Show Review: Story Pirates by Margaret Hart
March 22nd, 2015
This past weekend I saw a wonderful performance at The NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. Part of the Skirball Center's Big Red Chair Family Series, “Story Pirates” featured a group of musical sketch comedy artists who brought a story to life based on the ...
REVIEW: Madison Square Garden “All Access Tour” by Margaret Hart
October 20th, 2014
If you live in the New York City area, I have a great day trip for you the next time your kids have a day off from school, and you're looking for something fun and different to do. Or, if you are from out of town, and planning a visit ...
SHOW REVIEW: The Old Man and The Old Moon – by Margaret Hart
October 3rd, 2014
I took a break from my blog for a while, and I am happy to be back, to talk about an incredibly creative and thoroughly entertaining Off-Broadway show my family and I just had the pleasure of seeing, called The Old Man and The Old Moon, at The New Victory ...
The Sprint to Summer by Margaret Hart
June 1st, 2014
The month of May was hectic in our household. Work, travel, soccer, school, dance, volunteer projects, and the celebration of a milestone and end-of-year activities for our son. We started the month with our son making his First Holy Communion. The ceremony was beautiful and he was chosen to read a ...
A Day to Remember by Margaret Hart
May 7th, 2014
This past weekend was very full with family and friends. Saturday was a wonderful day; it was my son’s First Holy Communion. It might sound a little cliché, but the sky was blue, the birds were singing, the weather was warm, and Daffodils were in bloom. It was a beautiful ...
“Bello Mania” is a Belly Laugh: Show Review by Margaret Hart
April 6th, 2014
On Friday night, I saw a fantastic live show at The New Victory Theater, a jewel among the smaller, more intimate theaters, located in the heart of Broadway and Times Square in New York City. “Bello Mania,” is a high-flying, hysterically funny, circus-acrobatics, show starring Bello Nock, a comic daredevil ...
Shopping for a Big Boy Bed by Margaret Hart
March 30th, 2014
We have been promising my son a “big boy bed” for more than a year, and finally, after a lot of shopping, we made a decision. Our little man now sleeps like a little prince. Our son transitioned from his crib at about age three, to a daybed, and slept on ...
An Awkward Conversation by Margaret Hart
March 23rd, 2014
You know those conversations you have every now and again where someone says something that just floors you? Where you just can’t believe they said it? Where, afterward, you feel really awkward and you aren't sure what to say? I had one of those conversations this week, and I haven’t ...
Spring Cleaning: The Playroom by Margaret Hart
March 2nd, 2014
This winter on the east coast has been one for the record books. While I was hoping good old Punxsutawney Phil would say the end was near, he predicted six more weeks of winter. That was February 2nd. We've had more snow days from school than anyone thought was possible, ...
A Christmas for the Cats by Margaret Hart
December 29th, 2013
For the first time in more than 10 years, my husband, son and I — and our two rambunctious Ragdoll cats — were on our own for Christmas. A terrible ice storm in Maine, causing widespread power outages, prevented my parents and sister from being able to drive down to ...
