It goes without saying that the Cider Donuts are on our list of favorite things at the Liberty Ridge Farm, as are the tunnel slide, rabbit pens, and feeding the goats. But here are a few more reasons we return to Liberty Ridge Farm every autumn:
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If I had a nickel for every time a parent told me that they wished they could homeschool their child; well, I might be able to buy a soda with it. No, seriously, homeschooling isn’t hard. The difficulty is in contemplating jumping into the unknown. Last spring, when my son and I were well into our…
The display of cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C. peaked early this year, but Cherry Blossom Festival celebrations draw visitors from around the world through the month of April. There’s nothing quite as beautiful as the sight of cherry blossom trees in bloom against the backdrop of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It’s a sight…
Finding the right preschool for your child can be a nerve-wracking experience, especially when it’s for your first child. Long, long ago when I was new to the Capital District, I had the good fortune to stumble onto an absolutely fabulous preschool, The Children’s School at Emma Willard. It was everything that you could hope…
Interested in an all-expense paid trip to Salzburg, Austria that includes tickets to the opening night party of the legendary musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC at the Salzburger Landestheater? Given the response to Albany Kid’s giveaway of a Sound of Music Soundtrack in celebration of HDTV’s airing of the movie, I’m guessing this might appeal…
We’ve been going out to Indian Ladder Farm’s Baby Animal Days since we had a baby to bring. Our photos albums are filled with pictures of kids and little farm animals. In one, a small Lucy gingerly holds out one finger, petting a baby chick. Years later, she is holding Elliot as he does the…
To mark the centenary of International Women’s Day, I would like to tell you about a remarkable girl that I met this past weekend at the Hannaford Kidz Expo in Albany, NY. This poised young lady, a 5th Grader at Pine Bush Elementary School, stood behind a display of hot cocoa mix that she was…