| this post contains affiliate links , Connecticut in Style earns a small commission at no cost to you | Hi friends! The holiday season is just around the corner, and one of the best ways to spruce up your home and spread the festive cheer is by hanging a beautiful Christmas wreath on your […] The post Christmas Wreath Ideas appeared first on Connecticut in Style ..read more

This was one of those weeks when I was grateful that Kerry was traveling. Beginning on Monday, every conceivable surface in our kitchen was overflowing with baking pans, cake flour, butter, confectioner’s sugar and piping bags. I’ve been in serious baking mode and wanted to experiment with a Halloween Inspired Cake. And because I knew […] The post Halloween Inspired Cake appeared first on Connecticut in Style ..read more

You Can Call Me Toro Before I met and married Kerry, I was an unattached, single woman. I had recently moved back home to Connecticut, bought my first fixer upper (that I was going to fix up myself) and accepted a new career with a demanding 12-hour day job. When I came home from work, […] The post You Can Call Me Toro appeared first on Connecticut in Style ..read more

Hi friends! We are only two weeks away from Halloween and I am about to flood your inbox with ideas to help make this holiday the best yet. From today until October 31st, Connecticut in Style will publish Halloween entertaining ideas that cover crafts, decor, edible treats, and delicious cocktails. We are kicking off the […] The post Easy Halloween Party Favors appeared first on Connecticut in Style ..read more

HOTTER THAN SUMMER 18 Sexy Beach Book Reads That Rival the Sun On a warm afternoon in late summer of 2012, I was walking to Grand Central to catch a train home after a day-long business meeting. I noticed a bookstore and made a split-second decision to pop in to see if I could find […] The post Hotter Than Summer appeared first on Connecticut in Style ..read more

Best Gifts for Teenage Boys – A couple of weeks ago, my daughter, Catherine, gleefully presented me with a neatly typed list of gift ideas for Christmas. The moment the calendar flipped to December and “Charm” her Elf on the Shelf arrived, her little fingers were tapping the keyboard. Clearly, a lot of contemplation had […] The post Best Gifts for Teenage Boys appeared first on Connecticut in Style ..read more

Halloween Party Cocktails Every Halloween, I like to welcome the spirits. Both literally and figuratively. Inspired by my girlfriend Kirstin’s Friday night ritual, she drinks a Cosmo every Friday regardless of where she is in the world, I decided to spook out this drink. Most of you guys know that a Cosmopolitan, or Cosmo, is a delicious cocktail […] The post Halloween Party Cocktails appeared first on Connecticut in Style ..read more

September 24th, 2022 Dearest Amanda, How is it that I have lived a year without you my sweet girl? I think about you every day, many times a day actually. You are part of so many touch points in my life and I can’t escape you, not that I would ever want to. The memories […] The post A Year Without You appeared first on Connecticut in Style ..read more

| Kerry and me at the beach | One of the most romantic and unforgettable things that my husband has ever done was to ask me if I wanted to watch a movie. This may not sound like a big deal unless you understand what happened. When Kerry and I were first dating, he was […] The post Top Romantic Movies appeared first on Connecticut in Style ..read more

Happy Friday! I was going to blog about these earrings anyway and I just discovered that they are on sale! Click on the link! The post My Favorite Piece of Everyday Jewelry is on SALE! appeared first on Connecticut in Style ..read more