‘Tis the Season to be Gracious
I love the Christmas season – the lights, the music, the presents! Every time I hear “Let It Snow,” I picture myself curled up in front of the fireplace with a thick, fluffy carpet...
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Ice Skating on the Frog Pond in Boston, MA
This weekend Kendra and I took Addie, and 18 members of our school’s Outdoor Adventures club, ice-skating on the Frog Pond in Boston, MA. Somehow, despite having both lived in Boston for years, neither...
Exploring Art at the Western Ave Studios in Lowell, MA
Last spring I took my students to the Western Avenue Studios in Lowell, MA. It was a great experience, as they had the opportunity to speak with working artists about pursuing a career in...
Canoeing on the Ipswich River, Ipswich & Topsfield, MA
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Ipswich River, Ipswich & Topsfield, MA Date: September 17, 2012 Distance: Approx. 4 miles roundtrip Our Canoeing Time: 3 hours roundtrip Difficulty: Easy [/box] I must admit, despite having rowed for over 20 years, I only...
5 Tips for Taking Toddlers to Museums
I know what you’re thinking. Toddler + Museum = Potential Disaster. Oh the things that could go wrong – a temper tantrum on the floor of a crowded gallery, sticky fingerprints left on a...
Attack of the Chipmunk! Oh, and some camping and hiking…
For us, Labor Day weekend is reserved for camping. Even though Kendra and I start teaching the week before, we get Friday and Monday off, which makes for the perfect amount of time to...
Fun in New Hampshire’s White Mountains – Camping, Hiking, Train Rides, and Swimming!
I am amazed what a difference three months makes in a camping experience. In May, we took Addie camping in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and though she enjoyed it, she wasn’t speaking...
Hiking Weir Hill, North Andover, MA
[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Location: Weir Hill, North Andover, MA Date: August 11, 2012 Distance: 2.3 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 235 feet Our Hiking Time: 2 hours roundtrip Trail Blaze: Yellow circle Difficulty: Easy[/box] For the past few...
MASS MoCA: Our Trip to the Museum of Contemporary Art
Today we visited MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts, the largest museum of contemporary art in the United States! Opened in 1999 in a former textile mill, it houses over 100,000 square feet of exhibition space. Though...
Hiking at Natural Bridge State Park, North Adams, MA
Today we traveled across Massachusetts to North Adams, a small town nestled in the Berkshire mountains in the northwestern part of the state. Though our goal was to stop at the Museum of Contemporary Art, we...