Last week we went to Oregon Ridge’s Maple Syrup weekend and Nature Center. We LOVE maple syrup in our family, eating it drizzled on cream of wheat or oatmeal many winter mornings. I thought it would be fun to learn a bit more about how it’s made. We got to taste sap right from Oregon…
During the summer while listening to Where Lilacs Still Bloom on audiobook, I discovered a local treasure. I’d never heard of Hampton Estate at that point, and little did I know that such an amazing historic house was just a stone’s throw away from me. Built in 1790 it was once the largest private home…
Back in July we celebrated 8 years of marriage. We managed to plan in a weekend getaway, which almost didn’t happen! At the last-minute, the bed and breakfast we’d booked weeks before ended up having a flooding issue so we had to quickly find a new place to book. Thankfully, we were able to secure lodgings, so…
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” -John Burroughs When I found this quote it described perfectly how I felt about our week at the beach. Nothing is so soothing to me as the crash of waves and feel of sand between my toes. Time slows. I…
Last week we took a little family trip to the National Zoo and the Air and Space Museum. Let me tell you, it was HOT! Maybe we were crazy, but I figured we could be hot at home or we could be hot doing something fun. I think looking back I was crazy. The kids…
