I have a number of friends who travel to the same destination year after year or even multiple times in a year. They love the beach or the town or the people so much that they don't want to go anywhere else. And why should they? A vacation can look very different from person to person but most would … [Read more...]
March Break getaways perfect for “kidding” around!
Cliff-side in Barbados The Crane Residential Resort in Barbados is a perfect place to get away with the family this spring break. The cliff-side resort is only a 15-minute drive from Bridgetown airport, on the southeastern part of the island. Many guest rooms are suite-style, equipped … [Read more...]
A resort so spectacularly nice, I visited twice – The Crane Resort, Barbados
This is a guest post by Jen's friend, Dara, who traveled with her to the beautiful Crane Resort in Barbados. I'm not a lucky person and I don't often get offered freebies, so when my dearest friend Jen of 30 years called to say she was going to Barbados for a few days and I could tag along, I … [Read more...]
Times they are a-changin’
My life has been a whirlwind over the last few months and I feel that I have finally come up for air. Last week I spent 5 days on a beach with an old friend with the goal of perspective-getting and it worked. Before arriving at The Crane Resort in Barbados I had been able to make little sense of … [Read more...]
Celebrating 30 Years of Friendship
I often look at my children as they grow and am conscious of the people in their lives, especially the constant ones. The forever kind of folks like my daughter's pal across the street. They have been buddies since toddlerhood. And my teenage son whose best friend since grade 1 is a regular fixture … [Read more...]
Don’t give him your last bite of yogurt and other advice…..
While hanging out with Anastasia and Roman I was surprised to see how quicky toddler gender roles emerge. Anastasia is just over two and Roman just under two so she is a little older which may account for some of her desire to be a care giver but I sense that it's partly because she is a … [Read more...]
Sand in our pockets
We're back!I had great intentions of blogging from Barbados but my netbook wouldn't jive with the blogging website. I did journal though and will share some of the highlights and hijinx with ya'll.I have lots of advice to dispense if you should find yourself travelling tropical with toddlers … [Read more...]
Breakfast in Barbados?
We could be beach bound in a week.Here's the offer.My generous, lovely fellow Russian adoptive mom friend has invited Roman and I to tag along on her business trip to Barbados. Her and I adopted our kids at the same time and we live blocks apart from each other in the city. I would come … [Read more...]