Multigenerational travel

Teddy playing in Lewes

Thinking spring

I've been thinking spring in lots of different ways this week, in particular by doing a big spring cleaning of old photos. I'm happy to report that I now have back up copies of every picture taken of my children since birth. I came across the lovely …

Copy of Ingres portrait

What my mother taught me about travel

Note: I originally published this post last year, but share it with you again today in honor of my mother. Much of the advice I offer about traveling is actually the opposite of what my mother would have done. When planning for a trip, a good rule …

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Good old Ben – Franklin that is

So I wasn't the one to take this picture. In fact, I wasn't even present when it was taken. On Wednesday of this week, my father and stepmother (affectionately known to my children as Poppy and Néné) took Tommy for a big blowout day in Philadelphia …

Visit to Versailles

A giveaway winner, a guest post, and some great writing

I'm pleased to announced that the winner of the Wanderlust and Lipstick:  Traveling With Kids giveaway is Bridget Smith. Bridget blogs over at Family Adventure Guidebooks and will surely find the book handy as she wanders near and far with her three …

Multigenerational travel at Fodors.com

Here in the Mother of All Trips household, we're big believers in multigenerational travel. Even when it means spending time with adults you love but who have no concept of what the words "not eating refined sugar before one is a year old" mean. Even …