greenwich letterpress: where paper wishe...

Posted by cherrypatter in gifts, home, kids, manhattan, shops, stationery, west village on 04 23rd, 2009 | 4 Comments
we just came back from a super two-week family vacation in paris and london (it’s rough when you need to visit the rellies) – and yes, it is possible to visit paris with kids under six but be sure to have a dinner back up plan (prepared foods at bon marché were not ideal but not bad...
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brooklyn museum first saturdays: art dan...

Posted by cherrypatter in art/museums, dance, happenings, ideas, mini guides: new york on 04 3rd, 2009 | 2 Comments
  i know, i know, we really should have gone by now. the brooklyn museum has been hosting 1st saturdays for several years now, and even though they are family friendly and we aren’t exactly booked most saturday nights we have never made our way over there for what seem like great events.  ...
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ice skating at the south street seaport:...

Posted by cherrypatter in food, ideas, kids, manhattan on 03 20th, 2009 | No Comments
ok, so i was all energized to finally have one good weekend of ice skating before spring finally arrives, and as i was doing my research i find out that lots of rinks have closed including our local favorite wollman rink located in prospect park as well as the very cool looking and synthetically made  polar...
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trixie and tilda: clothes for the pre-te...

Posted by cherrypatter in boerum hill, brooklyn, kids, kids' clothes, shops on 02 26th, 2009 | 2 Comments
it is rare lately, but i am starting to look ahead, and have already seen the slim clothing pickings out there for k who is going to be 6 this summer.  there are no shops in my immediate neighborhood for that age, and nearly every children’s store i go into these days, even if they carry 5s,...
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baby + design + beautiful + educational...

Posted by cherrypatter in kids, shops, toys on 02 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment
for some reason, this winter a bunch of friends have had babies and so we’ve been on a renewed hunt for great toys.   one friend in particular (a new mom interested in only the best for her child) has asked for something for her newborn that is intellectually stimulating.  hmmm, that’s...
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soule: a shoe find for guys, really!...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, carroll gardens, mens' clothes, park slope, shoes, shops on 02 16th, 2009 | No Comments
 finding shoes for myself is trouble enough these days when i don’t have the chance to roam the streets, but finding them for j is nearly impossible.  he wants to look stylish but not too metro (though he would never say that himself) and although he has this vague desire to have nice shoes,...
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dreams in design...

Posted by cherrypatter in kids on 01 15th, 2009 | No Comments
  as usual, i have been coveting something for quite a long time, and while i am still not ready to actually move forward and purchase these gorgeous sheets, i am close.   i have decided that i will wait till s. is big enough to move into a big boy bed (maybe sometime this year) and that will then...
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