Ivor the Engine

Did you watch Ivor the Engine growing up? I've been reading about Smallfilms that apparently produced a lot of the children's programming I remember from my childhood. Unlike Bagpuss, another favorite, there's lots of episodes on YouTube and I've been watching them with the kid. Episode 20, Snowdrifts, has been a particular favorite. To say they are delightful is somewhat of an understatement or is that just nostalgia talking? The look is wonderful - apparently stop motion animation using cardboard cut-outs painted with watercolors.

I spy something yellow

Awesomeness on Etsy. The vintage stuff for kids just gets better and better.



Yellow Hood from Jumpintotherainbow



Hush Puppies from trucksanddolls



Big Bird Crocheted Bag from storybookvintage

Ed Emberley Show

Hey you - try and get to this if you can, it's fantastic. "Ed Emberley & Friends" is at the Scion Installation L.A. in Culver City through August 7. I've been mad for his books for forever and we've bought a lot of them for the boy so we took him to the opening on Saturday night. Ed Emberley was there and couldn't have been more lovely talking to us and signing all our books. He even drew T on a shark!







T has been drawing feverishly from the books all day

LA Times article
KPCC Interview

Metallica

Have you noticed all the metallic footware available for kids right now? Groovy.



Gold Salt Water Sandal from Zappos




Silver Hunter Boots from Zappos



Gold metallic Superga sneakers from Zappos

p.s. did you know Metallica formed in Los Angeles in 1981?

Flowers Guitar Case

Do you need these for the girl's guitars?...



...thought so.

Titus Flowers Guitar Case from Smallable

Medication Disposal

While searching out information on the recent recall of children's medications (including Tylenol and Zyrtec which we have in our medicine cabinet) I found a link to this website:

http://www.smarxtdisposal.net/

I knew flusing was bad - but thought meds ending in the landfill were equally problematic. I remembered your old post - and will save these for our next hazmat pick-up. I wonder why they don't suggest this?

Hmmm....

CSAing

so as I mentioned over here, we received our first CSA bounty. this week: artichoke, turnips, ruby lettuce, lacinato kale, chard, onion, chantenay carrots, beets, white carrots, leeks, haas avocados, cilantro, spinach, celery, arugula and broccoli. yum.

what initially drew me to "Join the Farm" - aside from their location and that they are certified organic - was their website, full of good, straight-forward info:

from the Join the Farm website:
What is a CSA?
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture, an arrangement in which subscribers buy a portion of a farmer’s crop at the beginning of the season and then receive weekly boxes of whatever is being harvested fresh from the field.

Why join a CSA?
At a time when most of our food is bred for uniformity and durability at the expense of taste, grown with synthetic pesticides, packaged in unrecyclable materials, and shipped thousands of miles, CSA restores healthy relationships between communities, farmers, and the land. Our produce is seasonal, local, organic, and delicious, and we love having visitors come to see the farm, meet those of us who are growing your food, and even do a little farm work!


We are so excited to be doing this. We are working towards having our elementary school as a drop-off (we need 3 more subscribers to make it happen) and are also trying to set-up a blog for our group of subscribers to share recipes of what they have done with their weekly delivery. (I thought this might be good for all of us after getting numerous emails and mms messages of people's breakfast the first day after our pick-up!) I will keep you posted. And let me know what you find down your way.