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  • Travel with a small dog - doorsixteen.com

    Traveling on an airplane with a little dog.

    I just got back from a trip home to New York to visit my family. As usual, Fritz came along, and he continues to amaze me with his adaptability and good spirits…

  • I moved to Albuquerque! - doorsixteen.com

    Surprise! I moved. Again!

    I know, I know…it’s getting more than a little ridiculous. This blog has been a document of six homes I’ve lived in over the past ten years, and now I’m adding a…

  • Forty years old - doorsixteen.com

    Forty.

    Last week, I turned 40 years old. Two weeks before that, my life changed. The past three weeks have been exciting, terrifying, and filled with emotion. Marking a fortieth birthday—a real milestone,…

  • New Mexico Piñon Coffee

    Summer obsession: New Mexico Piñon Coffee, iced.

    On a recent trip to New Mexico, I was introduced to something called piñon coffee, specifically that from the New Mexico Piñon Coffee Company in Albuquerque. It’s Arabica coffee blended with piñon…

  • Marfa, finally.

    Back in March, Daniel and I took a vacation to Marfa, Texas. We travel well together and we’d both been wanting to check out Marfa for a while, so I started planning.…

  • For Sale: Door Sixteen.

    I don’t know how to write this post. Every time I start, including right now, the tears start to fall. You can be absolutely sure that you’re making the right decision about…

  • Newburgh Illuminated.

    If you’ve been wanting to visit the beautiful City of Newburgh but haven’t yet set a date, might I suggest June 20th? Newburgh is celebrating its 150th birthday, and the annual Newburgh…

  • Farewell, Yaffa Cafe.

    Photo: ‘Open All Night, East Village, NYC’ by Shawn Hoke I woke up this morning to the sad news—delivered by the excellent EV Grieve blog—that Yaffa Cafe has officially ceased to exist.…

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