I recently revisited the “Lonely Doll” books of Dare Wright, this time as a mother. I used to love them so much as a little girl, and have keen memories of the black and white… Read More »The Lonely Doll Books of Dare Wright: Creepy or Cool?
Hi everyone, I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays and winter break and are excited to get back to a regular schedule! The weather is getting colder and there are lots of indoor weekday events happening… Read More »Weekday Events in Brooklyn & NYC: January 4th-7th
This filmmaker from England is doing amazing things! Featured on the National Geographic’s Short Film Showcase, (which includes incredible stories about the art of ballet shoe making, Syrian refugees, The Cuckoo and the Hurricane: The… Read More »The Secret World of Dragonflies, a Nature Film by Andy Holt
You have a kid, or kids. Maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed already, but are aware that the anticipated, unrelenting pet requests will be getting serious, soon. You aren’t home all day or, if you are, you… Read More »The Rabbit- a City-Dweller’s Perfect Pet
Hi everyone, Just a few more hours left in 2015! Enjoy the last weekend of Winter break and take the kids to the Coney Island Polar Bear Club & Camp Sunshine New Year’s Day Swim,… Read More »Weekend Events in Brooklyn & NYC: January 1st-3rd
I’ve been reading that book that everyone and their mother raves about “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing” by Marie Kondo, and I’ve been obsessed with the idea… Read More »Saying Yes and No in the New Year
We may still be looking at our Christmas trees, loving the exotic beauty and accentuation that they bring to our city apartments. We know that in another few days though, it will be time to… Read More »Tough Houseplants for New Yorkers to Adopt
Hi everyone, Hard to believe it is the last week of December 2015. There are so many Winter break events happening this week! If you are in town this week take the kids and enjoy… Read More »Weekday Events in Brooklyn & NYC: December 28th-31st
My word, it’s been an intense few weeks. Our children have ridden a month-long holiday train at school bombarded by dreidels, Nutcracker dances, elves on shelves, candy canes, and much more. Families and friends have… Read More »New York’s Best Post-Christmas Restaurants
Here is a sweet happy holidays greeting from artist and storyteller Geoffrey Hayes, made especially for this year…