Meet my new friend Alice

Meet my new friend Alice

The day I was contacted about the new site Alice, I had run out of toilet paper. And since they promised to make sure I would never run out again, you can bet my interest was piqued. So I became a beta tester. And I liked the site so much I’m even trying to...
Swaddling blankets for summer

Swaddling blankets for summer

With a baby born in almost every season, I’d have to say that I had the hardest time swaddling my oldest, a July in Mississippi baby, mostly because the last thing you really want to do is wrap a hot little baby up tightly in a blanket. That’s why...
J’aime l’alphabet

J’aime l’alphabet

I am utterly taken with the limited edition French alphabet print from Barcelona-born artist Silvia Portella, just introduced at L’Affiche Moderne. And not just because it’s refreshing to see a bee under A instead of B, but because the 26 charming...
Happy Father’s Day to all the cool dads of the world

Happy Father’s Day to all the cool dads of the world

Happy Fathers Day, cool dads. Hope you get everything you want today including some time to yourself and the big sloppy kid kisses to accompany the crayon-drawn card with the backwards D. As for you cool moms, if you still need a little something something to turn...
Potty Animal

Potty Animal

I am not a germaphobe at all. I’ve gotten through the great NYC Swine Flu Debacle of 2009 without much more than a hand washing, and I have yet to hear one story of one person getting any illness whatsoever from a public toilet seat. That said, I know that...
Let’s talk baby eczema, shall we?

Let’s talk baby eczema, shall we?

Baby eczema = not the most exciting of all the things a new mom gets to learn about. Having a daughter with moderate eczema myself, I get it. I know how carefully we have to pick out bath soap, shampoo, and body lotion, and that even though we’ve tried a lot of...