curtain call, it's a back-to-school production!
We all know what a production it is to get your kids ready for back to school. New shoes, supplies, backpack, haircut...and, of course, clothes! All need to be practical...
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from india with love, masala collection now available
There is something so intrinsically inspiring about an art form that has endured some four-and-a-half thousand years. Indian block printing is an ancient process, dating back to somewhere in the...
viva italia!
A friend's nuptials brought lucky me to Capri—one of Italy's paradisiacal islands found in the Tyrrhenian Sea—and I just had to share this breathtaking experience, a literal and visual feast!...
pack a picnic and head to the beach, it's the 4th of july!
My entire family comes to Amagansett for the week of July 4th, a tradition since we bought our house nearly nine years ago. There are 16 of us crammed in...
ilove my iphone
I have to admit it, I’m a recent convert. I carried that other phone with its blinking email alerts and its Qwerty keyboard. I could send long missives, easily typed out but...
dwellstudio's christiane lemieux takes us inside her just-opened soho shop
We are absolutely thrilled that DwellStudio has opened its first retail location in SoHo (77 Wooster St.), a trove of modern furnishings, textiles, and accessories for home and baby, thoughtfully...
gearing up
I know summer is around the corner when EWG releases its Skin Deep Summer Sunscreen Guide. I haven’t stocked up on sunscreen yet but I have bought a surfboard. Not for me,...
uptown, girls!
There’s sawdust, there’s tools, but no clothes yet. The newest Pink Chicken Boutique on New York’s upper east side is quickly taking shape. We’ll have the girls, tweens and womens' line all under...
paul's daughter
While winter is finally getting under way (it's officially COLD in New York) we at Pink Chicken are already in full swing for spring. As we get ready to unveil...
brightening up
When the last of the holiday season is boxed up and stored, it seems like a long cold road to spring. Here's how I cozy up my home for the...
i'm in a deer valley state of mind...
Hmm, lots of equipment, an early start time, and it's cold - these three things often add up to a kid deal-breaker, but somehow skiing transcends this list of dislikes...
2012 resolutions
For me, New Year's resolutions aren't so much a commitment to doing something new, but more a return to goals gone off track during the impossibly busy stretch of time...
mommy, can I skype santa?
While Christmas Eve remains cookies-and-milk low-tech, there have been some changes in the ways that our kids ("digital natives" as they're called) want to communicate with the Pole. It seems...
holiday shopping
I have to remind myself each year not to let the holidays get hijacked. Parties and shopping can take over, leaving not nearly enough relaxed time to enjoy the holiday...
please and thank you and all that
Statistically speaking, our kids will meet, greet, and eat with more people in the month of December than any other month: grandparents, aunts and uncles, even our co-workers. This has...