Seriously Cool Stuff Saturday * Philly Homegrown

Posted on July 31, 2010

Ever wish you had a comprehensive list of restaurants that focus on using locally grown produce?  Visit Philly.com has created a website called Philly Homegrown just for that purpose!  Need to find a farmer’s market? Check there! Want to sample local brews? They have it!  Want to know what produce is in season? Yup, they have it.

Thank you, Visit Philly!!!!

Seriously Cool Stuff Saturday

Posted on January 3, 2010

The Little Tree House Play Cafe in Chestnut Hill, PA

The Little Tree House is a kid-friendly restaurant that allows parents to grab a latte and relax as their kids play with environmentally safe wooden toys.  I went last week with Ava, my sister & niece, and two friends & their babies.  Ava and M were a little young for it, though they loved checking out the toys and kid-watching. My niece and the other 1+ year old had a lot of fun running around, going down the slide, checking out the trains, and jumping into pillow piles.  It’s $7.50/child with no  time limit, which is nice.

The only downside (in my opinion)- no outside food. I had packed cheerios and string cheese for Ava and ended up having to BUY cheerios and string cheese…errr.

Preview: Interview with April Margera

Posted on June 30, 2009

Yesterday I had the absolute pleasure of tagging along with Shannon and Sarah of the Chester County Moms website to photograph an interview they were doing….an interview with April Margera (Yes, Bam’s mom).  April was so sweet to invite us into her home for the afternoon. We probably would have slept over if she let us~ between the lavender lemonade, “Hula” cake, and girl talk, the afternoon was a delight.  The Margera’s are one impressive family.  Bam has a little of everything going on, April is working on her second cookbook (thanks to April I now own the first one!!!), and her other son Jess is touring with his band in Europe!  It was cool to be standing in the house and hear, “this is the room they turned into an ice skating rink, this is the room they shot missles into, this is where the alligator was”.  I remembered all the episodes, but could not believe it was the same house. It was spotless and gorgeous (all redone by April!).

And the most exciting detail?  April has a grand daughter named Ava:)

It was wonderful to meet April, Phil, and yes, even “Don Vito”!  Thank you to Sarah and Shannon for the opportunity, and thank you to the Margera’s for the lovely afternoon.

Check www.chestercountymoms.com for the full interview soon, but in the meantime, enjoy the  preview of photographs!