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By Ellen Parlapiano   If you’re looking for a fun family activity that will please the baseball lovers in your family, look no further. Fifteen major league baseball teams head to Florida in March for spring training season. Here’s where to... Read More >

Categories: Family Life, Travel

A perfectly acceptable Christmas cocktail I know the holiday season is in full swing—I stuffed my face with Thanksgiving dinner two weeks ago and now I'm Christmas shopping like a madman—but the recent warm weather across the East Coast has me daydreaming about the beach. Even though I should be drinking eggnog, I’m fixating on frosty summer cocktails. This past Saturday, as I sat outside (in December!) at a... Read More >

Categories: Food & Recipes, Travel

Family Travel Idea: Playa del Carmen, Mexico Traditional sugar skulls While everyone else is gearing up for Halloween, I'm getting ready for another birthday. And the Day of the Dead! Some people are born on Christmas. I was born on the Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos as it is known in Mexico (or maybe... Read More >

Categories: Entertainment, Fashion, Freebies & Deals, Holidays, Travel

7 Life Lessons from Bicycling When I was a kid I spent every summer  ramming around my upstate New York neighborhood on my balloon tire bike with my pals. When I was first married, my husband and I took a... Read More >

Categories: Family Life, Health, Travel

What We’re Eating: Grilled to Perfection The weekend of May 21st & 22nd, I flew out to Chicago to attend the Grill and Chill Festival sponsored by Better Homes and Gardens and Weber. Taking place in Lincoln Park, this was the first (hopefully) annual festival and really turned out to be a success. With views like this, I felt like I was on a movie set. [caption id="attachment_1067" align="alignleft" width="270" caption="city... Read More >

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