MidAtlantic wednesdays

Chincoteague ponies grazing

Mondays are for dreaming: An Eastern Shore spring break

I still need to write a post about how life as a traveling parent changes once both your children are in school and have extracurricular activities. But I can say briefly that Woe Unto the traveling parent whose children love baseball! Because …

Greek Festival Dining Room

MidAtlantic fun: Is it Delaware or Delphi?

So we went to Greece last week. OK, maybe not exactly. But we did have a weekday adventure by visiting the annual Wilmington Greek Festival for the first time. The festival is a charity event for the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, which sits …

Teddy at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

Skipping with the steam engines

This was one of those weeks when my intentions exceeded my output in a big way. Actually, wait. I take that back. Let's try a different, glass-half-full tack on that opening: This week I was so busy gathering material for my blog that I didn't have …

Teddy in front of the Choo Choo Barn

MidAtlantic fun: Much more than trains at the Choo Choo Barn

When you think of Pennsylvania Dutch country, it may well be horse-drawn buggies that first leap to mind rather than trains. But it is in fact a great place to visit if you're a train buff. You can ride in a train pulled by a steam engine at the …

Teddy riding playground aligator

MidAtlantic fun: Mommy and Ted’s excellent adventure

It has hit me recently that I'm about to leave one important phase of my life and enter another. In two short weeks, Teddy will be finishing up his preschool year. Next fall he will be starting full-day kindergarten at the same school Tommy attends. …