We took our son to visit Tulane University. He’s not really interested in Tulane but he wanted to visit New Orleans for the food. Who can blame him? Our first stop was a hole-in-the-wall fried chicken place, Willie Mae’s Scotch House, that won a James Beard Award. They were seriously understaffed but the wait was…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
A Guide To Summer Travel With Kids
It’s summertime, the best time of the year to travel with your kids. But just because you’re traveling with kids doesn’t mean that you can’t look good while doing it, but in order to travel well, you need to make a plan first. Planning Your Trip As you begin planning your trip, a few things…
Keeping Your Pets Healthy During The Summer
While the definition of the family looks different for many people, around forty percent of American homes include a pet dog as part of the definition. Just like taking care of your children includes different responsibilities depending on the season, taking care of your dog does too. You may be well versed in how to…
We Visit The Tate Modern in London
This was my first time visiting the Tate Modern in London. My daughter, Grasshopper and Sensei, stayed a few extra days when visited London a few years ago to catch a specific show there before it left. She’s an art student at Rhode Island School of Design so she has a good nose for good…
Introducing Red Comet Press Children’s Books & 2 Pairs of Books GIVEAWAY!
I met Angus Yuen-Killick at USBBY and learned that he launched a publishing company in the middle of the Covid pandemic lockdown! That’s an amazing feat! One of his books, The Happiest Lion Cub, especially hit home. This is a book-in-translation from a publishing company in Ukraine. Angus tells us more about what they…
A Herd of Elephants in London (a roving public sculpture exhibit)
A herd of 21 elephants is taking up residence in London’s parks! Ok, not real elephants though they are life-size! Each sculpture is based on an actual orphaned elephant, cared for by the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. This free Elephants of Tomorrow installation is open to the public and we happened to run into this magnificent…
Visiting the College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon
This summer my oldest, Grasshopper and Sensei, will be working a summer internship at Carnegie Mellon. My middle child, PickyKidPix, also visited Carnegie Mellon as part of her college tours. She liked it so much that she was planning on applying there if she didn’t get into her Early Decision (binding) college. What impresses me…