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Baking with the Grandchildren

Karen McCullough Posted on January 10, 2025 by Karen McCulloughJanuary 10, 2025

I love spending time doing things with my grandchildren. Playing games, walking, talking, even plotting stories are all activities we’ve enjoyed sharing. But one thing they always request and are eager to do is help bake something. Cookies, mostly, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Family, Holidays | Tagged baking, Christmas Cookies

Visitors from England, 2024 – Part 8: Their Return to England

Karen McCullough Posted on August 24, 2024 by Karen McCulloughAugust 17, 2024

Normally, visitors’ departure isn’t much of a story. They get in the car and go, or we drop them at the airport, pausing for a last quick, goodbye hug. This time, though the adventures didn’t end when we left them … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Family, Travel

Visitors from England, 2024 – Part 7: Cooking with Freya

Karen McCullough Posted on August 20, 2024 by Karen McCulloughAugust 25, 2024

Whenever grandchildren are visiting, I make time to whip up a batch of cookies with them. We make them from scratch, and they love the chance to help with measuring, breaking eggs, mixing, and, of course, taste-testing. This visit was … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Holidays, Travel

Visitors from England, 2024 – Part 6: Playground Visits

Karen McCullough Posted on August 19, 2024 by Karen McCulloughAugust 17, 2024

Near the beginning of their visit, Freya and James announced they hoped to visit as many different parks and playgrounds as possible. Given the level of energy they have and the limitations of even a fairly large suburban back yard, … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Travel | Tagged Greensboro, LeBauer Park, Playgrounds

Visitors from England, 2024 – Part 5: Celebrating James’s birthday

Karen McCullough Posted on August 17, 2024 by Karen McCulloughAugust 17, 2024

I’ve already talked about one of the biggest parts of James’s birthday celebration, the baseball game, but there were a couple of other features. Presents! Of course, presents. They have an interesting tradition in the family of arranging the presents … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Family, Travel

Visitors from England, 2024 – Part 4: Baseball/James’s Birthday

Karen McCullough Posted on August 16, 2024 by Karen McCulloughAugust 17, 2024

My son, Joe, has been a huge baseball fan for most of his life.  Even moving to England hasn’t dimmed his enthusiasm for the game. Through the magic of the MLB app, he can view games from overseas, though he … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Family, Travel | Tagged Greensboro Grasshoppers, Winston-Salem Dash

Visitors from England, 2024 – Part 3: Greensboro Science Center

Karen McCullough Posted on August 14, 2024 by Karen McCulloughAugust 14, 2024

The Greensboro Science Center isn’t exactly a hidden gem, since plenty of people know about it, but it’s still a local treasure. Any time we have children staying with us, it’s one of the must-visit places. And since they keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Travel | Tagged Greensboro Science Center, lemurs, octopus

Visitors from England, 2024 – Part 2: A Trip to the Coast

Karen McCullough Posted on August 13, 2024 by Karen McCulloughAugust 13, 2024

A few days after my son and his family arrived from England, we all traveled from Greensboro to Beaufort, North Carolina to visit my oldest daughter and her husband, Aunt Liz and Uncle Alan to the children. Liz and Alan … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Travel | Tagged Cape Lookout Lighthouse and Seashore; New Bern, NC, Pepsi-Cola, Visitors from England

A Visit from the Family in England – August 2024

Karen McCullough Posted on August 12, 2024 by Karen McCulloughAugust 12, 2024

My son lives in England, along with his British wife and two children. We don’t get to see them nearly as often as I’d like, but we did just have a wonderful two-week visit. (Click on the pictures for larger … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Family

Turtle Tracks

Karen McCullough Posted on June 12, 2024 by Karen McCulloughJune 10, 2024

While on Edisto, we woke up one morning to find several people clustered in front of the house, digging in the sand. Several members of the family (not me!) are early risers who frequently beat the sunrise by a couple … Continue reading →

Posted in Family | Tagged Edisto Beach, Loggerhead turtles

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