Even when we are on vacation, we love visiting the local farmer’s market. It’s a great way to get a feel for the community or area you are visiting. Even when we moved here, we still made it a point to visit some of the many farmer’s markets in the area shortly after settling in….
The boys woke up excited on Wednesday for many reasons – the biggest of which was that their grandba, my mother, would be coming down to Surf City to join us. Since she wouldn’t arrive until later that day, I decided that we could go on a little adventure to a farmer’s market. After an…
After a nearly sleepless night (does anyone ever sleep well the first night in a new place?), we emerged on Tuesday still in good spirits. When I go on vacation, I like to find a good balance of eating out/eating at home and a good balance of activities – sometimes I have things planned for…
The drive down to Surf City was blissfully quiet. My two boys (5 years old and 20 months old) each slept for half of the trip, albeit alternating halves. My dog, a 9-year-old blue heeler/husky mix, sat in the passenger seat, staring out the window in a bit of a panic. For 5 hours. Yes,…
Autumn is here, in all of her splendor, and it is a sight to behold. The cooler weather creeps closer and closer as the length of daylight decreases, the leaves turning their decadent shades of orange, red, yellow, and brown before flooding the ground beneath the trees. The lushness of our summer gardens has faded,…