Like most parents, I expend far more energy caring for my family than I do for myself. My laundry is always the last to get done and is usually ignored until I’m down to the dregs. I make the lunches every morning yet barely manage to scrape a sandwich together for myself. I get my girls to bed at a reasonable hour each night to ensure they get enough sleep and then stay up way too late finishing a work {Read More}
Archives for September 2014
The Headless Horseman Rides Again! Halloween in the Hudson Valley
September 23, 2014 by 7 Comments
A bright blue sky, a chill in the air and a touch of gold on the leaves signals the onset of autumn in New York’s Hudson Valley and there is one Hudson River village that takes center stage at this time of year. As the setting for Washington Irving’s famous Legend, Sleepy Hollow and its surrounding area has become one of the most iconic Halloween destinations in the country. Just 20-miles north of New York City overlooking the majestic Hudson, {Read More}
5 Reasons the Resort at Longboat Key Club is Ideal for Families
September 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Our family, especially my dad, has always loved Sarasota, Florida. In 1973, long before St. Armand’s key became a hub of sophistication and the county became the mecca of art and culture it is today, my Great Aunt Ann and Uncle Eddie relocated there from Connecticut with their four sons. Their move gave the lot of us a built-in vacation destination and their home, just a short walk from the now-chic St. Armand’s Circle and beautiful Lido Beach, serves as {Read More}
Kiawah Island Resort – Unplugged Luxury at its Best
September 9, 2014 by 1 Comment
The goal of Kids Unplugged is to feature the best in off-the-grid family destinations–destinations that entice us to abandon our electronic devices, keep our heads up, and truly connect with one another and the world around us. I recently visited a spot that fits that description perfectly–and luxuriously. The Kiawah Island Golf Resort near Charleston, South Carolina. Families for whom golf is not a defining, or even a partial factor in deciding upon a vacation spot, are probably unfamiliar with {Read More}
Beach Walk and Turtle Talk – A Morning with Camp Loggerhead at the Longboat Key Club
September 5, 2014 by 2 Comments
As with many of the beaches along the Florida coasts, the stretch of white sand at the glorious Longboat Key Club is a seasonal nesting spot for endangered loggerhead sea turtles. It seems that we’re having a week of sea turtle education as before our arrival at Longboat Key we spent a few days at the Kiawah Island Resort in South Carolina whose 10-miles of beach was dotted with about 100 turtle nests. Our sea turtle experience would continue on {Read More}
Confessions of a SeaWorld Skeptic – Visiting SeaWorld in the Midst of the Blackfish Controversy
September 3, 2014 by 22 Comments
This summer I spent a day visiting SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida with my youngest daughter as part of a bloggers’ familiarization trip. I had some serious misgivings about the trip at first given the controversy surrounding SeaWorld caused by the Blackfish documentary. An exposé of sorts, Blackfish examines the death of orca head trainer Dawn Brancheau in 2010 and explores the psychological impact of captivity on orcas and their temperaments. Since its airing on CNN in October 2013, the film {Read More}
