Shop Local
It’s Friday, folks! We’ve made it to the weekend. Thinking about what you’ll do in the days ahead? Anxious to get out of the house safely, but not sure where to go? Think local. Now is the perfect time to [...]
What’s New in the New Year
A new year. A clean slate. A fresh start. January is the month that offers much anticipation of what's to come in the year ahead. It's a chance to try something new or do something differently. 2021 is rolling right [...]
Last Minute Gift Ideas
Five days until Christmas 2020. Are you ready? You are most likely making your list and checking it twice. Perhaps you’re all set: you’ve shopped, you’ve wrapped and you're ready to go. Or maybe you’re not quite there yet and [...]
Happy Hanukkah
One of the most beautiful things about this time of year is the way families celebrate different holidays and traditions, and honor different religions. The variety is what makes life so beautiful. This week Hanukkah, the Jewish eight-day, “festival of [...]
#NationalCookieDay
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go and that’s no exception here at Ashley’s Pastries. We are decking the halls and filling the cases with some of our holiday favorites, including a variety of delicious Christmas [...]
Thanksgiving To Do List
The holiday season is already upon us. Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away. That hardly seems possible, but somehow this year has managed to go so slowly, yet so quickly, too. Although 2020 has been a difficult, unpredictable year, [...]
Salute to our Veterans
It’s a really beautiful sight when you see the American flag flying against the backdrop of a clear blue sky. It’s especially striking right now, during this warm stretch of fall weather as the leaves continue to change color and [...]
Kindness Counts
You don’t need me to tell you there’s a lot going on in the world right now. If you watch the news or catch the headlines, you’ll find a lot of negative energy all around. A global pandemic. Civil unrest. [...]
Thanks, Coach
Think back to a time when you played a sport or played an instrument or took a dance class. Think back to a time when you had a coach that impacted your life in a positive way. Coaches are people [...]
Lifelong Learning
I’m a firm believer in the saying “You learn something new every day.” This can be true for learning new information in school, mastering a new skill, discovering a new fact, or even learning an important lesson. Learning isn’t confined [...]