #peartree #myflx

6:30AM wake up to take in the sunrise and a 3 mile

6:30AM wake up to take in the sunrise and a 3 mile walk before starting the day. By the time we got back life was already buzzing around the farms and the kids were making themselves breakfast before school. I wish life could always be this zen. Sending a bit of it to those of you who might be needing it right now.
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#countryliving #vineyardhouse #fingerlakes #myflx #sunrise #winecountry

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