my journey, destination unknown
Last Friday after I finished my work for the day, the girls and I headed out on a little adventure. Our destination was the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum for pizza (and a concert). The drive from Blue Ridge up to I-75 in TN is a lovely one. Curvy, hilly and scenic. However, because of…
When we left Jammin’ Java two weeks ago, I thought that we wouldn’t see Justin Roberts again until we head to Brooklyn on the last day of April for Kindiefest. When his newsletter came out this week, I realized that he would be in Knoxville while we were in Blue Ridge – a distance of…
Despite it having been recommended by multiple people last year, we never managed to make it over to the Eastern Market, a few blocks southwest of the Capitol in DC. This past weekend, when trying to think of something a little different to do in DC with the girls before hitting the road home, I…
36 hours after escaping north Georgia, we hit the road again … back to DC. There’s just something about that city which keeps calling us back! This trip was focused on a fantastic Chicago-based k-rocker, Justin Roberts. I think after Ralph, Justin was the second k-rocker that we ever heard. We haven’t had many chances…
Who knew that it would snow so much in Georgia? When snow is in the forecast, the anticipation can be felt in the air. The kids are excited, the grownups are excited, yet a little bit anxious as well. We wait, with baited breath, until it starts to fall. The kids get excited, head out…
we planned to go up to the cabin for one night. we brought one evening’s worth of food and one change of underwear. it was to be a quick trip, and there was no need for more. Except that when we got to the cabin, the water didn’t work. We made dinner in the microwave…
There’s something about this city. Even if I don’t visit a single museum, I love being in DC; I feel at home whenever we come up here for the weekend. Would being in any city make me feel so at home? Somehow, I don’t think so. But what is it about this city? I don’t…
We parked in our usual parking spot at Union Station, went to the bookstore and then walked up to XM to see The Verve Pipe in the Rumpus Room. The sidewalks were mostly clear, so the walk was actually quite pleasant. As we got to XM, Kenny came out the front door, so we stopped…
sunday morning, we headed to the metro station near here and jumped on a train into DC. The girls are old pros and slapping their metro cards on the gates, staying to the right and all the rest. As usual, we took the train to Cleveland Park instead of the zoo stop, because the walk…
when planning our trip to DC, we kept in mind the snow. the piles, the mounds, the mountains of snow that might remain from “Snowpocalypse 2010”. As I feared parking in DC might be tight given that all the spaces would be occupied by snow, I chose to stay out in Fairfax again. In the…
it’s been a true vacation. no working. no rushing off to tours. no cooking. no cleaning. just sitting by the pool, letting the lifeguard panic and the pool boy bring the food and drinks. (though i admit i have kept up with email, facebook, photos and even the gbk radio blog….and even got my phone…
well, here i am again. traveling. and blogging. i spent the week that we were home catching up, getting ahead and going to a concert. but now we are here, sitting in the “junior” suite listening to the waves after a day of relaxing at the pool, at the beach and at a long leisurely…
back in september, camille decided that what she really wanted for her birthday was a trip to MagiQuest. we had visited it on our last trip to Myrtle Beach, and it seemed to be exactly the kind of thing Camille would love to do. to increase the fun, we decided to invite two of her…
we had planned to head home today. in the morning, the girls and i packed all our stuff. then i read the ajc and facebook. black ice. everywhere. 515. 285. Pine Lake. while i am confident in my driving ability (i did go to school in upstate NY, after all) and my AWD subaru, i’m…
surprise, surprise, the weather reports were accurate. this afternoon it started to snow, right on time. the snow has now been coming down steadily for two hours and is expected to continue right through tomorrow. how much accumulation will we get? while we saw lots more snow just last week in Colorado, it is always…
having just gotten back from Colorado, we shouldn’t be quite so affected by Georgia’s cold snap. But 25 degrees here feels much, much colder than 10 degrees in Steamboat felt. Is it the humidity? The wind? I have no idea, but it sure is chilly here, even when I’ve got on all the layers that…
yesterday the girls and I went out for a walk on the roads and trails around the cabin. the girls spent the first few minutes in sprint races, then settled into more leisurely activities. the one activity that kept them engaged was searching for perfect bits of nature for creating and outfitting fairy houses. As…
on our final full day in Steamboat Springs, the girls hung out with their “cousins,” went shopping downtown at the candy store and then swam at the hot springs! Strange to see people walking around outside in swimsuits when the temperature is in the teens, but it sounds like everyone had a good time!