First, look at these flowers. What’s particularly amazing about them is that Cute W got them for me before he went on his business trip last week, so when I took this photograph, this bouquet from ShopRite had been sitting in our house for eight days. That’s pretty crazy, right? Okay, I’ve actually been pretty … [Read more…]
[This is a guest post by Tessa Edick, author of Hudson Valley Food & Farming: Why Didn’t Anyone Ever Tell Me That? FarmOn! will be having a Harvest Festival on Halloween Saturday, October 31st.] My food legacy: Born and raised in Upstate New York, I fled farming life for a city mentality, a cosmopolitan lifestyle, … [Read more…]
Recently I wrote about how my kids almost died at a Vermont swimming hole. Or, it felt like they almost died. In the course of the story, I’d said, “At that point it felt perilous to yell at them to stop.” And as I wrote that line, I went looking for a post about one … [Read more…]
I’ve long felt that the fact that neither of our kids are enthusiastic bikers is one of our Great Parental Failings. Both Cute W and I really like to bike. We brought the kids along early with a trailer and later the Trail-gator. I think that part of the problem is that kids just bike … [Read more…]
I’m not actually a KEVA Queen. I’m merely a runner-up. What did you do for your work today? Maybe changed diapers, went to an office, taught some kids, cleaned a house? I played with blocks. Except that since we are grown-ups, we called it designing and constructing with KEVA planks at miSci. No, you guys. … [Read more…]
Man, I can be so productive when the kids are in school. It’s amazing! On the other hand, it appears that there is a Force In The Universe that wants to thwart all of my attempts to be productive. When I need to get in touch with someone, the FITU ensures that that person will … [Read more…]
So, last night I visited with a bunch of moms in Saratoga, many of whom are pretty new to the area, and I put together a fall fun list for them. I was trying to focus a little more north than I usually do, and I skipped some things as too obvious (if you have … [Read more…]
On one of our weekend visits to family in Vermont, we decided to do a little side trip and check out a swimming hole. Did you know that there’s a website that lists swimming holes? Of course there is: it’s SwimmingHoles.org! That’s how Cute W found Hamilton Falls, which was a bit under two hours … [Read more…]
For our last week of summer, we managed to squish in a last camping trip. This year we’d planned to camp in Colorado (which didn’t happen due to weather), in Moab Utah (one night, super fun, more here), and at the Grand Canyon (also excellent, more about it here). Frankly, I thought that the family … [Read more…]
Phew! I’m glad that’s over. The first day of school, I mean. Yep, we’re Nisky, so the kids started school yesterday. M’s starting 8th grade and J’s starting 5th grade, which means that this is my last year as an elementary-school parent. Unbelievable. Actually, I’m starting to feel like an “old” parent. The other day … [Read more…]
