What little girl wouldn't want to wear the clothes at Ilovegorgeous? They are whimsical and harken back to clothing of many different eras. I see influences of the 60's and 70's but also the the 15th century. The dresses are definitely swirl worthy and their separates are adorable. Also, I love the styling in the photos on their website. Gorgeous.
We have the high chair from IKEA and seriously, it's amazing. 
This photo-collage is a 6 x 8 inch photograph printed on 8x10 Archival paper with Epson inks.
Multiple is a 7.5 x 7.5 inch photograph printed on 8x10 Archival paper with Epson inks.
Ocean is a 6.5 x 9 inch photograph printed on 8x10 Archival paper with Epson inks.
I saw Julia Rothman's hand silkscreened pillow on dooce.com, that's how I found these GORGEOUS gouache dress paintings ($135 each). Too bad I don't have any extra money...where'd that go? Oh yeah, I had a baby.
Ice...yes, ice. She calls it ichy I don't know why (probably because she's 15 months old) but, she LOVES it. I think because it's hot (really hot) and because she's teething (really teething). I'd been giving her little ice chips by hand or spooning it to her from my glass in restaurants when we went out but last night I had the genius idea of putting some cubes in her Nuby Nibbler (which we never actually used with her). She happily chewed on the mesh bag and it gave me time to get her dinner ready. Why hadn't I thought of this before. Then she wanted more, because of course, the ice melted. I don't know why, but getting the top on the Nibbler isn't so easy for me. Does anyone else have this problem? It looks like it should screw on but it doesn't...I was getting really frustrated, and the ice kept melting. I kept having to put more ice in it and Hazel was watching me stand over the sink, water streaming down my arms and I got more and more annoyed with this stupid piece of idiotic baby equipment that I couldn't friggin get closed....sigh....now I remember why we never used it. Anyway, I finally got so frustrated that I pushed the top really hard and it snapped shut...ooooh! Duh! Drool....
I love these photos by Jill Greenberg...some of them are a little TOO manipulated but they're still excellent. The underwater photos are also great.
I just got this adorable pink chicken skirt for Hazel on Hautelook for a great price (over 50% off). I didn't think I'd use Hautelook but the deals are really good! Go figure. It's going to be great for Fall with tights!
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann. 
Her new Offi Kapsule chair! We've known for a while that Hazel wanted a chair her own size because she's been climbing up and down off of the couch and chairs in the living room and looking really proud of herself when she got up there. Then she'd sit like an adult and look through a book (maybe upside down, maybe right side up, whatever, she's 15 months old). So we caved and bought her a chair her size. 
It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita by Heather Armstrong. If you don't know who Heather Armstrong is, she's the writer of the blog dooce.com (which, if you've never checked out, you should). First off, I had to wait months to get this book from the library. We have a moratorium on buying books at my house so I twiddled my thumbs and waited (impatiently). After reading the first two pages I knew I had to buy this book for everyone I knew who had ever had a baby...ok well, at least my sister (hey, I work for a non-profit, I'm not made of money). I was reading the book in bed before going to sleep and I had to leave the room. The book was making me laugh so hard I was shaking the bed and Michael was whining beside me because I kept waking him up. I laugh silently so he couldn't tell if I was laughing or crying, which can be disturbing. I think I might have shed a few tears actually. This book simultaneously makes me want to be pregnant again and makes me want to have my uterus permanently removed so that there's no chance that it ever happens again, EVER! I'm not finished with it but I already highly recommend It Sucked and Then I Cried. Go out and get it.
... it would be nice to see an end in sight. Not that I'm unappreciative of the Sunday & Monday of partly cloudy days in my future but when is Summer going to be here...will this endless rain ever stop?!
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan. So far I've spent the last 3 nights reading about corn. Corn propogation, corn, elevators, corn chips on legs. It's very interesting but I'm kind of ready to move on to another food type...though, apparently all we eat is corn. 
Ring Around the Rosie...yes, she does. She likes it over and over and over again. She likes it in the kitchen, and in the living room, in the hallway and in the our bedroom. She likes it in her bedroom and even in the bathroom. She's a big fan. You know, it's not always safe to "all fall down" everywhere....I'm not middle aged but I'm not 20 anymore either. Spinning around at 6:30 in the morning doesn't exactly do wonders for me, if you know what I mean. Of course, I laugh through the whole thing because she's having the time of her life and even though I'm dizzy and honestly, a little nauseous, so am I.
Rock-A-Stack Finally! I don't know why this product is for children ages 6 months and up. Maybe there's a genius baby out there who can stack these at that age...I guess it could have been all of the shaking and gumming of the rings that led to this momentous day but Hazel finally did it. Two days away from 14 months of age, she stacked all of the rings on the yellow base. She did it in order too. It was really something to watch. Then she clapped with pride at herself and took them all off and did it again, and again, and again...
Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry. I'll have to give you a review once I'm done. I'm hoping it's as good as A Fine Balance which was an amazing book. It was so hard to put that book down. The Book Thief was good, not amazing but an enjoyable read, maybe because it's a young adult book, which I didn't really know while I was reading it. If I was 20 years younger I think I would have enjoyed it a lot more...ok now I feel really old.
I'm in love with a kitchen! 
I just found the CUTEST shoes for kids on ebay at Boutiquemax. I'm happy to see they have some items from Japanese brand Bit’z Kids which has a location at 410 Columbus Ave., at W. 80th St. near the Natural History museum and has been working on an online presence for a while...which makes me doubtful (and sad) that it will ever exist since their clothes are ADORABLE and pretty affordable. You can buy them at various Japanese online outlets, like Child Akiyama but as I don't speak or read Japanese, it's difficult for me...anyway, this is about the shoes. How cute are they?!
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Only on page 20 or so but I'll let you know how it is. The White Tiger was excellent. Pick it up and read it. Read eeeet. That's an order!
Every year a couple of friends and I go out for our birthday's to Zon's in Jamaica Plain. Tonight was the night. I don't go out THAT often (should I not be admitting that, probably not) so I figured I'd blog about one thing we ALWAYS order at Zon's. Their ice cream sandwiches. They are soooo good. OK, done, go there and order them. Enough said.
Cheese! I think Hazel had cheese for dinner, seriously, I got a couple of beans in there but she was hysterically laughing as she shoved cheese into her mouth. This is good I guess, since she refuses to drink milk.
I saw these headbands on Rebecca Woolf's gorgeous baby Fable on Girl's Gone Child. They're made by Lou and Lee. I think Hazel might need one. I keep trying to put barrettes on her but she's totally on to me and keeps pushing my hands away. She did enjoy watching me put the barrette on her lamb and on her baby doll though. I got her to wear a barrette once....once...and of course, I got a photo!
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