Below is the list of local U-pick farms within driving distance from Akron (20 minutes to an hour). They are in no distance or favorite order. It really is just the list of farms I would like to visit with the kids. We would probably make a day trip out of a visit to some…
Continue reading ➞ 19 Pick-Your-Own Strawberries and Blueberries Farms | Summer 2021
This Orange Village Community Park Playground is very unique and a perfect size. Its not large but the design is so complex that there were much to see and do! You can spend hours there on a nice day or get overwhelmed and leave. We lasted about 25 minutes in the heat today. Kids loved…
Silent auction is one of the places I find all the cool and unique items/ experiences in Akron for my family and to gift! The interest began when I started donating to organizations and grew larger from being at the events through work seeing it all in action and knowing your money is contributing to…
Continue reading ➞ Silent Auction | Canal Boat Captain’s Ball
Don’t forget to put U-Pick Lavender Fun @lavendertrails in Orville on your calendar now ✨ Opening day is June 25th. Time tickets will be required. Get your ticket at lavendertrails.com or link in bio. 📷: @lavendertrails
The playground at Madison Park in Lakewood was awesome. “Small but mighty” is probably the only way to describe it! These tall slides were intimidating to me but not to Ben and every kids on the playground today. There also are a small toddler play structure that Kate enjoyed and some swings as well. With…
If you haven’t visit @stanhywet this season, today is a great day! @hopebloomsohio flowers are there as part of the HBA Akron Home and Garden Show this weekend, and will be on display until May 10th! You still have to get timed tickets online to visit @stanhywet so plan ahead to get the date and time you want. “Hope Blooms…
Continue reading ➞ Hope Blooms Ohio at Stan Hywet Hall and Garden
Below is the essay I wrote about myself for an article to be published in the Akron Beacon Journal. One of their editors will extract my words and write an article about me as the weekly feature chef at @nohipopup. I don't know what it will looks like then. But since I poured my heart into…
Continue reading ➞ When I had to Write a Food Bio about Myself.
No swim lesson tonight and it’s so gloomy out so we went to our old stomping ground, The Natatorium in Cuyahoga Falls, to play. We always go early afternoon and have not been there during open swim and the zero depth area is almost always empty. Today Ben and Kate practiced what they have learned…
After five years, I have learned that they get excited for 5 seconds, they will pick one or two things that they love and leave the rest - every holidays. Last year we had an egg hunt in the backyard where they hunted for the special egg and trade them in for a grand prize.…
Don’t laugh if I say I dreamed of getting accepted into an Art program at Kent State in 1999 😉 But that didn’t happen (I never apply) and I took my time with my BA at UA. Yet Kent always has a special place in my heart. So when @trooplovelysomethings shared about @katiebutlerstudio MFA show…
akronmomandkids.com 