by Alison Moore Smith | May 16, 2012 | for Fun
When we were kids we went camping every year. It was a highlight of the summer that we looked forward to with great anticipation. After all these years, I still see the two years we camped in Kamas, Utah, as some of the best vacations every. Our folks found a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 23, 2012 | for Fun
If you are a fellow American, “letting a flat” might sound like gibberish. Or needing replacement tires. But it's very simple. In British parlance letting is renting and a flat is an apartment. When we lived in England in 1983, we let a flat in a row of...
by Alison Moore Smith | Jan 22, 2012 | for Fun
When I was 19, my dad took a sabbatical form his professorial duties and he and my mother headed to Europe. The final destination was to be a flat in Leeds, England, but before that would be a whirlwind tour of Germany (where they would pick up a VW Jetta (with...
by Alison Moore Smith | Dec 9, 2011 | for Fun, for Mind
I married a geek. Or is it a nerd? I can never remember. One of them is supposed to be cool and the other one not so much. My husband is definitely on the cool end of science genius. My dad also has a scientific PhD. And my brother-in-law. My sister, a master's...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 1, 2011 | for Fun
It's finally a reality, a homeschoolers dream come true! Although I don't really love to travel — I love my dream home! — there is nothing more educational than taking your children to see the world. No book, no unit study, no internet site beats hands-on...