Holidays and Seasons Farewell October and Halloween! While it’s true that my Halloween decorations are boxed away and the “thankful” banners and turkeys are already on display. I still have to wrap Read More » Leah November 4, 2013
Holidays and Seasons A Trip to the Pumpkin Patch Each year we make a pilgrimage to Bates Nut Farm, the largest and oldest authentic pumpkin patch in San Diego. We enjoyed a hayride, Sophie Read More » Leah October 25, 2013
Holidays and Seasons Wordless Wednesday: Autumn Autumn is in full swing with our backyard pumpkins. And Sukkot, the Jewish Festival of the Harvest … Simchat Torah, the celebration of the Torah Read More » Leah October 10, 2012
Family Six Years of Pumpkin Patch Visits Every fall, we embark on our annual visit to the famous pumpkin patch at Bates Nut Farm. We take pictures, picnic, visit the farm animals Read More » Leah October 5, 2011
Holidays and Seasons Farewell Summer … Welcome Fall “Summer isn’t measured so much by the calendar as it is by the weightless days you move through.” — Susan Okaty, Coming East Here in Read More » Leah September 5, 2011
Children The Great Pumpkin Patch As Sophie gets older, the holiday traditions seem to get more fun. This was certainly the case for our annual visit to Bates Nut Farm Read More » Leah October 17, 2010
Education Apple Picking: Day in Julian (Part 2) After gathering three bags (or half pecks) of apples from our Peacefield Orchards apple-picking adventure, we headed to the town of Julian for a snack. Read More » Leah September 26, 2010