May 22, 2023 Parrots make loud, messy, fun and amazing pets A long time ago, I was mom to a little green Quaker parrot named Absynthe, or Abbey for short. Quakers are like big parrots…
April 15, 2023 The Pez dispenser is almost 100 years old Do you remember eating Pez candy out of a flip-top dispenser as a kid? I do. I mostly preferred English candy as a child…
April 12, 2023 We love the Virginias – both West and the original version Have you ever noticed that North and South Carolina seem to go together like sisters, but Virginia and West Virginia appear to have nothing…
April 10, 2023 Visit the stunning river of glass at Ariel Foundation Park Have you visited the Ariel Foundation Park in Mount Vernon? I first blogged about wanting to go there back in 2021 on one of…
March 25, 2023 How to research the perfect road trip side quest I love family road trips. They feel like such a fun childhood rite of passage. When Z was younger, we used to drive up…
March 20, 2023 How to find our favorite fabulous crystal shops in central Florida Some people visit Florida for the crystal-clear ocean and sparkling crystal-sugar sands. We like those, too – but we are also big fans of…
March 6, 2023 We love Florida’s wild, sweet springs My favorite thing about going to Florida used to be sun on my face, salt in my mouth and sand between my toes. In…
March 1, 2023 How to have fun in Florida without the mouse We love going to Florida, but we don’t go to Disney anymore. I know several friends who would find that statement shocking. They live…
February 25, 2023 Baking macarons is tricky. Macaron Bar makes it fun! Z and I just spent a fun afternoon at Macaron Bar Columbus learning how to make fabulous French macarons. If you’re a fan of…
February 20, 2023 We’re going to the zoo, how about you? I cherish my memories of zoo trips with Z at all her ages and stages. On our days off together, Z and I often…
