Archive | September, 2012

Ohio Renaissance Festival in Harveysburg, OH

By on September 26, 2012 in Educational, Exercise, Fall, Food, Limited Time, Music, Play Outdoor, Road Trippin', Shopping, Theater

Street actors, comedic shows, jousting, being knighted by Queen Elizabeth, and shooting arrows into bales of hay sound fun? If so, visit the Ohio Renaissance Festival in Harveysburg, OH, which is straight out 71 South about an hour and 10 minutes from Columbus. The festival takes place inside the walls of a medieval village reminiscent [...]

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Graphic Novel Review: “Giants Beware!”

By on September 12, 2012 in Educational, Fall, Gift Giving, Spring, Summer, Winter

My daughter has been “reading” graphic novels since before she could read. My son is the same way, he’ll sit with a graphic novel for hours and he has no idea what the speech bubbles say. They both follow the stories in pictures, and have even been known to make up their own scenarios to [...]

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“All Horse Parade” in Delaware, OH

By on September 10, 2012 in Fall, Limited Time, Music, Play Outdoor

Yesterday, Delaware kicked off their county fair and the Little Brown Jug with the “All Horse Parade.” People lined the streets cheering on horses and riders as they marched from the county fairgrounds through Delaware’s quaint downtown. I went with my mom and the kids, and we loved it! Civil War reenactors led the parade [...]

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September Events

By on September 5, 2012 in Educational, Exercise, Fall, Food, Limited Time, Music, Play Indoor, Play Outdoor, Road Trippin', Shopping, Sporting Event, Theater

Unfortunately due to scheduling conflicts, I was unable to do my monthly appearance on Fox 28 “Good Day Columbus.” BUT, because I’ve gotten used to highlighting a few family-fun activities each month, I thought I’d still do that. This month I’ve listed a number of things that will get you out of the city for [...]

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