I have been travelling to Fort Myers, Florida for many years now. My grandparents moved to a retirement community there when I was young. We spent time listening to my...
When we visited Grand Cayman, one of the most distressing moments was picking plastic trash in heaps and mounds off an otherwise gorgeous deserted beach. Likewise, when we were in...
Last summer, ready to take Shirley Jean to the beach (some moments I miss our beach life so much it makes me catch my breath), I booked a campsite for...
When we bought our pop up camper (who we have named “Shirley Jean”), we really wanted one that was ready to roll (pun!). While we don’t mind a project generally...
Authored by Ms. Family Trip, this post originally appeared on Restless Art. It was an exotic vacation we had splurged on, and one we desperately needed. My husband and I...
I was at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, tear-soaked and dust-spattered, trying to get my brother, who was writhing in pain, up an eight mile wall of rock. I...
Last summer, as part of our “Tri-Park Trip” in our new-to-us Coleman pop up camper, we ended in the Great Smoky Mountains. Given our trip trajectory, we were on the...
As the new year hit, I saw a lot of chatter in various groups about making yoga — whether that’s starting yoga, trying yoga, committing to yoga, or just living...
This post comes with a huge whiff of sadness, but also hope. Last year, right before COVID hit the world, my brother (the adventure-travel-buddy I have written about) and I...
It’s one of my favorite things to discuss: great books! This year I blew my reading goal out of the water. I was striving for 50 books, but according to...