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Mad River Glen: A skier’s mountain where everyone can be a skier

February 2, 2010 11 reader comments

I never planned to give up downhill skiing, but between marrying a flatlander who had never skied himself, moving to Delaware, and having kids, somehow getting on skis just never made it to the top of the priority list until this winter. But when …

And he’s off…

January 22, 2010 8 reader comments

I always expect to teach my kids new things when we travel, not so much my husband. But this past weekend, he became a skier. There's no going back now. When I took these pictures, he had been at it for exactly two days. And I had coaxed him …

Where in the world is MOAT?

January 20, 2010 2 reader comments

I'm back in Delaware – but not for long! And it's the quintessential challenge of travel blogging: when you're traveling a lot, it can be tough to keep up with the writing, especially when you're spending your days outside in the cold getting lots …

Mondays are for dreaming: Playing in the Vermont snow

January 4, 2010 9 reader comments

We're just back from our three-day trip to Pennsylvania last week and I spent the weekend engaged in the very pressing and prosaic matters of putting away decorations and cleaning out the boys' room and playroom. But lest you worry that I have …