Before we had kids, Matt and I prided ourselves on making regular trips into Philadelphia, which is about 30 miles from where we live. We were determined not to get locked into spending all our time in the suburbs. But despite this resolve and my …
Family-friendly fun at the Please Touch Museum
October 25, 2008 5 reader comments
Grandma and Grandpa are here from Arizona this week and I was very excited to take them along with Teddy and me as we visited the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia. After years in much smaller digs, the museum has recently reopened in Memorial …
Children of the corn at Cherry Crest Adventure Farm
October 11, 2008 3 reader comments
So I know that's the worst post title ever and will probably draw all kinds of frustrated people who are doing searches about horror movies to my blog, but I couldn't resist. After all, my children are blond. And they did spend over an hour on Friday …
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 …
Welcoming fall at Longwood Gardens
September 13, 2008 13 reader comments
When I travel to a new city, I always make a point of learning where the nearest public garden is. Over the course of my travels I have visited many of them with one or both of my children including the Public Garden in Boston; the gardens at the …
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