We have an official big boy in our midst. Happy Birthday, Liev!
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Our little cousin Eve has a sweet disposition and huge, curious, and bright blue eyes. Since her first birthday will be here in no time, I decided to whip up a special birthday present for her, the Flower Girl Dress from Heather Ross’s Weekend Sewing. While this pattern has major errata, mostly detailed on Heather [...]
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Cover these babies with a marshmallow frosting and they’d be Elvis’s favorite cupcake. As they are- as they were, I should say, as we ate every bit of these up- my morning cooking class whipped up a rich and comforting treat. Nothing much needs to be said about these. The name speaks for itself. There [...]
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Over the weekend, we celebrated Mira’s 4th birthday with our family and a small group of friends that our Birthday Girl has known since she was a baby. The Frenchie theme was Mira’s idea. She loves all things French- quiche, Madeleine, big bowls of hot chocolate, dancing to Edith Piaf- and has been speaking “pretend [...]
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Over the past few weeks, we have really been in Birthday Land, with so many friends and family members celebrating their special day. These pictures were taken at a birthday play date we had for my daughter’s class. In New York, and especially Tribeca, the parties can be crazy-fancy, with clowns, famous singers strumming guitars, [...]
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