Tag Archives: parks

New York Restoration Project’s Hulaween Fundraiser

It is time again for the tenth annual Hulaween Ball to benefit the New York Restoration Project. In case you haven’t heard of this event, it is one of my favorite occurrences – when pop culture, green, and Halloween collide! The New York Restoration Project (NYRP) was founded back in 1995 when entertainer Bette Midler organized volunteers to clean up the Fort Washington and Fort Tryon Parks in NYC. Since then, it has been Bette’s goal to work towards a cleaner, greener city. NYRP often tries to focus on uncared for parks that are in low-income neighborhoods. To raise money … Continue reading →

What Makes a Great Dog Park?

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The dog park here in town recently got remodeled… and it’s great. Not that it wasn’t nice before — a large, securely fenced area with a spigot for the dogs to have fresh water while they played. But it’s even better now. Improvement #1: an “airlock” style gate. Before the remodel, the park just had a gate for people and dogs to go in and out. Dogs who were already inside could crowd around the gate, and possibly escape when the gate was open. Now the gate opens into a small fenced area so you can secure the outside gate … Continue reading →

Visit the Best of the Best During Spring Break

Where will you be spending spring break this year? Parents looking for fun, yet affordable ways to spend spring break with their kids should check out The 10 Best of Everything Families: An Ultimate Guide for Travelers. For about 20 bucks the handy guide provides information on the best locations for family reunions, skiing, biking, extreme adventures, factory tours, museums, zoos, gardens, historic sites, roller coasters, music festivals, wildlife-watching and much more. There are also sections on seasonal celebrations, such as Easter and Christmas. Some sample lists include: Education Vacations–10 Best Innovators’ Homes Samuel Morse, Poughkeepsie, New York Rachel Carson, … Continue reading →

How We Celebrated Murphy’s Sixth Birthday

Photo By Arif Budiman Yesterday marked the sixth year anniversary of when Murph picked us out at the animal control shelter and we broke down and brought him home. Since we don’t know when Murph’s true birthday is, this is the one we go by. And since Murph’s birthday marks the end of the Team Pryor September Celebration Extravaganza, we had to wrap it up right. Double Parkin’ It Murph loves to take walks and go for rides, and if you combine those with a trip to the park…wow. That’s a big day in Murph’s world. After we did our … Continue reading →

Outdoor Hot Spots In San Francisco

In a previous blog I shared some of my favorite San Francisco picnic spots. The city’s natural beauty and temperate climate makes it an ideal place to host a family outing. There’s rarely a time when the weather is so bad that you can’t spend at least part of your day outdoors enjoying San Francisco’s legendary hills or its exceptional parks and jogging and biking trails. This time of the year, when most of the country is shopping for tweeds and wool, visitors and residents of this beautiful waterside city are gearing up to hit the city’s incredible parks with … Continue reading →

National Wildlife Day: Animals on My Mind

National Wildlife Day, which is today, is a day to celebrate wildlife. Which gives me the perfect excuse for writing about some animals I’ve had on my mind recently. Ones Close to Home At the beginning of the summer I went to Art Pancake’s Tusculum Feed Center. No, it’s not a pancake house. It sells animal and pet food of all kinds, and also rents out various equipment as well as fills propane tanks. That’s why I went. Our tank was empty but we were fixing to grill soon. As I waited in line, the people in front of me … Continue reading →

Philadelphia’s Green Side

As the nation’s sixth largest city, Philadelphia is better known for its concrete jungles than its botanical jungles. But that’s not to say the “City of Brotherly Love” is void of beautiful green spaces. Contrary to popular belief, the area is home to some incredibly family friendly attractions, which display nature at its best. Fairmount Park Fairmont Park is considered the largest urban park in the nation. It consists of more than 8,000 acres of trees, trails and rivers. One of the park’s most popular venues is the 25-mile long Schuylkill River Trail, which begins in downtown Philly at Locust … Continue reading →

Indiana’s Outdoor Hot Spots

Continuing our look at Indiana’s must-see attractions, this blog spotlights the state’s natural wonders. Wolf Park Calling all city slickers who are nature lovers at heart—if you have always dreamed of getting up close and personal with some wild residents of Indiana—-Wolf Park is the place to be. The popular non-profit educational center is home to packs of gray wolves, a herd of bison, red foxes and coyotes. It is located near Lafayette, about 50 miles north of Indianapolis. If you are taking the kids you may want to consider sticking around for Saturday Howl nights — where you learn … Continue reading →

The Disney Blog Week in Review for April 16-20

Disney is fun and exciting and there is always so much to talk about when it comes to Disney whether it is their books, their games, their toys, their television shows, their amusement parks and so much more. This week’s articles cover a host of Disney in all of its forms. Did you miss an article this week? Here’s your chance to check out the Disney blog week in review: Monday, April 16 Disney Makes a Wish With Pirates Premiere is a demonstration of Disney’s dedication to making dreams come true. They will be hosting a world premiere of the … Continue reading →

Dear Heather…Can you be frugal & still get a good workout?

Dear Heather, Maybe I should have sent this to the frugal blog, but I had a question about being frugal and being fit at the same time. The simple fact is I don’t have a lot of extra money. I have three kids and I’m a single parent. My ex helps me out with child support, but I use that money to take care of the kids and keep extra in the bank if they need something. I try to limit my spending to necessities only with the occasional splurge here and there. A couple of years ago, I tried … Continue reading →