On Monday, August 21, 2017, my family and I witnessed the total solar eclipse and the effect has been beautifully transformative. My hometown of Nashville had been quietly planning for the eclipse for years – thanks to the fact that we were in the path of totality for the first time in over 500 years….
Last summer, my husband finished up his Master’s Degree at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green – about an hour north of Nashville. He would drive up early on Saturday mornings – attend classes all day – and then drive back at night. I did not know much about Bowling Green before he attended school…
My hometown of Nashville is all abuzz about the upcoming solar eclipse next Monday, August 21 – and rightly so! The last time Nashville saw a total solar eclipse was 539 years ago…and the next one won’t be for another 549 years! We recently learned that Nashville Metro Schools will be out of school for…
Nashville is jam-packed with dozens of unique & magical parks and playgrounds. My friend Chris generously wrote about watching his girls grow up through play at a few favorite and beloved Nashville playgrounds around town. His writing is both funny and endearing as he observes the different types and features of playgrounds in Nashville and…
Nashville is growing at a record pace – and so is the art scene, including public art and murals. Local art organization Nashville Walls Project is creating tons of amazing murals around the city with the goal of “giving the exteriors of Music City a new look—one that adds to the vibrancy of a community…
Visiting friends and family ask me all the time where they should take their kids in Nashville – and if there is anywhere they can take their kids to hear music – it IS Music City after all! We love to take our young girls to outdoor concerts and events and occasionally we also like…
As a former High School English teacher and current bibliophile, lover of exploring new cities and raising 3 growing readers (my 11-year old is finally devouring Harry Potter this summer), I love discovering new (& old) bookstores. I feel great pride in supporting independent shops and feel intense nostalgia walking through the aisles and brushing…
We are in the midst of our family birthday season – all three of our girls have summer birthdays within a month of each other followed by my husband two weeks later, and then at the end of the summer, mine. Needless to say, summer is our season of cupcakes and candles and many, many…
Happy Independence Day! I hope all of our U.S. readers are celebrating with family and friends and enjoying all things red, white & blue today. I thought today was an appropriate day to write about ethical shopping, supporting our local communities & also efforts to preserve our environment – to live a bit more intentionally…
Today marks six years since we lost my dad to cancer. My dad was integral in instilling in me the sense of adventure, travel and wander that I love to write about here and that I strive to share with my own kids. He traveled the world several times over (for work and pleasure) and…