Lowell Folk Festival: A Celebration of Culture
I was a 14-year-old seasoned Junior Park Ranger when the first Lowell Folk Festival was held in 1990. It was a spinoff of the National Folk Festival, which was held in Lowell from 1987-1989....
Monthly Archive: July 2014
Hiking at Crane Beach, Ipswich, MA
[box border=”full”]Location: Crane Beach, Ipswich, MA Date: July 20, 2014 Distance: .62 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 68 feet Our Hiking Time: 27 minutes Trail Blaze: None, but there are maps posted. Difficulty: Easy Trail Map [/box] We are not generally beach people,...
Writing More About the Everyday
When I started this blog in 2006, I titled it Jen and Kendra. Simple enough. The two of us were headed off on an epic European adventure, and I figured blogging would be a...
Review: NYPD Deli Patrol All Natural Roasts
When Kendra became pregnant with Addison, she avoided deli meat. In solidarity, I stopped eating Italian subs… in front of her. Once Addie was born, we started paying a lot more attention to what...
Hiking with Babies and Toddlers – The 10 Essentials
Once upon a time, we considered ourselves seasoned hikers. We packed the 10 essentials. We planned ahead. Then we had a baby. When Addie was born, we made some adjustments. The essentials list expanded....