I am reviewing some photos of our day at the New Children’s Museum in San Diego.  Though the photo isn’t top quality, it brings to mind one of the most entertaining moments within the museum: lunch.  Naturally we got hungry around noon, and the not-so-large cafe was completely full. Just outside the dining area was a place designed for young kids to pull up a kid-sized chair or a … bowl...

As part of a university town, we are fortunate to have a fantastic Entomology Department. Housed in their quarters on campus is the Bohart Museum of Entomology, the second largest collection of insects on the west coast. (Our guide also mentioned that it’s probably the seventh nationwide.) Walking in is much like walking into a lab on campus (in fact it is a lab). Along the tables, however, are encased...

It is hard to pass by Harbor Blvd in San Diego and not be intrigued by the moored maritime vessels. How could one resist stepping onto one of these large vessels and pretending you are about to set sail for a distant country with nothing but a few clothes and a dream.  I have heard stories of how difficult crossing the ocean was a hundred years ago or more. To look directly at the amount of space these travelers and...

No surprise, but I find my travel dreams are much much larger than my budget.  In my footloose and fancy-free days I have spent a year each in two countries: Israel and Greece. I feel it takes about a year to get to really know a country; its culture, holidays, customs, the way its people look at the world, etc. At this point, with two kids and husband who earns our family’s income at a 9-5 job, exploring...

Last Wednesday we visited the Crocker Art Gallery. Though I was quite skeptical about visiting an art museum with young boys, we had a pretty good time. You can read more about that trip here.  The thing we most enjoyed was a piece of art that you can walk through. It plays with light and mirrors. See if you can guess from these pictures how big this artwork is: . . Now scroll down to see the wide shot…. . . . . Keep...