From my favorite alphabet book

A... Antennas
B... Buildings
C... Cars
D... Doors
E... Elephant in a zoo
F... Fire escapes
G... Garbage can
H... Hydrant
I... Ice cream wagon
J... Junk pile
K... Key in a keyhole
L... Lamppost
M... Mailbox on the corner
N... Newsstand
O... Outdoor art show
P... People going places
Q... Quacking duck in a pond in a park
R... Restaurants
S... Sign that tells you what to do
T... Truck
U... Umbrellas on a rainy day
V... Vending machine
W... Windows
X... X on a clock
Y... broken Yo-Yo on a nail
Z... Zigzag outline of the rooftops

I want to show you "Architectures for Children"

Architectures for Children
Niki de Saint Phalle
Museum Boymans van Beuningen
1976, Rotterdam

There's a nice copy on eBay right now.

Happy Birthday!!

One candle on mama's homemade pumpkin "cakecups".

Two years old!!
Happy birthday kiddo!!
I love you!!

Elsa's Favorite: "Chicken Soup with Rice"

The final number from Maurice Sendak's 1975 TV special Really Rosie. Music composed and performed by Carole King. Based on Sendak's "Nutshell Library" series of books.

Watch Chicken Soup with Rice on youtube. Buy Where the Wild Things Are (and Other Stories) DVD at amazon. Try to buy the books at your Local Book Shop.

Battle!

left: erin_alley's "revarnished" and "touched up" Rocking Beauty is "BEAUTIFUL and sturdy": $100 opening bid, ends at naptime on Friday, October 12. eBay

right: absolutmk's "has the perfect worn vintage look to it": at $199.99, ends at your bedtime on Monday, October 15. eBay

Before & After / Mad Cows & Lead Paint

Auction ends on Monday, October 15
Bidding is already at $455.00

eBay: Mid Century Wooden Toy Kay Bojesen signed lot nr rare

Update: Ended at $560.00. Congrats karlonedk!

Flat-pack barr-acks

eBay: Item I Didn't Win

It's a fort

Emily Meza's Patterned World is pretty sweet: something like a sofa cushion meets a house of cards. It is a blanket fort that can hold it's own shape.





From the Design 21 Child's Play Competition via Daddytypes.

Trick Photography

Photo from eBay seller collegeboy14.