December 22, 2020 Making the best of Christmas 2020: a few new family traditions This is one of the first Christmases I can remember that we’ll be spending at home with just the three of us (plus critters)….
November 27, 2020 Friday Favorites: holiday gift ideas for him Is it me, or are guys are perennially hard to buy gifts for? Too often, they either don’t have a hobby or they already…
November 24, 2020 Drive-through holiday magic at Fantasy of Lights There’s a holiday activity that everyone can agree on, regardless of where you fall on the Coronavirus caution spectrum. Have you noticed that there…
November 22, 2020 Visit Conservatory Aglow for festive and fabulous fun Long-time readers already know about my undying love for Franklin Park Conservatory – but this year, their annual holiday lights display took that love…
November 20, 2020 Friday Favorites: holiday gift ideas for her Have you started your holiday shopping yet? I’ve been chipping away at mine for a while, and now I’m starting to really get into…
November 14, 2020 I really miss our Elf on the Shelf This will be our third Christmas since, at the age of 8, Z decided that nothing is real: not Santa, not Emmalina our Christmas…
November 6, 2020 The Columbus Zoo is freaking fantastic right now I once wrote that November is a “family fun doldrums” because there doesn’t seem to be much to do in between the fall family…
September 6, 2020 An unexpected road trip gem: Presque Isle beach A couple of years ago, during one of our biennial road trips to Buffalo, we made a remarkable discovery while looking for a place…
August 17, 2020 I love pro photo shoots I love photography. I love both taking pictures myself, and also arranging fabulous shoots for our family with professional photographers. There is almost nothing…
July 29, 2020 Take time for date night: Deer Haven Park I’ve always been a huge fan of date nights. But right now, between 24/7 parenting, working and worrying about a pandemic… ugh. It’s a…
