Marita MacKinnon

Marita MacKinnon

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Flash of Lightning: Dec. 16, 2022

Have you heard this week's Flash of Lightning?

Another product enters the plant-based alternative world.

This New England state ranks #1 in the country for Christmas Spirit!

& An exciting new theme park based on your childhood nostalgia is opening next year...!

I've had plant-based cream cheese and you know what? It was actually pretty good! It was naturally not the Philadelphia brand as that is not available yet in my area but the kind I had was very smooth and yummy. For those who have a lactose sensitivity I highly recommend it! Especially if you love bagels like me soooo this is a great idea by Philadelphia because not only are a ton of other companies getting in on plant-based, but Philadelphia is known for their cream cheese and if the plant-based version is as good as their original we are all in for a treat!

How exciting for Granite Staters that we are #1 for Christmas Spirit?! I mean of course we are...look at us (and I say that because I live in NH despite working here in MA). We have all the Christmas-y feels with our luscious wilderness mixed with the snowy winter landscape, and to boot we are pretty friendly people up there in NH if I don't say so myself. Almost everyone I know or talk to out and about whether in my own town or visiting other ones is super friendly. We aren't in a hurry to be anywhere and we aren't upset over traffic like our M you know what neighbors! So, if you see any grinches out and about it's most likely one of our MA neighbors coming up to shop in tax free NH! Ha!

The fact that the U.S. is finally getting a Super Nintendo World is just awesome! Now I don't have to travel to Japan to go (because I was debating it). My husband is a huge retro video game collector and fanatic and I do love playing games, so this is something up our alley for sure. This might just be what brings my husband to California for the first time...! For anyone out there who grew up playing Super Mario Bros on their Nintendo 64, I say how could you not get excited about this? If Disney is not your thing either, then this really is the theme park for you. Plus, if you have kids, it's one more fun way for you to bring the magic and fun of your beloved characters like Mario and Peach to life off scene in real life in the park! *As I start looking for plane tickets for February...*

-Producer Lightning


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