http://therhodelesstraveled.com Great things from the tiny state of Rhode Island Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:31:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/26ed09c4c0c55f95520523b826ca79fd?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://therhodelesstraveled.com http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/12/22/my-daily-providence-reading-list/ http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/12/22/my-daily-providence-reading-list/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:15:36 +0000 geoffmeek http://therhodelesstraveled.com/?p=2131 ]]> http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/12/22/my-daily-providence-reading-list/feed/ 0 geoffmeek My reading list http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/12/19/shopping/ http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/12/19/shopping/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:28:17 +0000 Michele Meek http://therhodelesstraveled.com/?p=2118 If you're doing some last-minute shopping, that's all the more reason to keep it local. Here are a few ideas (feel free to post others in the comments) for great children's gifts that are either invented and/or made in Rhode Island.]]> http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/12/19/shopping/feed/ 4 michelemeek babydoll Craftland http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/11/06/the-art-of-the-brick/ http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/11/06/the-art-of-the-brick/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:59:18 +0000 Michele Meek http://therhodelesstraveled.com/?p=2081 When Amelia started to crawl, I moved Mirabelle's ten pounds of legos out of the girls' room and into the living room. I feared that the tiny brightly colored pieces would make too tempting a snack for an infant...]]> http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/11/06/the-art-of-the-brick/feed/ 2 michelemeek legocello lego gallery a-lego IMG_3540 http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/05/20/tours-for-tots/ http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/05/20/tours-for-tots/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 16:47:54 +0000 Michele Meek http://therhodelesstraveled.com/?p=1854 Someone recently asked Mirabelle what she wanted to be when she grew up. "Well," she replied. "I'm already getting started. I'm an artist." So apparently in support of her current career, we visited the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum yesterday during their Tours for Tots...]]> http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/05/20/tours-for-tots/feed/ 0 michelemeek tots schnitt http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/05/06/ten-most-endangered/ http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/05/06/ten-most-endangered/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 16:28:36 +0000 Michele Meek http://therhodelesstraveled.com/?p=1829 This year, the Columbus Theatre makes the list of the one of the most endangered properties in Providence...]]> http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/05/06/ten-most-endangered/feed/ 0 michelemeek The Columbus Theatre http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/04/13/art-by-avery-boruch/ http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/04/13/art-by-avery-boruch/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:08:53 +0000 Michele Meek http://therhodelesstraveled.com/?p=1775 I'll admit that sometimes I see a work of art, and I think -- my kid could paint that. Ironically, that's not what I thought yesterday when I saw the work displayed at Meeting Street Cafe by Avery Boruch, who as it turns out, is 10-years-old...]]> http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/04/13/art-by-avery-boruch/feed/ 1 michelemeek avery dancingfeet http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/04/02/rimosa/ http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/04/02/rimosa/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 13:13:03 +0000 Michele Meek http://therhodelesstraveled.com/?p=1720 This week, Mirabelle and I stopped by to see Metamorphosis: The Transfer of Energy, the exhibit created by the Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art. ]]> http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/04/02/rimosa/feed/ 1 michelemeek rimosa2 woodenwave http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/03/18/gallery-night-providence/ http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/03/18/gallery-night-providence/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:33:48 +0000 Michele Meek http://therhodelesstraveled.com/?p=1669 Last night, we decided to go to the opening of the 15th season of Gallery Night Providence and boarded the "art bus" (aka school bus) for a tour of neighborhood galleries...]]> http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2011/03/18/gallery-night-providence/feed/ 0 michelemeek artist eggtempera http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/12/16/rock-a-baby/ http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/12/16/rock-a-baby/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:51:19 +0000 Michele Meek http://therhodelesstraveled.com/?p=1479 Combine a live band, familiar rock-n-roll songs, and three clever puppets, and you get Rock-a-Baby, a musical learning experience for babies and toddlers...]]> http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/12/16/rock-a-baby/feed/ 4 michelemeek rockababy http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/09/23/underland/ http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/09/23/underland/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:30:05 +0000 Michele Meek http://therhodelesstraveled.com/?p=1312 The cave of gnarled trees and dark tunnels with a knotty wood table and wooden chairs appeals to children's fort-building instincts...]]> http://therhodelesstraveled.com/2010/09/23/underland/feed/ 2 michelemeek underland