Remarkable hydrangeas. Everywhere. Remarkable parks and scenery. Remarkable buildings. Remarkable people.
One weekend. Six states.
Baby Girl and I took a trip this weekend to: to visit our Wild One We traveled with some VIPs in Cara’s life . . . her best friend of 18 years and her BF’s mom. and we also spent time with another VIP in her life . . . It is pure joy spending … Read More
House on the corner
As Cara drove us through the Hyde Park area of Cincinnati one afternoon, she casually said, “look at that house over there”. She had seen it many times. As the rest of us tried to take in and process what we had just seen, Wild One just kept driving down the street. This, the Mushroom … Read More
Oscar Party Creepin’
Do you ever watch the Oscars and think about what it would be like to dress up and attend the Oscars or one of the many swanky parties? The kids and I were in Cincinnati for the Oscars. On our way out of the TJMaxx store Sunday evening, we checked out an Oscar Party going … Read More
A wonderful week
Winona State spring break began 9 days ago for Baby Girl and our Boy — and me! Being the smart children they are the kids asked me to join them for their spring break trip to Cincinnati to visit their older sister, a.k.a Wild One. They knew if mama came along, she would pick … Read More
Hats
On our Cincinnati trip we spent a day in downtown Cincy — walking the riverfront, going to the top of Carew Tower, and visiting the downtown TJ Maxx. What can I say? The store lured us in with the promise of finding treasure. We didn’t find any treasures, but we did find a large assortment … Read More
Ault Park
I am going on the record with this ….Cincinnati city parks are among the best city parks I’ve been too. They are very well maintained are large and beautiful and have unique architectural features We’ve only been to a few but I’m pretty sure this park — Ault park — is my favorite The kids … Read More
Cincinnati Zoo
Elephant and Monkey video now included! With the temperature hitting 65 degrees here in Cincy today, an outside activity was #1 priority. So I took the “kids” to the Cincinnati Zoo! Within minutes of arriving we were greeted by the roaming Peacocks. They reminded me of our chickens….totally unconcerned about all the people walking … Read More
Cincinnati
Baby Girl, #1 Son and I spent 11 straight hours together on Saturday. In a Camry. Driving to Cincinnati. That’s in Ohio. So we could spend a week with Wild One and her BF. After yummy pizza at Dewey’s — we stopped back at Wild One’s apartment to change clothes before heading to Mt. … Read More
Yesterday we woke up in Cincinnati – and went to bed in Rochester. As expected, pulling away from the curb in front of our girl’s home brought some sadness. Yet, I also felt so proud of her. . . as she stood there in front of “her” place (with Tim). She has accomplished so much … Read More