Child's globe

Mondays are for dreaming: A trip to the other side of the world

When I was recently in London, I was lucky to spend an afternoon hanging out at Coram's Fields with Victoria Wallop and her son Dickon. (And you can tell, by the way, that we were two solo moms trying to cram about three days worth of conversation …

Tommy playing the piano in London

Just another kid playing piano

Tommy has been taking piano lessons for two years and whenever he sees a piano, he wants to play it: Of course, he doesn't usually have this kind of backdrop: Yes, that's Christopher Wren's famous dome of Saint Paul's Cathedral. Tommy's best …

Diana Princess of Wales Memoral Fountain

Seeing London in a new way with Fat Tire Bike Tours

Our recent trip to London was my third and since on one of those trips we lived there for a month, I have definitely had ample opportunities to explore much of the central part of the city, visiting some well-loved monuments like Westminster Abbey …

Eating gyoza at Wagamama Bloomsbury

Eating out with kids in London: Wagamama

It used to be much more of a challenge to find healthy, delicious, affordable food in London but I've been really pleased the past few times I've been there to see some of the great new chains and the gastropubs that offer family-friendly meals at …

Biking on the shores of Lake Champlain

Mondays are for dreaming: A departure from your regularly scheduled program

I'd like to interrupt my series of London posts (don't worry, I've got lots more planned) to share something that is currently going on in Mother-Of-All-Trips land. I've been thinking over the past few days about the amount of traveling I've done …