by Ashley on August 4, 2011
Last weekend (two weeks) really felt like a turning point: since then, Hudson and I have been spending lots of time outside the house. We’ve been shopping, going to breakfast, eating in the park (mostly him)… and we even went to a movie last Sunday! But yesterday we walked all the way over to Tribeca […]
by Ashley on July 27, 2011
One of my favorite toys when I was growing up was my Fisher-Price turn-table. I vividly recall playing “America” from West Side Story and singing along for my grandmother while playing with the speeds. (I was such a ham!) Hazier memories tend to include, at a younger age, Disney’s Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty–the story and […]
by Ashley on July 13, 2011
Some favorite, inexpensive discoveries of late (these would make great gifts for little and big kids alike): 3-D Magical Drawing Pad, Dragon Hands (or Animal Hands or a host of other temporary tattoo options for talking hands), and the adorable Thumbprint Notecard Set. We tested the 3D drawing pad and it really works!
by Ashley on May 26, 2011
All of these cute knit toys are so hard to resist! Aron and I were debating our favorite of the blabla knit dolls the other day when we happened upon a little zoo-worthy collection in SoHo. I think his favorite may have been Hercule the elephant or Socks the fox–don’t you love his tie? They […]
by Ashley on May 16, 2011
Not too long ago, we brought stuffed rats back to California–bearing a note “Greetings from New York”–for our little cousins (which they loved, possibly to their parents’ horror). These hand-knit, urban hallmarks would have been wonderful alternatives! Aren’t they charming? [Metrocard/Taxi/Pigeon]
by Ashley on March 28, 2011
Aron and I started Hither and Thither, a travel and lifestyle blog about our lives in New York (and elsewhere) a few years ago. Now, as we anticipate our first baby, I decided I wanted a separate space for baby and kiddo-related things: to share thoughts on pregnancy and parenting, indulge shopping and design interests, […]