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 messy house, lots of squabbling, and some truly inventive name calling. It hasn’t been all bad, a few new cocktails have been explored, we introduced ...

We are all about finding new salves and balms for the winter–for ourselves and our kids. This one called Potlatch Hand Salve, is one of our new favorites this season. Besides the fact that it has been keeping our hands from cracking/flaking this winter, we love the packaging, and the story behind it. Merryl Spence, ...

This year we discovered this balm from Pasolivo Olive Oil in California, and it’s our new favorite. It’s a bigger stick than just a regular lip balm (think Bonnie Bell Lip Smacker size!), which means that, besides using it on chapped lips, it’s easy to rub on cheeks or hands that need it. It’s also ...

Over the weekend, my daughter requested that we bring out our tent. By which she meant the little play tent we’ve had since her teenage brothers were tots (a gift from their auntie Em, I believe). To be honest, I’d kind of forgotten we had one, but we retrieved it and put it out and ...

Every year we go through the same thing–it’s so frigid outside that it’s hard to imagine running the kids around for any length of time. I was thinking about getting one of these indoor trampolines that folds up for relatively easy storage. What do you think? Any suggestions or thoughts? (This one is from Galt.)

Although I do not have a small, cheeky baby with buttery skin and malleable chin(s) in the house any longer, when my third guy was smaller (he’s ten) he spent quite a few winters with raw, red, chapped cheeks and chin and upper lip. It was not quite eczema—but at the least in that family. ...