Parenting Blog
on May 8, 2018 at 7:00 am ×
Two summers ago I hiked across England with a bunch of lads, one of whom is an author, PhD, and university professor on the topics of communication and practicing mindfulness. I didn’t have the mind to fully understand these subjects then and at times doing either well still confounds me […]
Parenting Blog
on May 7, 2018 at 10:56 am ×
This would have been far too long-winded, so much so that if there was to be a musical cue to wrap it up, to exit stage left even, we would’ve reached the second song in the ‘no seriously, get the F off the stage right now’ playlist. But here’s what […]
Parenting Blog
on May 7, 2018 at 9:10 am ×
No artist embodies life’s wild curvatures and its massive collection of fragments stashed away and used in new ways more than Antoni Gaudí. So, for this Mother’s Day, because we just spent a glorious, 68-degree 24-hours in his glorious city of Barcelona, my two daughters made their mom a one-of-a-kind […]
Travel
on May 3, 2018 at 8:00 am ×
Convincing young people to sit on a ferry for 90 minutes in order to walk for 4 hours is made easy with gelato, Vespas that glitter in the warm sun of early spring, feral cats a plently, flower boxes for days, stores selling unusual trinkets and Miraculous Ladybug toys we […]
Parenting Blog
on May 1, 2018 at 1:49 pm ×
This story is told in partnership with Smarty Pants Vitamins. In the end it will be known as the picture that saved my life. We were together on a press trip, on the Florida panhandle, offseason but still seasonably pleasant enough for time spent relaxing on the finely crushed quartz […]
OWTK Kid's Music Monthly Podcast
on May 1, 2018 at 7:00 am ×
Here’s the playlist for the May 2018 episode of the OWTK Kid’s Music Monthly Podcast! It’s a MEGA 15-song episode, kids. Buckle up, and hear some of the best and brightest of modern family music delivered straight into your earholes! *This episode is sponsored by the Philadelphia Children’s Festival featuring […]
Travel
on April 30, 2018 at 1:30 pm ×
Slurping down a pair of oysters, ordering a side of sauteed mushrooms, and cutting through the blow-torched golden brown top crust of an elegant crème brûlée; my own foodie evolution from last month, from a glorious week spent cruising the Med on the glistening Carnival Horizon, was not insignificant. However […]
OWTK PHILLY LOCAL
on April 30, 2018 at 9:30 am ×
We’ve seen many a great all-ages play and musical at the Arden Theatre in Old City Philadelphia, with many a great actor [waves hi to Ben Dibble & Alex Keiper & Jeffrey Coon & Rachel Camp!] gracing the stage, but the Arden’s Snow White cast of two, Nastassja Whitman & […]