July 25, 2024 Meet alpacas and more at Majestic Meadows As a family that loves animal encounters, you’d think we would have experienced them all by now. But even though we do several of…
June 12, 2024 5 ways to add magic to your life right now Spending time with small children is a great way to infuse magic into one’s everyday life. I remember Z’s early childhood days so clearly…
June 3, 2024 I’m a saltwater girl in a freshwater world I like swimming in lakes, but I haven’t always. I used to think lakes were creepy, leech-filled and dirty compared to the big, beautiful…
May 22, 2024 How to keep birds from nesting on your house I’ve always been a fan of close encounters with nesting birds – but not ones that could potentially damage our own nest. The summer…
May 15, 2024 That time the Aurora Borealis came to our house I love awe-inspiring natural phenomena. Waterfalls, sunrises, sunsets and the ocean are some of my favorite things. The 2024 solar eclipse blew my mind….
April 22, 2024 I had a total eclipse of the heart When it comes to the 2024 solar eclipse, are you a believer or a skeptic? I started out as a skeptic. I thought the…
March 27, 2024 Kids bands rock – and this one looks especially epic I’m not sure it will surprise anyone to learn that I love kids’ music. Especially live kids’ music performances. I’ve seen countless live shows…
February 19, 2024 An otterly new animal encounter for 2024 Our critter encounter posts are always very popular around here. We love animals and write about them often – and especially when we have…
January 8, 2024 My crystal obsession continues in 2024 I haven’t written about crystals in a while. Throughout 2021 and 2022, collecting crystals was a favorite hobby at our house. Z and I…
November 25, 2023 Hike this hidden gem nature preserve in Sunbury There are some parks and nature preserves in Delaware County that are well-known and popular, like Shale Hollow and Char-Mar Ridge Park. But there…