Here’s a guest post from Nicole. Her “sometimes-updated” (her words, not mine!) blog is It’s Loverly. Thanks, Nicole! For those of us who have called the Capital District home for most of our lives, Thacher Park is one of those places we return to again and again. Or at least that’s how it’s been for … [Read more…]
Here’s what’s going on this week. As always, click on the day for a more complete list of activities. Â All Week/Several Days: Hairspray–Musical in Washington Park FREE Tennis Lessons for Kids and Adults in Albany, Troy, and Schenectady available from 15-Love Tuesday & Wednesday: $1 Summer Movies at Regal Cinemas at Clifton Park Center and … [Read more…]
We love to travel! With all those posts I’ve been doing since our visit to Rochester, I thought that it might be a good idea to gather the different travel reviews I’ve done somewhere convenient. So I’ve created a new page, Beyond the Capital District: A Round-up of Reviews of Family Destinations. The link’s … [Read more…]
Hey! Look what moved into the ShopRite plaza in Niskayuna. I worked at TCBY for one of my high school jobs. They told me that I’d get sick of eating there, but I never did. If I got bored with yogurt, there were waffle cones. . . or candy toppings. . . or wet walnuts. … [Read more…]
While visiting Rochester, I took a walk around the sprawling Genesee Country Village and Museum. I visited on my own, partly because I am a bit of a history junkie, and I knew that I’d want to spend way more time there than my daughters and husband would. There’s a ton to see here. Basically, … [Read more…]
For the past several nights I’ve been cursing NBC. Sweet J, who is a gymnast and an Olympics gymnastics enthusiast, has been staying up way too late watching tv. We were kind of stuck: we don’t get cable at all, so we couldn’t stream online, and of course NBC wouldn’t squander this ratings-grabbing sport on … [Read more…]
I don’t know if any of you saw the GE commercial about intensive care babies in incubators. The link was pinging around many blogs I read because it shows a teensy bit of breastfeeding (yay). But watching it during the Olympics coverage made me sad all over again, and I realized that I’ve never shared … [Read more…]
You might think that after spending the morning at a farmers market, then jumping on a giant pillow, then spending six hours at an amusement park, that we would just decide it was time for bed. You underestimate us, my friend. Because we had also scored some super-cool tickets that we couldn’t possibly pass up … [Read more…]
Regular readers will know that when I go on vacation, I occasionally ask for a little help from readers. We’re heading to the beach in North Carolina on Friday, August 4th, and we’ll be returning on Saturday, August 11th. So, okay: I should have asked for help earlier. But better late than never! If you … [Read more…]
On Saturday, our family went to Seabreeze Amusement Park as part of our Weekend o’ Fun in Rochester. I had thought that the name was a little silly, but that’s because I’d had limited experience with the Great Lakes before. So when I actually checked out Ontario Beach, I was surprised by how ocean-y it … [Read more…]
