This weekend was the first time the sun climbed out of the cave it has been hiding in.  The last two days have been crisp and warm, if you can have those both at the same time. Makes me yearn for spring, and spring makes me yearn for…. tulips. Don’t know why, but to me the winter isn’t over until a few tulips (or daffodils) have sprung. A few little known facts about tulips: they were first...

Recently I learned about an outdoor store in Sacramento, Trailmix, that created a scavenger hunt in Old Sacramento. We took the adventure which made for a fun afternoon. You can read more about that trip in Wednesday’s post.  One of the stops was an old schoolhouse. I have often seen this school from the outside, but it happened to be open as we went around on our scavenger’s hunt. This was a...

Do you know the feeling where you’ve been somewhere half a bugillion times and then one day you discover things that had been there all along and you never even saw them before? That was my day today, thanks to a cool new outdoor store in Sacramento called Trailmix.  Alright, maybe they are not so new, I just hadn’t seen them until now.  Sharlene at Double the Adventure pointed me to the store....

Here’s a suggestion for some places that are relatively close together in midtown. I would start with Sutters Fort in the morning, when kids’ attention spans are the most focused. After a little bit of history, you can burn off some creative energy at Artbeast, a great Victorian house that has been converted into an art and play studio. Finally, McKinley Park is also quite close where there is...

Here in California we have gotten rain, rain and more rain. This has translated in the mountains to snow, snow and more snow. My family has never been much into skiing, but that is no reason not to expose the kids to the fun of winter snow. This Monday I am dreaming of a mountain getaway. In my dreams this would be a cottage near a hill that includes a sled in the garage (like we own a sled), a hot tub on the...