Early every morning when I make my way to the computer at the kitchen counter where I work, I go on Twitter pretty much straight away. I have this great practice,...
Entertaining Them
Our New (to Us) Party Game
We are not game people, as much as I'd like us to be. (Well maybe it's my husband who doesn't like games.) But somehow, a couple of weeks ago, after our daughter...
Great Hostess Gift
We recently moved into a new house and our friend Billy had these Pugg pop-up soccer goals delivered upon our arrival. It was the perfect housewarming gift/diversion...
Ode to the Balance Bike
I looked out the window about a week ago and saw my just-turned-five year old barreling down the grassy hill behind our house on the two-wheeler. Her friend was...
Road Trip Arsenal
My neighbor who has much older kids dug these out of his garage and gifted them to Mischa and Phoebe. They are such a throwback...tech hungry kids might at first...
Bubbles Baby
Years ago when I was assisting on an advertising photo shoot I worked on a job for a bubble bath product. Three assistants were charged with creating a big bubbly...
Slow Down
Slow Food, Slow Travel—it seems like Slow Family should be the next thing...?! Well, on our spring break, we rediscovered the puzzle, and especially the ginormous...
A Little Gem
We picked up a copy of this Pictorial Webster's Pocket Dictionary before a recent road trip, thinking it would be fun for our kids (one a solid reader, one starting...
Beyond Paas
I always feel very incompetent around Easter. First of all, I can't wrap my head around the Easter bunny, and what I'm supposed to be saying about that. And then...
UNO to the Rescue
It's been cold for months in NYC, really cold at times. This has led to a tremendous amount of indoor family togetherness, which, in turn, has resulted in a constantly...
Star Wars AND Paper Airplanes?
Sign me up! Or rather, sign up my two boys (ages 8 and 10) who love pretty much all things Star Wars and have killed more than their share of fine trees folding...
Dirty Dishes
I was at a friend’s house for brunch and after our dirty dishes were cleared, she set out stacks of simple white side plates and black permanent markers. We were...
