Today is the Ohio Blogging Association‘s All State Blog Swap where bloggers from all around the state are swapping posts. My guest is Danielle from Find Time for Fun…in Northeast Ohio, a great resource for parents looking for fun family activities in the Cleveland area. Visit Poise in Parma today to read the rest...
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For the past year, we have been dining with friends every Friday night. Alternating hosting with being guests, we compete not with each other but for the great dining experiences enjoyed together. Highlights have included a low country crawfish boil, the $5 Julia Child dinner, 18-hour braised pork, and the kid favorite, chicken and...
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Many of you have asked for an update on house selling and moving. Here’s what’s up: We are having house showings every other day. I am sweeping and mowing and cleaning messes the second after they are made. All this displaced grasping for control over an uncontrollable situation has yet to result in an...
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One dark and stormy night, tragedy struck the Hound household. Sweet Lil wanted to make tuna salad but there was no mayonnaise in the house. “Help!”, the selective eater cried out, unable to eat plain tuna or the delicious meal her parents cooked. Super Mom heard her cries and rushed to the rescue! With...
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I love dogs. I love Capital Area Humane Society (CAHS), the shelter that housed our hounds before we adopted them. And I REALLY love guerrilla marketing. Naturally, I’m delighted to introduce you to the newest adoption and awareness campaign at CAHS: Collar Quest. Volunteers and staff at CAHS are dropping 50 special signs with...
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I’m not sure I ever watched the Kentucky Derby as a child. I certainly have no memories of it. The horse race came into my life through Alex’s grandmother. She wasn’t a huge racing fan but she always watched the Derby. Towards the end of her life, when she was living in Columbus near...
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Lil and I grew as unschoolers this winter and spring. We released ourselves from many routines and activities to allow more time for self-motivated studies. Along the way, we discovered unexpected benefits and challenges to homeschooling. Even without the structure, Lil continues to develop skills. Following in the format I developed for the Fall...
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Remember this incident? The one where Alex effectively shot himself in the leg with shrapnel from an axe? It healed in place as the orthopedic doctor suggested, but only for nine months. In February, Alex’s thigh started hurting again. The pain was bearable for a few weeks but the inflamed feeling grew, especially when...
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Earth Day is every day around here. We reuse, recycle, and repurpose. We grow our own, capture rain water, dry laundry on the line, and more. No matter where you are on your earth-friendly journey, here are some ideas for marking Earth Day this weekend. 1) City Folk’s Farm Shop Grand Opening – Shop...
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They say moving is one of the most stressful life events along with death, divorce, and illness. Most of the family is holding up well but the old hound dog Devie is a mess. Alex insists that I tell you I am the second in line for ‘most stressed’. First we took away her...
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