One of my favorite books ever is Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods. I’m not sure how many times I have read it – at least 10. I reread it every summer.
It is one of the funniest books I have ever read. I laugh aloud when I am reading this.
The book is about [...]
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A Great Summer Book
Posted in books, summer, tagged A Walk in the Woods, Appalachian Trail, Bill Bryson, summer reading on July 6, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Oven Puffed Pancake with Raspberries
Posted in Recipes, summer, tagged Cooking Light, oven pancake, raspberry recipes, summer recipes, toddler recipes on June 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
After picking five quarts of black raspberries on Wednesday at Mitchell’s Farm in Plain City, I needed some recipes for fresh raspberries. I’ve been wanting to try an oven pancake, and I found a recipe on Cooking Light’s website.
The recipe is simple and easy to make. The munchkin is just beginning to want to help [...]
Summer Reading
Posted in books, summer, tagged Christina Baker Kline, summer reading, The Way Life Should Be on June 24, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I have been searching for a good summer book this year, and I finally found one.
“The Way Life Should Be” is a story about a woman whose life falls apart, and she takes some risks to change her life. Life doesn’t end up working out the way she thinks it will, but in the end, [...]
Summer Pasta Salad
Posted in Recipes, summer, tagged summer pasta salad, toddler recipes, tomato and basil pasta salad on June 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I love pasta salad in the summer, and this pasta salad is light and refreshing - not a heavy, mayonnaisey salad. Perfect for when you don’t want to heat up the house cooking.
I love recipes that I can make when my daughter is at her dad’s or sleeping. That way I can focus on her [...]
Potty Time!
Posted in summer, tagged potty, potty training on June 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
We start potty training this week. I am scared, very scared. I feel like this litttle potty is laughing at me, saying you have no idea what you’re in for.
Powell Water Park
Posted in Free Activities, Powell, Things to Do, summer, tagged family fun columbus ohio, free water parks in Columbus Ohio, playgrounds Columbus Ohio, Powell Ohio splash park, Powell Ohio water park, summer activities for kids in Columbus Ohio, toddler activities in Columbus Ohio, water parks in Columbus Ohio on August 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As summer is winding down, my daughter and I went to visit Powell’s water park for the first time today. She loved the park.
The water area is small, but has some neat features. There is a spray tunnel the kids can run through, buckets that dump water from the pole in the center of the [...]
Cooking Veggies
Posted in Food, Recipes, summer, tagged cooking fresh vegetables, Farmers' Markets, Farmers' Markets Columbus Ohio, healthy cooking for kids, healthy recipes, peas, zucchini on July 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
One thing I’ve learned from all my trips to the farmers’ markets is to ask the farmers what is the best way to cook their produce. They always have excellent ideas.
Today I cooked up some of my farmers’ market veggies – zucchini and fresh peas – for our dinner. I roasted the zucchini and barely boiled [...]
Slate Run Metro Park and Farm
Posted in Free Activities, Parks, Things to Do, summer, tagged Columbus Metro Parks, Columbus parks, family activities columbus ohio, family fun columbus ohio, farms Columbus ohio, free activities in Columbus Ohio, Friends of Slate Run Farm, Slate Run, Slate Run Living Historical Farm, Slate Run Metro Park, things to do with kids in columbus ohio, toddler activities in Columbus Ohio on July 2, 2008 | 7 Comments »
About 20 miles south of Columbus is Slate Run Metro Park and Slate Run Living Historical Farm. The farm is a living historical farm, which means the farm is operated as Ohio farms in the 1880s were.
My daughter loved the farm. We went early in the morning, and were the only visitors in the barn for [...]
Fresh Fruit and Veggies at the Farmers’ Markets
Posted in Food, Free Activities, Local food, Things to Do, Worthington, summer, tagged Farmers' Markets, Farmers' Markets Columbus Ohio, Food, Local food, North Market Columbus Ohio, North Market Farmers' Market, Ohio farmers, Ohio food, Worthington Farmers' Market on June 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Columbus has some great farmers’ markets. My two favorite farmers’ markets are the North Market Farmers’ Market and the Worthington Farmers’ Market.
During the summer, I try to go to at least one farmers’ market a week, with my daughter in the stroller. She loves watching all the activity and people. I like supporting local farmers and the [...]
Comfest 2008 with Kids
Posted in Free Activities, Parks, Things to Do, summer, tagged Benevolence Cafe Columbus, Comfest, Comfest 2008, Comfest Columbus Ohio, family fun columbus ohio, free activities in Columbus Ohio, free kids activities in Columbus Ohio, Goodale Park, Goodale Park Columbus Ohio, ZenCha Tea Salon Columbus on June 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend is Comfest, and it was my first year attending. A friend and I took our two munchkins to the festival. The kids had a blast and the moms end up exhausted.
Comfest is a free community festival in Goodale Park. The festival has live music, vendors – both art and food, and lots of good people [...]
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