My 13 year old son’s Exotic Fruit Challenge: Dosekei. Reminds us of: watery Honeydew melon.
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My Daughter’s Nordic Ski Season (2017-2018)
I sometimes use my blog as a digital scrapbook for my kids. I hope that someday when they have kids, they will be able to find cherished memories online via my blog. I’m chronicling my daughter’s Nordic Ski season here today. She started Nordic Skiing (cross country) as a freshman in high school at Newton…
My Son’s Exotic Fruit Challenge: Cherimoya
My 13 year old son’s Exotic Fruit Challenge: Cherimoya. Reminds us of: floral pineapple. Texture: like melon crossed with pineapple but with bigger seeds. Not as stringy as pineapple. Flavor: sweet with a floral quality. Verdict: very good! We were not sure if the cherimoya was overripe. My books: Amazon / Signed or Inscribed by Me Amazon / Signed…
My Son’s Exotic Fruit Challenge: Dragon Fruit
My 13-year-old son’s Exotic Fruit Challenge: Dragonfruit. Reminds us of: watermelon crossed with kiwi. Texture: like a grainy kiwi. Flavor: like watermelon but not as sweet and with seeds like kiwi. Verdict: very good! Explore exotic fruit in this lovely board book that might entice your kids to try dragonfruit and more! Exotic Fruit by…
My Son’s Exotic Fruit Challenge: Prickly Pear Fruit
My son’s second Exotic Fruit Challenge: Prickly Pear Fruit (also called Tunas or Cactus Fruit). Reminds us of: pomegranate crosses with melon. Texture: like Honeydew melon but with larger and harder pomegranate-like seeds. Flavor: like kiwi. Verdict: pretty good but have to get used to the mealy/mushy texture and not sure if we eat the…
What To Do and Where To Eat in San Antonio!
We are heading to San Antonio where we will meet up with some indigo clothing co. models. Their parents are dear family friends, but, as my girls’ tell me, there is no such thing as a family vacation anymore because all vacations are working vacations for our young entrepreneurs. p.s. For more ideas of what…
Our Girls at Berkshire Soccer Academy
In celebration of the launch of the How To Coach Girls book, we are partnering with Berkshire Soccer Academy, a sleep-away soccer camp for girls, with a five-part series. March: The effect of Team Impact on the Boston College Women’s Soccer Team. How To Coach Girls is available here. I let my kids do one week of extravagant…