Town Square in Prescott Arizona.

The town square in Prescott Arizona is the hub of the area’s cultural activities. My husband and I headed up there this weekend and wound up attending an art festival that we didn’t even know was scheduled (the 37th Annual Western Art Show and Sale). It’s summertime, and the event calendar is in full swing.

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A slow, worthwhile stroll.

Sometimes our want to travel is greater than our ability to do so.

It’s nice to have help.

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Photo taken in Osaka, Japan by MShades (via Flickr).

A view of Buckingham Fountain on the lakefront Segway Tour

There’s nothing like the beauty and dazzling skyline of the Chicago lakefront. One of the coolest ways to take it all in is on a Segway Tour through iconic lakefront landmarks. The Bike and Roll lakefront Segway tour supplies two and half hours of outdoor fun with stops that include Millennium Park, Grant Park, Soldier’s Field and more.  I took the tour one hot summer afternoon with my teen son and the experience was well worth the sunburn and sweaty clothes. Read More »

In "The Show" they use clean balls for batting practice. - Crash Davis

You know that summer is winding down when parks are no longer filled with little kids swinging big bats, but are instead overrun by the collective gut of the 35 and over slow-pitch leagues.

That isn’t to say you shouldn’t get to your local park as often as possible.  I’m actually in a 35 and over league and I’ve got to tell you, it’s fun to watch.  I mean that in the saddest, most painful way possible. Oy, my legs.

Summer vacations may be ending, but a game of catch in the park on a warm afternoon can stretch that holiday just a little bit longer. Make it happen.

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Photo by Tricia Honea