As a little girl I would walk to the corner shop with my grandmother. It was 1970-something, but really it could have been 1940. My grandmother wore a dress, high-heeled shoes, an overcoat, and a fur hat. Her shopping basket…
As a little girl I would walk to the corner shop with my grandmother. It was 1970-something, but really it could have been 1940. My grandmother wore a dress, high-heeled shoes, an overcoat, and a fur hat. Her shopping basket…
With summer approaching, thoughts of water, sand, and sun spring to mind. I was born in Manchester. We spent many rainy, windy days bundled in blankets behind windbreaks sipping hot tea at the “seaside” in Southport. My sister and I…
The other day I tossed a stack of shrink wrapped phone books in the recycling bin. When was the last time I used a phone book, anyway? 2000? Phonebooks are old school. Are guidebooks a thing of the past, too?…
More check-ins at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Powered by Whrrl I traveled to Orlando with my son as part of a mom blogger trip organized by the Orlando Convention & Vistors’ Bureau. The views expressed in this Whrrl story are my own.
Many of you know I live near to Washington, D.C. Over the years I have explored D.C. with and without kids. I am now writing for Oyster Local Blogs as the D.C. Locals Correspondent. Come check out my tips for…
My younger two children are animal mad. My younger daughter would regularly cradle our friend’s cat as though she was carrying a baby. At 18 months old, she carried a cat that was almost as big as her. My son…
My son and I were part of a mom blogger trip to Orlando last month. The trip was amazing. We ate, drank, walked, and drove all over Orlando. It was an exhausting, yet invigorating 4 days. I have so much…
I rarely travel with just the kids. Our children’s grandparents are local to us. If we do go on vacation, my husband comes with us. I never have the role of the sole parent on a vacation trip. Until two…
If you are traveling to a city by yourself or with kids, you need to know that you have booked in to the right hotel. There is nothing worse than checking in to a hotel that has seen better days.…
I live, work, and raise my family in the D.C. Metro area. As a 20-year plus resident of the D.C. Metro area, I have visited Washington, D.C., hotels, restaurants, and sites many times with family, friends, and out-of-town guests. I…