Moscow, Russia – Back in the day, the Soviet state awarded the title of “Mother-Hero” to any mum with 10 children or more. My criteria may not be as difficult, but I think Daddio deserves the title of “Father-Hero”. After being…
Capoeira Brasil
Somerville, Mass – Last summer, the twins sampled a few classes of capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art. I told them it was “half gymnastics, half karate”. The twins were excited indeed. “So, like, you do a cartwheel and then kick…
Annie, the Musical
Boston, Mass – We just hosted 30 six- and seven-year-olds for the twins’ birthday party. Next week I will jet off to Russia and Finland for the summer. And Daddio is looking forward to two weeks as a single parent, before he…
Harry Potter Birthday Party
Somerville, Mass – Daddio has been reading Harry Potter with the twins. I have not read the books. As a result I am largely left out of many conversations about which spells might work in which situations; what Harry, Hermione…
Go Adventure Mom Podcast
Somerville, Mass – It’s always a treat to connect with like-minded mums. Recently I had the pleasure of chatting with Kathy Dalton, the founder, writer, editor and `Chief of Everything’ at Go Adventure Mom. This is a fantastic website that’s…
Brave Bree Newsome
Somerville, MA – I wrote a story for the religious education class that I teach for four- and five-year-olds at my Unitarian-Universalist church. It’s the story of Bree Newsome, the woman who climbed the flag pole and took down the…
Lonely Planet New England
Somerville, Mass – What do I love most about my job? Traveling the world is definitely a perk. But I think my favorite part is when I get to discover new places that are right in my own backyard. Last year…
Gunstock Mountain Resort – 2
Gilford, New Hampshire – Remember how we decided to go skiing at Gunstock Mountain Resort because they had snow tubing in addition to skiing? That was our main activity on the agenda for our second day on the mountain. A…
Gunstock Mountain Resort – 1
Gilford, New Hampshire – I have written in the past about Surviving Winter and the importance of embracing winter activities. (As I reread that post, I remember that we used to take skating lessons. Yeah… that didn’t really work out. But the…
Keva Planks
Boston, Mass – This year, we are missing our annual trip to Florida. We have a whole week off and it’s cold out. We hardly know what to do with ourselves. So we ventured to the Boston Children’s Museum. Along…