Lyme Regis UK
The kiddos really wanted to do another round of fossil hunting. They already had a book about Mary Anning, a local pioneering fossil hunter, that was given to them a couple of years back. At low tide is the time … Continue reading
Doncaster UK
One thing I know is that I have a soft spot for this interesting town. (town by UK standards but city by US standards) I shouldn’t but I do. It was important to me that we visit this town. While … Continue reading
York Minster Gardens
After the train museum, we met more friends for time in the gardens area surrounding York Minster. All the kiddos (small and at heart) had a great time playing with a rocket toy and running around in general. The Minster … Continue reading
Train museum in York
We met some friends at the train museum in York. This museum is free, but preregistering to control crowds is a wise move. One train engine I was actually pleased to see was “the rocket” as it is a major … Continue reading
Jesmond Dene Park
While visiting friends in Newcastle, we took a different approach to our being tourists which was to stay out of the extra busy obvious tourist traps. We did visit a few takeaways and the like, but we focused on being … Continue reading
Liverpool, England
As a family we visited Liverpool for an overnight trip. Unfortunately the first part was a bit damp and we walked around in the rain. Thankfully we had our rain jackets. The kiddos were able to visit one of my … Continue reading
Strawberry Fields Liverpool, UK
Returning back to our trip the the UK; we spent time in Liverpool which I shall post about later. We were able to visit the gardens at the newly renovated Strawberry Fields location. I had only ever seen the gates … Continue reading
Return to Minnehaha Park
It’s no secret that Minnehaha Park is one of my favorite places in Minneapolis. On a quiet day you can truly feel away from the city while in the city. We returned on a very busy day in late spring/ … Continue reading
Moose Lake State Park in Fall
Now that the crickets have stopped chirping for the season, the first frost just occurred, and the chill has begun to fill the air, I wanted to skip forward quite a few posts to share a little bit of Minnesota … Continue reading
Banning State Park
North of the Twin Cities there are several state parks, but this one is one that C likes and wanted to share with me. They had visited in the past with the kiddos. Since we were returning home from a … Continue reading
little blue willows 