Have you been to the Hermitage lately? A lot has changed since my first visit as an out of town tourist in 2003. While I had a great time learning about the life of our 7th President, it certainly wasn’t geared toward kids. My next visit in the Spring of 2012, happened shortly after we …
Have you ever seen caber tossing or the hammer throw? Or listened to an entire group of bagpipes live? It’s definitely an experience! My Mother in Law lives in Scotland, so our family is intimately familiar with these and other Highland Games. Now, we have the opportunity to see all these Scottish traditions here at …
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Disclosure: This post was made possible by a partnership with American Heritage Chocolate. When American Heritage Chocolate gave me their products and asked me to come up with a recipe, I hesitated. Basically I’m not the greatest cook. My family would say this statement is a colossal understatement! But I do enjoy baking so I …
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by American Heritage Chocolate but all opinions expressed here are my own. Recently I had the opportunity to join a press trip focusing on American Heritage Historic Chocolate products. It was a fun weekend full of my favorite things – food and history! Our first stop for the weekend was at Cracker Barrel in …
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