Grey Gardens Slideshow

There is a very interesting slide show about Grey Gardens over on the New York Times website.  The slide show contains a series of photos taken in 1979 when Sally Quinn and Benjamin Bradlee bought the house from Little Edie.  Be sure to read the captions for interesting little details.
When Ms. Quinn touched a key [...]

Indoor Hammock

I’m daydreaming about my old indoor hammock.  Years ago when my boys were still babies we lived in a house that had an attached  screened-in porch.  That room was my favorite room in the whole house and I practically lived in that hammock.  I breastfed my boys and I found that the hammock was especially [...]

Sound of Music-Central Station Antwerp(Belgium)

I cried with joy when I watched this — twice!

More Play Clothes Inspiration

If you are a blogaholic like me then you’ve already been introduced to Juju Books.  I just can’t help looking back at these images for inspiration.  I hope these books are eventually translated and sold in the U.S.

Good Sunday

After a yummy pancake breakfast we walked into town.  We walked along the tracks.
Both boys collected things and put them in their pockets.
We stopped at a coffee shop downtown to have some hot cocoa and to warm up.  The boys emptied their pockets.  I had no idea that Alex had collected so many rocks.
Douglas collected [...]

Etsy Alchemy

The traffic to my blog has gone up recently because I wrote a post where I mention Where the Wild Things Are.  I mentioned that I would like to sew a Max costume for my boys for Halloween.  I got a couple of emails from people who have asked me to sew a costume for [...]