I’m so excited!! September 15th is finally here. It’s the birthday-well the official launch-of Where’s Karl? the book that I have been working on for about a year and a half with Stacey Caldwell and Michelle Baron. You remember Where’s Waldo? or Where’s Wally? (Où est Charlie ...
If you are raising a kid in Paris, then you are pretty darn lucky to be surrounded by so much culture, impressive museum collections, buildings and monuments. I studied the decorative arts and was mostly interested in French social and material culture. Naturally, as a history nerd, I hope my daughter will soak it all up too and ...
I don’t mean to be Debbie Downer, but I lost a close friend who was riding his bike to the store five minutes from his apartment. He would still be with us today if he had just been wearing a darn helmet!! I know most Velibers cannot be bothered to pack/wear a helmet but little kids NEED them. A simple ...
This past Spring I threw Noomi an indoor garden party to celebrate her 2nd birthday. Yes I know—we are well into Summer now, and the lovely ladies over at Camille Styles wrote a wonderful feature on our party already, but I want to post a few of my favorite images from the party by the talented ...
You are probably getting ready to head off for holiday in a week or two. Here is our final installment of our guide to protective summer gear for your kids. As we got to know in Parts 1 and 2, decking the kids out in shoes, hats, and swimwear that protect from the sun is great but the ...
It is really scary to me when I think about how climate change will affect my daughter’s future. Then I hear about the pollution levels in Paris and get nervous when she is running around in the playground. And the worst is when I think about all the junk that is in her food, clothes, toys in her room, and ...
Now that we have UV hats and shoes for the kids it’s time to talk swimwear. We already picked out our maillots de bain (swimsuit) for this summer but with kids you always need back-up. I have rounded up a few super cute UV protective swimsuits, rash guards, and swim trunks for boys and girls. But I ...
La canicule is here! As I mentioned last week, I am pretty crazy obsessed about protecting my daughter from the sun’s skin-damaging cancer-making UV rays. Surprisingly enough stylish UV protective gear is hard to find here. I know Europeans love to bronzé (tan) and wear as little as possible on the plage (beach) and at the pool, but ...
