I was busy all day, and we have guests spending the night–four little girls are piled up in J’s room. So I’m wimping out and sharing another blog with you instead. Saratoga Woods and Waterways has lovely photographs and descriptions of local natural wonders. Recently, there was a whole series of cute pictures of a … [Read more…]
Ah, nothing like a cleansing rain in the summertime. Was anyone else finding themselves irritable this afternoon, when it started to rain, and it was still hot and sticky? I’d been sure that the rain was going to mean sweet release from all of that humidity, and then. . . it wasn’t. So frustrating. When … [Read more…]
Really, who doesn’t like butterflies? Every summer, Farnsworth Middle School students run a Butterfly Station that’s a great trip for kids. It’s open from Monday to Friday, 10 am to 1 pm, until August 13th.  They set up an enclosed habitat on the school grounds so that you can walk among the butterflies, and inside the … [Read more…]
Tons going on, again. Here’s what I’ve found: All Week: Annie Get Your Gun continues at the Park Playhouse on Tuesday the 6th at 8 pm. The Animation Festival at Proctors continues through Friday. Don’t forget that William K. Sanford (Colonie) Library has tons of activities–so many that I got overwhelmed early on and decided … [Read more…]
We took a bike ride to the Central Park Rose Garden after dinner–the girls frolicked with some random children, people were pushing strollers around, and it was positively serene. So worth a visit, especially if you want to get some good family pictures. There’s a bridge that the girls love, and J likes to compare … [Read more…]
On Thursday I picked up my CSA share. Frankly, I’m a little intimidated. Really, it’s almost like a hobby when you’re getting started, and I haven’t done it in a while (as I explained here).   I’ve eaten five or six different kinds of green vegetables today alone. Since the pick up, I’ve made two … [Read more…]
Holy crap! Just when you were saying, please, somebody deliver me from this heat and rescue me from my sweaty, messy house, and just give me something besides the pool to do so that I can give the kids a break before their eyes turn permanently bloodshot and their hair turns green due to overchlorination, … [Read more…]
In between camp and swimming, we’ve been spending quite a bit of time playing Sleeping Queens. This card game was a birthday gift, and when I first read the directions, it sounded way too complicated. Actually, it’s pretty simple, and it was popular on vacation with all of the cousins. It’s got a little bit … [Read more…]
Yeah, I know. It’s a lot of heat. You know it’s bad when you spend an inordinate amount of time on fan placement strategy. We have two window A/C units, and it’s not enough. For those of you who are new-ish to the blog, I thought that it might help to get you oriented with … [Read more…]
The girls had their first day of camp today, and I dropped them off with ice-packed water bottles. It reminded me of my one attempt at Girl Scout Day Camp a good thirty years ago, back when they used to make us all take salt tablets. It was hellishly hot, there was limited shade, the … [Read more…]
