as we headed north along I-85 then I-95, I thought we should get off the highway in Richmond and see something in the city we […]
like an old friend
being home for three weeks in a row has its advantages. Despite it being the holiday season, when we have twice as much to accomplish, […]
trip down the Nile
yesterday, the girls and I headed over to the Carlos Museum at Emory. Even after having lived so close to Emory and driven through it […]
New York Transit Museum
On a rainy, carless Sunday in Brooklyn, the girls and I sat eating a bagel discussing out choices of what to do. I handed our […]
art lessons
By the time Camille was “this many,” she knew her impressionists. She could tell a van Gogh from a Monet. She had been to Giverny […]
natural historian
Earlier this month, we were in Brooklyn for a weekend. On Monday, we checked out of our hotel and (finally!?!) found a good bagel place. […]
Rainy Day in Brooklyn
I woke up early on Sunday and tried to catch up on all the videos and photos I had taken on Saturday. But by 11am, […]
National Building Museum
A new day, a new DC museum! Today we headed out to the National Building Museum. I’d been a long time ago and heard that […]
Please Touch!
After we left Independence National Historic Park on Sunday, we walked west along Market street. It’s a busy street of stores and indoor malls, not […]
Independence
After swimming, packing, breakfast and checking out, we walked over to Independence National Historic Park. We first went into the area around Independence Hall. We […]
The Franklin Institute
After attending the midday concert at World Cafe Live, we headed out to walk to The Franklin Institute. It was a nice walk, and fun […]
Sunday in Baltimore
Our ZipCar reservation started at 10:30, so we had a little bit of time his morning to get breakfast and get packed for our overnight […]
History Center
Yesterday, I managed to get enough done early enough that we headed out to the homeschool day at the Atlanta History Center. The kids were […]
Homeschool Day at the History Center
I’ve been feeling quite unhappy lately about how little we’ve been getting out and about in Atlanta lately. Especially in these economic hard times, I […]
Hours at the Hirshhorn
Today the whole family headed out to visit the Hirshhorn Museum. It had something for everyone! Before going in the girls took a spin on […]
Eastern Shore
The weather was so gorgeous, I couldn’t stand the thought of going to the aquarium in Baltimore, which is what Chloe really wants to do. […]
Another Day, Another Museum
On the advice of a friend, today we opted to visit the US Botanic Garden. Rob and I had visited there years ago when we […]
If It’s Thursday, It must be DC
Well, not quite, but that’s how it feels! The girls and I drove up yesterday, after going to the post office and library. For a […]
Going Postal
For our final full day in DC on this trip, Camille really wanted to go to the National Postal Museum. Located off The Mall across […]