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 as appealing as the streets we walked on the day before. However, we stopped in at the Reading Terminal Market, which was a really cool market. We left there, heading
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 didn’t have tickets to go into the hall itself, but we went into one of the other halls where we saw some information about the various documents that had been
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 to see the Phill train station from outside for a change (we’ve been through it on a train many times). The Institute was full of great rooms of wonderfully fun
Rockin’ Out With Uncle Rock
Last night we headed out of the heart of DC, straight into the heart of Philly. The hotel is wonderfully located, so we left the car there and walked over to World Cafe Live after swimming and breakfast. WCL hosts a fantastic series of kids’ show called “Peanut Butter and Jams” and it seems everybody
Play Ball!
On this the first day of spring, the girls and I headed out to see what signs we could spot. The weather could not decide if it was still winter or time to be spring. One minute the sun was shining and the wind was quiet, then the clouds would blow over and the wind
St. Patrick’s Day
As the “religious conservatives” that I know don’t celebrate Halloween, the “pagans” don’t celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. At our house, we take any excuse to have a little party. St. Patrick’s Day for us is not about casting the “snakes” from Ireland, but instead a celebration of Ireland, pagan roots and all. Last Friday, we
Tiny Treats
Sunday and Monday at the cabin, the girls made lots of “Tiny Treats”! A few weeks ago, Camille bought the book Tiny Treats at the Barnes and Noble in Georgetown. She’s made a couple of the things, but this week, she created a menu, a spreadsheet and a shopping list. Well, first they made the
Fairies in the Garden
After years of wanting to go, I finally made it to Oakhurst Community Garden this past Friday. The girls have been a couple of times, and it sounded like the kind of place I would just love. And I do love it. I just wish it were a whole lot closer, perhaps right in Pine
snow!
Yes, it really did snow here in Georgia! Around noon yesterday (that would be March 1st!), it started to snow, and kept snowing all afternoon. It even THUNDERSNOWED! Yes, it was thundering while snowing. I’d guess that we ended up with about three inches of snow on the ground. The snow even stuck to the
more music
This weekend at Eddie’s Attic, Ellis Paul came to play! We’ve seen Ellis there before, but the crowd was thin. This time the house was packed! We are so excited to see so many people come out on a Saturday afternoon for a kids’ concert. It is such a relief to us that people are
Exploring the Coast
After my computer died Monday morning, we headed out down the coast to visit Pawley’s Island. At Pawley’s Island, we found the parking lot and headed out to the beach. We made sandwiches, complete with real sand. Chloe huddled under a beach towel to stay warm while Camille played. Chloe decided that it really wasn’t
At the Beach
I don’t know why, but last month I just felt like I needed to get to the beach. The endless sky, endless ocean meeting at the horizon was something that I was in need of. I had thought of going to Mexico or Key West, but decided it would be better to stay much closer
robbie, robbie schaefer
yesterday, we were so excited to get to see Robbie Schaefer put n a kids’ concert in Decatur! He’s one of the Kids Place Live (XM?Sirius 116) DJs that we love listening to. Instead of being ten hours away, he was only ten minutes away, performing some of his kids’ music live on stage. It
The Stroller
Remember my post about buying a stroller for Chloe. not to play with, but to ride in? Well, last week we took it to DC and it was wonderful. Not all wonderful, of course, but overall, wonderful. I didn’t enjoy having to drag it through security, especially since I am now dragging two laptops with
Books, Books Everywhere
But not a page to read. On Monday afternoon, after returning from Baltimore, we headed out to the Library of Congress to take a tour and learn more about what’s there. We also planned to meet my grad school officemate and his family. As we walked to to the Jefferson Building from the metro stop,
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 trip to Baltimore. We ended up with a bright red Jetta, that the girls just loved! On the way to Baltimore, we stopped at Target to get (yet another) swimsuit
City Saturday
We headed out around 8am this morning and stopped at the bagel place to get some breakfast. Only one guy was doing everything, so it took us quite some time to get out. By the time we walked the two blocks to the bus stop, it was just about time for the bus to come,
Lincoln’s 200th Birthday
Thursday Feb 12th was Lincoln’s 200th Birthday. After we left XM, we decided to get off th train at Metro Center and visit Ford’s Theatre. I had read that they were holding various celebrations there, including the grand re-opening of the theater after renovations. I was surprised at the lack of a crowd! We walked
Live on the Farm
Yes, you read that right! The KPL Fans went to the Animal Farm this morning! And Chloe says that it doesn’t small bad. Chloe’s other observation is that everything on the farm is “awkward”. We had such a great time hanging with Kenny! We listened as he took some calls, including one from the kid
GBK Gwyneth
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