After canceling basically all of our travel plans for 2020, we felt desperate for a mini vacation this Christmas. So I booked us a weekend at The Wheatleigh, a fancy hotel in the Berkshires that's been on my wish-list forever. What follows is a limited guide to a winter weekend in the Berkshires...with kids...amidst a pandemic. Feel free to post any questions or suggestion below if you're
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Finding the Good Stuff in the French Riviera
The South of France has been on my bucket list forever, and I finally got to go there in October. My husband and I spent a glorious long weekend in the magical Cote D’Azure, and what follows are my best tips for discovering the Good Stuff if you have just four days in the French Riviera! Disclosure: We may have received discounted accommodations, meals, or other experiences at the locations
Lyme Disease: What I Wish We’d Known
You may have noticed that we've been pretty quiet this summer, and unfortunately that's because we've been dealing with Lyme disease! My mom is the unlucky one of our group who picked it up during our vacation in Vermont last month, which we spent picking ticks off ourselves. (I grew up in Vermont and ticks/Lyme were a non-issue back then, but climate change (among other factors) means we will
