Piper and Dune Blogs

Summer entertaining ... strategies for creating a great gathering!

New England Oyster Shucking - Tips and Tricks...

Memorial Day is viewed as a time of honor and remembrance. We attend parades, we visit cemeteries, and decorate the graves of the deceased with small flags and wreaths. Families...

Matt and I had so much fun reminiscing recently about the family road trips we took as kids. Remember when there were no cell phones, no GPS, no Wi-Fi and...

Graduation season is here. College graduations are in full swing and high school graduations are happening over the course of the next six weeks. Graduation day is such a special...

The lucky ones are raised by strong, independent women who they admire and look up to. These women care for us and love us unconditionally. Sometimes that person is a...

Planning for Summer - Let’s Go Clamming! The warm weather yesterday had me thinking about all the activities we might soon enjoy with our families. Last year I wrote a...

This is my Mom Colleen. She’s amazing! She is so giving and kind. She would give her last penny to a stranger (seriously!) She grew up in a family with...

Like many of you, I have been feeling such joy and optimism for times to come recently... it is so refreshing. The proverbial cloud hovering over our heads might actually...

At Piper and Dune, we love businesses that stand for something. For those that know me, you know I’ve spent my career in Marketing and I’m a bit of a...

I poured a quick cup of coffee, grabbed my laptop, and greeted Christa to open the store this morning. Christa was already working hard to take receipt of our new...

Piper and Dune’s newly remodeled store is opening on Monday February 1st! Piper and Dune is conveniently located at: 134 Main Street S., #50-E Bennett Square, Southbury, CT We have...