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The rain stops in Bermuda
ByEileen Ogintz November 8, 2009July 16, 2021

Not sunny, but not raining. Just 66,000 people live on this pristine island—actually a series of about 360 small coral island, which is part of the British Commonwealth. Yes, we see businessmen wearing Bermuda shorts, knee-high socks, and shirts and ties to work. Hedges are manicured and lawns mowed. Houses are painted a rainbow of colors—bright orange, green and blue, pastel pinks and yellows.

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Cruising when the sun doesn’t shine
ByEileen Ogintz November 7, 2009July 7, 2021

It’s not the weather we imagined on our trip to Bermuda. The seas are rocking. It’s pouring and the waves are high. We get sprayed standing on our little balcony.

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A cruise to Bermuda with old family friends
ByEileen Ogintz November 5, 2009July 16, 2021

The cruise was long planned and then a week before tragedy stuck…

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To Yosemite National Park
ByEileen Ogintz November 1, 2009June 28, 2023

I smile remembering two other kids about the same age who were equally proud of themselves for making it to the top of Vernal Fall, also their first “big hike” in Yosemite.

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A visit to California wine country
ByEileen Ogintz October 30, 2009July 9, 2021

We drive to Healdsburg, a small picturesque town where, around the Plaza Park square, are tasting rooms, restaurants, antique shops, and more. My 23 year old daughter Reggie is excited because she scores a cast iron frying pan for $15. I’m excited because it is a perfect sunny fall day and I’m spending it with my husband and daughter.

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A quick trip to Yosemite National Park
ByEileen Ogintz October 29, 2009July 9, 2021

DAY 4 — Five year old Rivers Klopson is turning cartwheels on the rocks next to Yosemite’s famous Vernal Falls. It’s sunny and everyone sitting…

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To the historic ships in SF where Reggie works
ByEileen Ogintz October 28, 2009July 9, 2021

Here’s the chance to give your kids a lesson — without them even realizing it — in San Francisco’s seafaring past and the people who made their lives sailing in and out of San Francisco Bay, hauling lumber, canned fruit and more. Five vessels — the Alma, Balclutha, Eureka, Hercules and C.A. Thayer are designated National Historic Landmarks.

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Learning About African-American History at Colonial Williamsburg
ByEileen Ogintz October 25, 2009June 28, 2023

Colonial Williamsburg explores the lives and complexities of free and enslaved blacks during the Revolutionary Era, highlighting personal and unified contributions, sacrifices and decisions made by 19th-century blacks in securing their freedom

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At the Cal Academy of Sciences
ByEileen Ogintz October 25, 2009July 8, 2021

We’re at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco which in the year since it has reopened has emerged as San Francisco’s top cultural tourist attraction, drawing more visitors than even Alcatraz.

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Visting San Francisco with my grown up daughter
ByEileen Ogintz October 24, 2009July 16, 2021

The Hotel San Francisco atop Nob Hill was getting ready for its grand opening when the city suffered its devastating earthquake April 18, 1906. The hotel survived and a year later, opened, celebrating the city’s renewal. The hotel has hosted celebrities and presidents. Tony Bennett first sang “I Left My Heart in San Francisco “here.

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The rain stops in Bermuda

Cruising when the sun doesn’t shine

A cruise to Bermuda with old family friends

To Yosemite National Park

A visit to California wine country

A quick trip to Yosemite National Park

To the historic ships in SF where Reggie works

Learning About African-American History at Colonial Williamsburg

At the Cal Academy of Sciences

Visting San Francisco with my grown up daughter

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