A surprise hit among the Christmas gifts was this Thames & Kosmos Electronics Workshop: Cute W picked this out for M, and they’ve had fun doing the experiments together. Today was M’s favorite one yet: they made an electrical circuit that was only complete when they put the two ends of a wire in a … [Read more…]
First, one quick note: Deb from KidsOutAndAbout.com is going to be on Tuesday’s noon news on Channel 13, WNYT, and one of the things she’s planning on talking about is favorite sledding hills. She made a survey, and we’d love help with filling it out. Even though I have the whole day to do it, … [Read more…]
Oh, please don’t tell me that you’re so young that you don’t remember Stuart Smalley from back before Al was the US Senator from Minnesota. Seriously. I don’t need to hear that. I said recently that I wasn’t coming up with any resolutions, but I’ve actually got one. I’ve decided that I’m going to try … [Read more…]
I’m not up for much today. I’ve had a series of technical difficulties, I still have a splitting headache, and in moments I plan to have a big slab of brie that’s softening on the coffee table. So, let’s throw this together quickly, shall we? If you’re thinking about joining a CSA, here’s a post … [Read more…]
I wrote a review of Saturday’s Laurie Berkner Band concert. It’s over on KidsOutAndAbout.com. I was a little scattered that day because we were running straight to the show after ice skating, so I forgot my camera. But there are photos from the concert over on The Angel Forever, in case you’re wondering what a … [Read more…]
Wow, what a gorgeous day today! I hope you managed to get out there. It was perfect weather for me to dismantle my Christmas wreath–I often leave that for months, because it’s best done outside (pine needles everywhere) and it’s usually too cold. I also managed to put away all the rest of my Christmas … [Read more…]
I’ve been collecting links to share. And I’m too lazy to write. So, here’s what I’ve got: I thought that saying I’m an organ donor on my driver’s license was enough, but apparently it’s not. So here’s a form for New Yorkers to fill out to register as organ donors. I thought that this video, … [Read more…]
Over the weekend, The Daily Gazette included a list of Schenectady County hikes. I compared it to my list of Family-Friendly Hikes and realized that I was missing some, so I updated the page for you. At the bottom I’ve also included a couple of my favorite local nature-appreciation blogs as well, just in case … [Read more…]
So, do any of you eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day? Growing up, this was a required tradition. The truth is, I hate black-eyed peas, but each year I would dutifully eat one. More recently I’ve blown this off, but it came up in a recent phone conversation with my mom, and she was … [Read more…]
I don’t know exactly how it’s happened, but the four of us are all here watching New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. I was too passive. It honestly didn’t occur to me that the girls would stay up until midnight. When we’re home, we head upstairs early. Like, 8:30 pm is late for them. But since it … [Read more…]
