Monthly Archives: July 2011

Skills for life

Last night I was watching parts of the movie “Cold Mountain”.    If you are unfamiliar with the story, it takes place during the Civil War and is set, primarily, in a place called Cold Mountain, North Carolina.    Ada Monroe and … Continue reading

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On learning to accept and enjoy the good things, even while noticing the rest

Back in New York, and fully functional after 9 1/2 hours of sleep!   So nice to be in our apartment again, to be unpacked, have clean laundry and fresh groceries.   Ahhhh. We always enjoy our trips to my family in … Continue reading

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Note to self….

The next time we go to Indiana (and we had a great time, spending our days poolside for the most part), I must remember one very important fact.  DO NOT drive home on a Friday!!!    Normally I plan our return … Continue reading

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It was all fun until….

Today we made our semi-annual trip out to Nashville, Indiana.    Nashville is basically a community of artists and artisans set in the hills of Brown County, approximately 15 miles west of Columbus.   They do a booming business in the Fall … Continue reading

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Taking the risk

There’s been a lot written recently about our obsession with keeping our children away from anything that might be risky.   We try to protect them from the world, and in the process they learn to be fearful, creatively stunted people.   … Continue reading

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The best kind of celebration

We almost always spend the 4th of July here in Indiana.   The few times we’ve missed it, it was because I was traveling in Europe with my friends & the kids.  Some people have asked why we leave New York, … Continue reading

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What it’s worth

Here’s my favorite thing about summer trips to Indiana.  My kids get to run around on a farm for a week, ride their bikes with abandon and spend hours upon hours at a great public pool.   Today’s pool time came … Continue reading

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Ceraland

Today we spent a lovely afternoon at Ceraland.   Ceraland has been a fixture in the Columbus, IN area community for as long as I can remember.   CERA is an acronym for ‘Cummins Employees Recreation Area’.   The ‘Land’ part gave it … Continue reading

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Day 2 – sort of…

Lest this blog become a laundry list of our activities while here in Indiana (woke up, went to Starbucks, got groceries, went to the pool….),  I will digress just a bit on Day 2 to tell you about two of … Continue reading

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