I’m honored to be participating in the Sakura Bloom Sling Diaries project this year: once a month (for SIX months–eek!) I’ll be sharing some images of me carrying Hudson in a Sakura Bloom Ring Sling. And the idea is that the images will tie-in to a theme each month. There are thirteen of us participating, and while I’ll post photos here, you can follow all of the entries on the Sakura Bloom Pinterest page. I’ll post my first entry shortly.
Aron and I shared a linen Sakura Bloom sling when Hudson was first born (a gift from Leigh and her family), using it almost exclusively until he was 10 weeks old when we started rotating with an Ergo carrier. The linen was perfect for the hot summer days and I loved how easy it was to nurse Hudson in the sling. (Even while walking across the Brooklyn Bridge!) He looked like a little peanut; I’ll never forget it. It will be interesting to see how different it feels to carry a one-year-old than a one-month-old.
Have a great weekend! And to those of you who celebrate Easter: Happy holiday!
Often I’ll take a bunch of photos on an outing with the intention of posting them, and then just forget. (Other times I decide the experience is one not worth your time: Hello this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade.) Then, by the time I return to them, the season has changed and it is too late. And now there’s Hudson–who is growing into a boy with changes by the hour–to add to the anachronism. But I’m just going to have to ask you to ignore the big, puffy winter coats in these few photos of a visit to the American Folk Art Museum.
A very small museum with a turbulent history of relocation and funding struggles, the American Folk Art Museum now sits across from Lincoln Center and is free to visit (though a donation would be much appreciated). I had been wanting to visit for a while, having meant to go over the summer for a quilt exhibit. Now I’d like to go back and linger in the gift shop. There were so many beautiful books and interesting accessories.
However we left instead with a cate & levi handpuppet. Not so much because each is handmade and unique (though that’s pretty cool), but because it made Hudson laugh. This was early in the “Hudson laughs!” excitement (it had maybe happened a handful of times), and moments after hearing him laugh Aron was at the cash register. Only then did we learn it was $32. Yowza! But oh that sweet sound.
When we move to California, we’re going to be just a teensy bit shy on furniture. It’s funny to be looking so forward to having more space, while realizing that that space will probably be empty for a while. (At least that will help with my fear of having to clean all that space.)
That said, it seems well-timed that our newest sponsor, Fashion For Home, specializes in modern designs by hand-picked designers that are made to order and shipped directly to customers, keeping costs low. This dowel chair in the UK shop caught my eye–isn’t it lovely?
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