I'm going to open this post by being brutally honest. I think it is quite possible that the Delaware Museum of Natural History is the most boring museum in the world. It is not without a few charms, exceptions that prove the rule. There is the …
Lions, bears, and purple tigers at the Philadelphia Zoo
September 21, 2008 3 reader comments
This Friday I was feeling decidedly low energy and unimaginative. Suddenly the huge Amish farmer's market I had been planning to visit seemed too overwhelming and fraught with the potential for boredom and failure. I didn't feel like going for a hike …
A rainy day with kids in Burlington, Vermont
August 3, 2008 3 reader comments
The weather went from bad to dismal; rain all night and more this morning. The house smells like mildew and our bed feels like a wrung-out sponge. Surveying the sky, we decided to head for Burlington without even bothering to bring out bikes (usually …
Conservation in all its forms: Woodstock, Vermont with kids
August 1, 2008 one reader comment
One of the reasons that I love coming to Vermont is that it is both a living place, where people continue to use the land, and a place where natural beauty has been protected and fostered for a long time. Much of it is genuinely unspoiled. How this …
A day at the Musée d’Orsay with kids
July 2, 2008 2 reader comments
I've done some text-heavy posts, so I'm going to try to keep this one light on words, with a few more pictures. Matt and I took Tommy to the Musée d'Orsay today, a deeply satisfying experience if ever there was one. He's a child that responds to …
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