13.1 plus Acadia fall colors
My husband and I just got back last night from a weekend in Mount Desert Island in Maine. We were calling this our 20th anniversary …Read More
Tag Archives: weekend
2.5 hours to current
Like most people, I check my primary inbox fairly frequently. I also have a secondary inbox that I use for a few other things. I …Read More
Another birthday weekend
I now officially have three teenagers in this house. My daughter turned 13 this weekend so we did a lot of celebrating. On Friday night, we …Read More
Weekend: Rainy long-runs, horse shows, family photos, and more
It was a fairly dreary weekend, weather-wise around here, though obviously not nearly as bad as in some other places. Seeing all the inland flooding …Read More
Weekend: Seizing the last bits of summer (+ sonnet)
This was a slightly more chill weekend, at least as these things go. There is nothing minimalist or simple about a life with five active …Read More
Weekend: Long run, apples, mixed feelings
On paper (and in the photos!) this weekend looks like a lot of fun early fall festivities. My husband and I went to Longwood Gardens …Read More
Recalculating, or ‘There’s always the Bronx Zoo’
I had planned to publish a blog post Monday with photos from an amazing trip to Scotland. Longtime readers know I often like to do …Read More
Best of Both Worlds podcast: Long weekends with little kids survival guide
People often speak of long weekends as "relaxing." But if you have little kids, you know that they are often anything but! In this week's episode …Read More
Celebratory meals, care packages, hodge podge
Today’s blog post is just a hodge podge…Over the weekend my husband and I took our two older boys out for their celebratory dinners (for …Read More
Weekend: Shifting numbers of kids, solo swims…
We briefly had four kids at home, but now it's back down to three. The 17-year-old came home late Friday night. He likes his room! …Read More