[Ad – Gifted Products] Every other week we play a board game at our local Geek Retreat to try out a new board game. This time, we went with Flora Funga, which is actually two similar board games in one long, rectangular box. I do find the idea of having two games in one box…

[Ad- gifted experience] Growing up in the Adirondacks, I have always seen balloons floating about, over the mountains. Dann and I have also taken our children to a few different balloon festivals in the United Kingdom, including the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, but none of us have ever ridden in the basket of a hot…

[Ad – Gifted Products] It’s been hot this week, our pool is back in action, and of course we brought out the water toys! The Seek and Splash pool toy is a sort of set – a bag of gems of different colors and shapes, and some waterproof cards that are on a ring. This…

[Ad – Gifted Products] Puzzles aren’t often something that is done at quick speed – at least not in our household. So, when we heard about Stitch Speedy Puzzle (though they have a bunch of other designs as well), which is a sort of puzzle board game challenge combination, we were interested in seeing how our…

While going out for the day with my cousins and aunt, one of my cousins decided he was hungry and wanted to go out to eat. So, he selected The Harvest. The Harvest is an Italian-American restaurant that was founded in 1972, but has been passed down to local restauranteurs in more recent years. My…

Every month, Amelia and I carve out some time to do a cupcake class. We’ve been doing this for well over a year now. It’s just such a lovely way to have one-on-one time with Amelia, and alongside that, we’ve become friends with a lot of the other regulars there and love doing little updates…