Boston Museum of Science

Museum of Science in Boston: Fun enough for a day and then some

Welcome to Museum Week at The Mother of All Trips. This week I'm profiling some museums – both new to us and old favorites – that my family has visited over the past few months and which I haven't yet written about on the blog. If you like this …

Fun in Corolla

Who needs the beach? A day of fun in Corolla

Some other time I'm going to share the story of our drive down to Corolla in the Outer Banks (I may save it for Halloween, as it is kind of a tale of woe and horror). Have you read my story of our drive down to Corolla in the Outer Banks? Suffice it …

Aspens along Lower Cataract Lake near Keystone, Colorado

Dreaming of aspen glow near Keystone, Colorado

I was lucky enough to spend this past weekend as a guest of Keystone Resort in Colorado. I was there to meet with friends and colleagues and to enjoy some lovely pampering in the form of an amazing customized massage (which included aromatherapy and …

August hike at Mad River Glen

It’s autumn, and Vermont is just waiting

The changing colors move from north to south and east to west, covering the state slowly like a cool stop-action sequence in a Ken Burns documentary. This picture, taken in August at Mad River Glen, is from Central Vermont where sometime soon - maybe …

Coconut chess pie at High Cotton BBQ

Outer Banks BBQ (with a side of Moon Pie) at High Cotton

"This is a bone!" Teddy said dubiously. It was a windy, rainy Saturday night in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina and my younger child was about to try his very first rib. I showed him how to hold the rib at the ends before biting into the meatier side …