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Last year we tried something new and hosted a virtual holiday cookie exchange here on Modern Mrs Darcy. A good

Endless errands wear me out, yet I also appreciate the conviviality of a busy season. I wrote about that tension

In keeping with tradition, today I’m sharing a round-up of gifts I have loved to receive over the years, some

I like to keep a list in my journal of the (mostly) little, everyday things bringing me a disproportionate amount of happiness

There are two kinds of people in the world—or, at least, in my house: those who think you can never

I like to keep a list in my journal of the (mostly) little, everyday things bringing me a disproportionate amount

I burn candles year round but there’s no denying that I really lean into the practice once fall hits—or, these

Have I mentioned I went to Paris recently? I kid, I kid: if you hang out around here at all,

Several months ago I was talking to a team member here at MMD, who was telling me about something she

My family is just back from a week at the beach. After a whirlwind spring, we took off on my

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