Lina on March 10th, 2009

One of the advantages of living in Washington, D.C. is that South Mountain Creamery delivers milk, cream, butter, eggs and other foods to your door on a weekly basis.  I had no idea this kind of thing was still around but our neighbors turned us on to it and good friends confirmed how great [...]

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Lina on July 20th, 2008

A friend referred me to the Parents’ Perspective website and radio show and I wanted to pass it along.  Its run by two grandmothers, based out of Washington DC, with a wealth of experience raising children between them and it covers a wide range of topics relating to parenting.   The website lists the times and [...]

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My friend Jenny loves to take her kids to pick-your-own farms and today, I finally took my kids to Larriland Farms in Howard County Maryland.  The kiddos loved it – we picked blueberries, raspberries and tart cherries and we had a great time.  The farm is not organic but they practice Integrated Pest Management, which [...]

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Lina on April 10th, 2008

When we moved to our house 3 years ago, we decided not to hook up the cable. We figured that we didn’t want our kids watching TV all the time, we didn’t want to watch TV all the time and its an expensive monthly cost. We’ve been really happy with the choice, though [...]

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Lina on April 9th, 2008

Pete’s Diner on Capitol Hill is one of the best kept secrets in DC for amazing vegetarian food. Kid-friendly, quick and great prices too! Located at 212 2nd Street SE, its very convenient to the Capitol itself and all the other stores and restaurants on Pennsylvania and the Capitol South Metro. Every [...]

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