Carnival Glory Cruise Review – Miami to Western Caribbean

Background: Last year in January (2013) my family flew from Philadelphia, PA to Fort Lauderdale, FL.  “We” are made up of myself, my husband Bob and our (then 4 year old) daughter, Lily.  Once we landed in Florida, we rented a car and drove to Miami where we spent the night at a hotel downtown … Read more

Off the Beaten Path: Wildasin Meeting House and Burial Grounds in Hanover, PA

I’m not sure what it is about Bob and I… but we are sort of adventurous travelers.  No, no, not in like, a mountain-climbing-cliff-diving-shark-swimming kind of way.  More like a pulling-off-the-highway-to-check-out-the-World’s-Largest-Ball-of-Twine-a-la-Clark-Griswold kind of way. So last month while we were camping at Codorus State Park, we started to kick around ideas and even consulted Google … Read more

Camping in Codorus State Park (Hanover, PA)

Last week we had the chance for a quick, 2-night getaway.  We were dropping Lily Bean and our niece off for a slumber party with their grandparents.  It was either drive 3 hours back home (only to make the trip again two days later) or find somewhere sort of nearby to hunker down. I was … Read more

2013 Philadelphia International Flower Show Was “Brilliant!”

Last week Lily Bean and I hopped the train along with my aunt and great aunt for a day in the city.  The Philadelphia International Flower Show is an annual event that takes over the Pennsylvania Convention Center for a week in early March.  Despite the massive crowds (more than a quarter of a million!) … Read more