Adventures With Children

  • In Search of Fall Color: A Nature Walk With Little Ones

    Fall is my favorite season, well it’s a tie between Spring and Fall actually, but I just love the cozy Fall feeling after a hot summer! And Fall color, well there’s nothing like it! It just so happens however that the lovely area in which I live has very little Fall color to speak of—…

  • The Perfect Destination: A Dude Ranch In The Galilee!

    On the road that winds through the forest between Safed and Amouka, in Northern Israel, is a place called Bat Yaar. I know the name well as I have passed their sign countless times over the years, but I never dreamed that I would discover there a perfect place to spend a summer afternoon with…

  • 40 Minutes In Haifa’s Exquisite German Colony

    Crisp brick-red shutters set against pale yellow walls and tropical flowers Yesterday we had an appointment at a branch of the US Embassy in Haifa. We got there at 10:10 AM but were told that we absolutely would not be received until 10:50 for our 11 AM appointment. My husband was a bit frustrated, but…

  • A Walk To The Store Can Be So Much More!

    We don’t exactly live in the country, but it sure looks like it! A walk to the store can be so much more? What is she talking about? For whom? Easy for her to say! Look at that gorgeous view she has! Ahem! Listen dear readers, no matter where you live there is always something…

  • Taking Time To Enjoy!

    A mom and her children (tiny specks on the shore) take a break while they sketch the gorgeous view. One of the really great things about starting this blog is that I have re-established communication with a few dear friends from the past. Marcia, who is now living in Arizona with her family, sent me…

  • A Long Awaited Visit to the Kotel

    We moved to Northern Israel from Jerusalem about 2 1/2 years ago, and the 3 youngest in our family had not seen the kotel since then, and certainly had no memories of this Holy place. Our neighbors were making a wedding for their oldest son in Jerusalem, something we couldn’t miss, so we used this…

  • A Picnic Dinner In The Park

    Now that the days are long and the weather quite warm, the perfect end of the day activity for me and the three little ones is a picnic dinner in the park. Nothing elaborate, not even a picnic blanket, but a great way to get outdoors at the end of the day and breathe some…