For some reason, I have procrastinated taking my children to the Inner Harbor. The times we have gone, our trips have been brief — an afternoon at the aquarium or an occasional lunch at one of our favorite restaurants. I figured my older son, who just turned 5, was too young for many of the [...]
Archive for October, 2005
A day downtown
Wednesday, October 12th, 2005Family Troopers
Wednesday, October 12th, 2005Mary Patricia Donahue can still recite the Girl Scout Pledge, even though it’s been nearly 50 years since she’s needed to do so. A Girl Scout in Washington D.C. in the late 1940s, Donahue has many fond memories of cooking and sewing to earn badges, and practicing outdoor skills while picnicking in Rock Creek Park. [...]
A day downtown
Wednesday, October 12th, 2005Where to play, park and dine at the Inner Harbor
The doctor is out
Wednesday, October 12th, 2005Andrea Tucker was four months pregnant when she received a letter from her obstetrician, Dr. Carol Ritter, informing her that due to the rising cost of malpractice insurance premiums, Ritter would no longer deliver babies. Instead she was limiting her practice to strictly gynecologic care. Tucker, now the mother of 14-month-old Katie, was thrown for [...]
What’s up doc?
Wednesday, October 12th, 2005Is it possible to be addicted to Chapstick? My 9-year-old used it all last winter to fight chapped lips, but now it’s summer and she still puts it on five or six times a day. In fact, she won’t leave the house without her Chapstick. She says her lips feel weird without it on. Is [...]
15 minutes and counting…
Friday, October 7th, 2005The clock is ticking. It’s parent-teacher conference time, and you’ll have roughly 15 minutes to discuss anything and everything that might hamper your child’s ability to learn this year. How can you make the most of that time? Here are 10 tips to keep in mind when you sit down with your child’s teacher: 1. [...]
Teaching Atonement
Friday, October 7th, 2005Jacob Recht is only 5 years old and his brother Ben is 4, but already the boys know a little about the Jewish high holy days. Their parents, Monica and Joel Recht of Columbia, always take them along when they attend services for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. “They spend some of the time in [...]
Fresh Pickin’
Friday, October 7th, 2005There’s something so refreshing about harvest time. Maybe it’s the fresh air, as that insufferable summer heat and humidity are finally, mercifully, a memory. Maybe it’s the fresh start. The kids are back in school, and in many ways, a new year has begun. Maybe it’s the fresh food. What can be more fresh than [...]
Mothers honored in movement at BMA
Friday, October 7th, 2005Mom, grab your mother and daughters and head out to “Motherhood, Memories and Movement,” an evening of dance Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at the Baltimore Museum of Art. The performance by the Full Circle Dance Company is designed to recognize and honor the work of motherhood and to celebrate mothers everywhere. It is appropriate [...]
Holiday shopping with a British twist
Friday, October 7th, 2005Looking for someplace a little different to do your holiday shopping this year? The Baltimore Museum of Art is opening a Holiday Shop Oct. 12. It’s an expansion of it’s museum shop and will feature items inspired by the fall exhibit “Monet’s London: Artists Reflections on the Thames, 1859-1914.” The shop will have items for [...]