I don’t know if you have heard of the Junior League or not. But I grew up with the Junior League in my town. They did so many wonderful things for the community and I secretly wanted to be a member, those ladies had their hands in everything; though I never knew how to become… Continue reading Pelham Service Fair 2018
Rob had off this past weekend and with the lovely weather we tried to spend as much time as possible outside. On Saturday my husband, my brother-in-law and father-in-law all went to the city to march in the Labor Day Parade. When they came home I took pictures of the boys in their shirts and… Continue reading Fairy Walk – Muscoot Farm
My grandparents bought a house on Pipe’s Cove in Greenport back in the 1950’s. I grew up on the beach. I absolutely adore it out there and some of my fondest memories are of spending the summers out there. My father used to take my brother and I on a nature walk down the beach… Continue reading Nature Walk at the Beach
I am going to go out on a limb and guess that most people don’t know what invertebrates are. Well you do, you just might not realize it. Invertebrates are any animals that are multi-cellular, do not have a spine, and do not have cell walls. Think corals, sponges, bugs, shell fish including crabs and… Continue reading Invertebrates Class
Cranberry Lake Preserve is a 190 acre gem nestled in West Harrison. Since 1967 it has been a wildlife preserve for migrating birds, turtles, and dragonflies. There are several different habitat types including a large lake, cliffs, scrubland, mixed hardwood forest, swamp and vernal pools. Here is the trail map and the history… Continue reading Cranberry Lake Preserve
The Great American Eclipse has come and went. We live in New York and we had 70% coverage. On the 20th, my Mom and I decided that we would go over to the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers. The museum would be open Monday and have viewing cards, solar telescopes, a earth moon system model… Continue reading Solar Eclipse 2017
In 1973 the town of Greenburgh allocated funds to purchase the Hall Estate property. In 1975 the Hall Estate officially became the Greenburgh Nature, with the purpose of providing a refuge for wildlife and an educational center. I had never been to the Greenburgh Nature Center before, but I have been hearing a lot… Continue reading Greenburgh Nature Center
On Thursday May 4th this year Spencer and I went up to Stepping Stones to do their Star Wars themed event. The whole weekend (starting on the Fourth) they had special activities running all day long including making paper UFO’s, rocket science, Jedi forces, planet painting and making storm trooper helmets. That night they also had the… Continue reading May the Fourth be with you at Stepping Stones Children’s Museum
*affiliate links It’s not to often that Spencer and I get to spend the day with Daddy. We had such a fun time at Westchester Children’s Museum 1st Birthday Party. They had all sorts of wonderful tables set up in the back space. There was an area for balloon cars, ConEd had a table with… Continue reading Westchester Children’s Museum Turns 1
*affiliate links I have something called Discalcula. Not many people know about it let alone have heard about it. I have a really hard time with numbers – I would get multiple answers for the same problem, I would practice simple addition/subtraction problems with my mom for hours and it didn’t help, less than/bigger than… Continue reading Simple Subtraction for Preschoolers
A Beautiful Friendship 