Ever-curious Mom of 3 and a dog living, learning, & sharing our fun adventure, explorations, travels, reads and whatever else I manage to get myself into.
We finally did it. Almost 20 years in the making. I met a French guy who was determined to move back to his homeland, where he grew up, with a large family, rich in history. When you fall in love and have plenty of years to romanticize and prepare, it’s an easy choice. We had … More The Grief of Saying Goodbye
One of the great things about being in a book club is that you are often exposed to books you might otherwise never read. So when a good friend of mine who is also a chemist, recommended the adult version of The Disappearing Spoon for our book club, I figured this was an opportunity to … More The Disappearing Spoon- Young Readers Edition Makes the Periodic Table of Elements Interesting Again
This is pretty random for me because I am not exactly a domestic goddess when it comes to sewing. I really do not know what I am doing. Facebook’s “On This Day” feature loves to remind me of things I have attempted to accomplish in the past. Like that time I spent 2 long hours … More No Sew, Fake Pinch Pleat Curtains
This is really random, but I just finished Chapter 10 in Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything, a wonderfully educational and entertaining science book that explains the universe from the beginning for laypeople to understand and build their scientic appreciation, understanding, and curiousity. Learning about particle physics (the topic of Chapter 10) could … More Science History and Schadenfreude: A Polluting Scientist Gets His Comeuppance
My collection of architectural marvels from the Miami Beach Art Deco tour. … More Sightseeing in Miami Part1: Art Deco Architecture Photo Gallery
The first part of a series on my solo vacation to Miam … More Bienvenido a Miami Beach! From the Savoy Hotel
5 C’s to remember when parenting a kid with ADHD and neurotypical ones too! Insights gleaned from the Uh-Parent-ly podcast. … More The 5 C’s to Remember for Kids with ADHD or Any Kid, Really
I thought this was going to be about sex. My daughter’s teachers provided us with Deborah Roffman’s book Talk to Me First, to give us insight into how to talk to our kids about sex. Roffman’s book about “becoming your kids’ ‘go-to’ person about sex” is so much more. It’s a spot-on framework for parenting … More How to Nurture and Educate Children Using Roffman’s 5 Core Needs
Design and History at the Sagamore Pendry … More Beautiful Sagamore Pendry -Baltimore MD
Is that what you call it? Getting too busy, failing to manage or prioritize my time enough to really grow this blog…It’s been a while, and not for lack of anything to share! Life moves too quickly, priorities change or come into focus more. This is supposed to be an act of mindfulness in itself, … More Coming Off of a Hiatus
