Visiting Art Museums

In last week’s newsletter, my friend and KidsOutAndAbout.com publisher Debra Ross wrote about how to help kids enjoy art museums, sharing an article with Seven Tips for Visiting an Art Museum with Kids. The trouble, for me, with reading an article like that on the morning of what everyone in my household calls “newsletter day” … [Read more…]

I’ve Stopped Killing Plants. Well, Most of Them.

Ever since the pandemic, I’ve been steadily acquiring, and frequently killing, houseplants. You might remember that I wrote about houseplants here and here. At the risk of jinxing myself, I’m happy to report that I’m actually getting better at being a plant parent. [NOTE: I did, in fact, jinx myself. I made the fatal error … [Read more…]

Holiday Weekend

On the morning of the 4th of July, Cute W made his delicious pancakes for a full house: M has arrived home from her semester abroad in Chile, J came home for the weekend from her lab work at Smith, G was celebrating her last full day in the US, and her friend on a … [Read more…]

Free Summer Fun

Every year I am particularly proud of my big roundup of free summer fun, so I’m feeling a little silly that I haven’t shared this article until now. Tons of stuff is happening! And I took a little bike ride today, and it was early and so lovely out that I thought I’d take some … [Read more…]