Let me just say that I love our Flip video camera. It is a must have for new parents. We were able to capture Alex learning to crawl and then share it with grandparents who live far away. Amazing. It is tiny, easy to use, and the quality of the HD edition is great.
November is a hard slog for me with the eternal darkness and damp weather. December, on the other had, I look forward to all year. The parties and lights, the food and gifts, the being-together-ness. I want to make some special ornaments this year to commemorate Alex’s first Christmas. Stephanie made these beautiful salt dough ornaments and has a nice how-to posted. I think these will be just the thing for our tree this year.
Thanksgiving crept up on me this year. This week! Holy holy. Alex is going to eat his first solid foods this week — steamed sweet potato. One of the things I love most about the day is the pies. I love the lattice work crust on the blueberry pie above. In New York, I love the Little Pie Company. Farther afield, the Texas based Tootie Pie Co. will ship frozen pies anywhere in the country and they look amazing.
Images from Gourmet (rip!) and William Sonoma.
Children and dogs have more in common than I would have thought before I had a child of my own. Alex Williams sums it up in this genius article in the Times on parents using tips from the Dog Whisperer, like being calm and assertive with your child (ie the Alpha Dog). So true, so funny.
I hope to have a library like this someday; rumpled and packed with knowledge and evidence of a life well lived. Jacques Derrida’s library photographed by Andrew Bush, found via I’m Revolting. Oh, and I love the little fold down desk.
The internet is my best friend when I’m procrastinating. Look what it just served up? This awesome over-sized chalkboard paint calendar. I’m not crazy about chalkboard paint usually — it always looks so nice in magazine homes and when I see it in friends homes it just looks messy (and no one I know has magazine stylist handwriting either). However, this gives me new inspiration. From Tea for Joy, found via You Are My Fave Jr.
This faux bonsai Christmas tree caught my eye in this month’s Martha Stewart Living.
