Why do we go to the mountains? Sometimes I think it is about being surrounded by the smell of cedar and pine. If the trees could talk, they’d be saying, “Welcome to the high country, city girl, what took you so long to get here?” Breathing in their scent reminds me of seeing an old friend I haven’t talked with in a long time. Who cares what we’ve been up to, let’s go have...

I recently sent out a holler for fun places to go to learn about farming. Following my recent post on farm camps, I asked and found out… there’s a whole lot more farming fun to be had! I really want to share as many as I can so that you have some nearby choices no matter where you live. In the interest of space, though, any comments or summaries were kept quite brief. You can click on the name,...

My kids were always early risers. Especially when they were really young, by the time 10am rolled around I had exhausted the toys and activities in our house and was looking to go out for something new to look at. If you are in the Davis, CA area, here are five things that are all within fairly close proximity to each other. Find a favorite or combine a few to take you up ’til nap time.   On Tuesdays the...

I recently took our boys on an egghead tour. You can learn about that trip on last Wednesday’s post. Before our trip, my youngest decided he wanted to take his small stuffed bee toys along. They were in hand at each stop we made. I hadn’t realized that he set one of his bees down in the nose of the egghead before I took a quick photo of it. After downloading the pictures, I noticed the egg, who...

The training wheels came off today. Literally. Today my oldest rode his bike on his own for the first time. In celebration, we decided to pack the youngest into my bike carrier and head onto the university campus, which is not far away. The students are out for spring break, so we literally have these huge streets with no cars (almost) completely to ourselves. I printed a map of Robert Arneson’s Egghead...