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Found: a Christmas wonderland in the city
by Paula on 12/06/11 | 2 Comment(s)
While I can’t deny that the Christmas trees that grace the pages of home design magazines are gorgeous with their artfully arranged ornaments, coordinating ribbons,and garlands, they aren’t for me. I vowed that when I became a parent I would never have such a perfect looking tree. A Martha Stewart approved Christmas tree would just [...]
Who Needs Las Vegas When Brooklyn’s Got Brighton Beach?
by Paula on 5/24/11 | 1 Comment(s)
It had been a long time since my husband and I had a night out. Sure, we’d had the occasional sitter and gone out to a local restaurant, but I wanted to do something different. I wanted to be reminded that New York City (and Brooklyn especially) is full of possibility – I wanted an [...]
Chelsea Days – Day Tripping In Your Own City
by Paula on 11/18/10 | 0 Comment(s)
I couldn’t love Brooklyn more. But lately, we’ve been doing the same things, going to the same old places. To shake things up a little, we decided to sign our daughter up for a Saturday morning class at Chelsea Piers. While we were excited about getting out of our hood’ we had no idea what [...]
Daytripping to a real farm with amazing restaurants
by Paula on 9/01/10 | 1 Comment(s)
My family and I recently spent a long weekend upstate in Katonah, which provided a perfect opportunity to pay a visit to Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York. I could say that it was their commitment to healthy and sustainable food systems that attracted me, or maybe their children’s [...]
Haircuts for parents & kids that’s easy on the budget & schedule
by Paula on 6/29/10 | 1 Comment(s)
We were getting ready to fly to Wisconsin for a family wedding with my daughter as a flower girl so she needed to look extra cute. I had made an appointment for myself at the Lisa Lobue salon on Fifth Avenue and 13th street where I’ve been going for cuts and color since my daughter [...]
Picnic Night at Botanic Gardens on Wed night
by Paula on 6/28/10 | 0 Comment(s)
When I so much as offer my daughter a single goldfish cracker at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a security guard swoops down from the sky and scolds me. They are serious about rules – as they should be: it’s a beautiful place, especially with the roses in full bloom and they don’t need my two [...]
Going to Disney Without Disney World
by Paula on 5/18/10 | 0 Comment(s)
After a long grueling winter in a small apartment with a two year old (vodka anyone?), my husband and I couldn’t stop fantasizing about a warm weather vacation at a sprawling resort with a massive swimming pool and constant access to pina coladas. We assumed that the recession would mean great deals for vacations this [...]
Park Deli: fresh flowers, vintage toys and yes, skateboarding lessons
by Paula on 5/14/10 | 1 Comment(s)
Valentine Leung and Michael Sclafani are the co-owners of Brooklyn’s super cool and fantastically multi-purpose Park Delicatessen where in addition to selling skateboards and lovely flower arrangements in hand painted cans, you can also pick up a patchwork baby quilt ($275) with a matching pillow ($46) as well as bibs ($18) and baby clothing. Valentine, [...]
Weekly event at Brooklyn Museum for toddlers and up….
by Paula on 4/29/10 | 1 Comment(s)
I’ve lived across the street from the Brooklyn Museum for years, but I only recently found out about their program MEET THE MUSEUM for toddlers ages 18 months to three years. Not many parents are lucky enough to have a world-class museum basically in their back yard, so I wanted to check out the action [...]
Prospect Heights High. . .
by Paula on 4/12/10 | 0 Comment(s)
There’s nothing like record breaking heat in early April to get you excited about summer. . . longer days, sandals, ice cream, etc. etc. And Prospect Heights has many fine summertime offerings – both with and without air conditioning. Admit it, you were complaining about the heat just a little bit this past week weren’t [...]
BBG’s Spring Break- a look at spring!
by Paula on 3/30/10 | 0 Comment(s)
The unrelenting winds may have crushed your last $3.00 street umbrella, but not your soul! Take heart, the forecast is starting to look up and brighter days are indeed ahead! Toss that Maclaren rain cover and your Wellingtons in back of the closet and head out to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden for Spring Break Discovery [...]
Kids Clothing Swap with book signing and playspace this weekend
by Paula on 3/25/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Nothing says spring like a refill on my Nasonex prescription and an overwhelming desire to GET ORGANIZED. If your apartment is bursting at the seams with clothes and toys your kids have outgrown, swap them out for stuff you need at Nairobi’s Knapsack this Saturday. Gently used infant and children’s clothing sizes 0 to 8 [...]
