my journey, destination unknown
The Brooklyn brownstone that Camille and I stayed in on our latest trip to NYC was a block away from the Brooklyn Flea Market. Not the *big* one, but a smaller version, the Fort Greene Flea. Nevertheless, we had a lovely time exploring. I bought a new ring and Camille explored the booths, bought a…
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Camille had a few Rhode Island schools on her list at the start, but by the time we made our plans to visit the northeast, only one was left. Brown University. Urban campus, good academic reputation, a nice fit for what she wants. I thought we were going to not like it. I really did….
I managed two celebrations this week! Coming up this week: 19: International Talk Like a Pirate Day and National Butterscotch Pudding Day 20: National Punch Day 21: National Pecan Cookie Day and Miniature Golf Day 22: National White Chocolate Day and Elephant Appreciation Day and Ice Cream Cone Day and Family Day and Fall Equinox…
He was just so bored with Camille off at GHP. What will he do with himself next year when she goes to college?
As I researched possible new things to do while in NYC, I looked into the possibility of comic museums. As I searched through the Society of Illustrators website, I saw that there would be an opening of “Point Of Vision: Celebrating Women Artists In Fantasy And Science Fiction”. While there was no mention of whether…
A school that has been high on Camille’s list and was one of the main reasons for us coming up north to visit colleges is Bryn Mawr. We booked a room at the Wyndham Alumnae House right on campus so we could maximize our time spent there. After getting our room, we took a long…
September break. Time to tour the schools in the northeast that Camille is interested in! We flew into Boston and spent the night there to get a little bit of a feel for the city. Driving out of town, we went through Northeastern to see where it is situated. From there, we took a leisurely…
We made homemade pizza for National Cheese Pizza Day! Coming up this week: 12: National Chocolate Milkshake Day 13: National Peanut Day and Fortune Cookie Day 14: Eat a Hoagie Day and National Cream Filled Donut Day 15: National Linguine Day and Make a Hat Day 16: National Guacamole Day and Mexican Independence Day and…
Ironically, I chose this photo before I realized what today’s date is….
Food in Boston. What comes to mind? Seafood, for sure. Then maybe some continental cuisines? We spend our one evening in Boston in Chinatwon, enjoying the Lantern Festival and the food. First stop was bubble tea (they were out of bubbles) and cake from the 101 Bakery. The cake was cute Camille could barely bring…
From The Cloisters, we headed back down and walked across the park to The MET. By that time, we were hungry, and the spots in the park had terrible vegetarian choices. We chose to eat at the museum cafeteria instead – not very good and incredibly expensive. I need to do a better job of…
While I love living in a small town (today I pulled up next to a friend at a red light and rolled down my window to wish her a happy birthday — small town), but I also live in a big city. This was not the big city I dreamed of living in. Growing up…
Yes, I do. I wasn’t born here. I wasn’t educated here. And I likely will not die here. But I live here. And my girls have been educated here (even when we were homeschooling — this is where we came for classes). I am a huge fan of urban living. A pedestrian lifestyle with many…
We continued our spring break adventures, traveling down the west coast from visiting washington colleges and onto visiting oregon colleges and then into California. Camille had only two “northern” California schools on her list. Our first stop was to drive through Berkeley. California state schools are not in the running for a number of reasons,…
No celebrations this past week. But planning to make cheese pizza tonight! Coming up this week: 5: National Cheese Pizza Day 6: National Coffee Ice Cream Day 7: National Acorn Squash Day and Salami Day 8: International Literacy Day and National Date-Nut Bread Day 9: Teddy Bear Day 10: TV Dinner Day and Swap Ideas…
Sure crowded and insane. But I still love it.
A cool morning at long last. Phelix and I left home by 7am, but we really should have left earlier – I kept waiting for signs of sunrise, but the clouds deceived me. We spent the most lovely two hours hiking at Arabia; our happy place. It has been three months since we were able…
On the second full day of our trip to NYC in June, Camille and I made our way to The Met Cloisters. It’s a long subway ride from Brooklyn to the very Upper West Side of Manhattan, but you exit into the lovely Fort Tryon Park. There’s a bit of a walk to the museum,…