I am feeling uninspired this evening, so since most people seem to be landing here at the moment from a Google search for “mitten clips,” I think I’ll move over a February post from my Children’s Stuff I Wish I Had Invented page (which I am gradually merging with this main page and phasing out).
If you are searching for mitten clips, here’s my sage advice:
(First written 2/14/07) This snowy Valentine’s day in Arizona’s White Mountains makes me think of mittens…lost mittens.
I used to sew a mitten on to each end of a ribbon and thread it through the coat sleeves. This hi-tech device used to have the now non-politically correct name of “Idiot String.”
But, one day while searching the internet for kids’ suspenders, I found these. If you are too lazy or busy to sew mittens onto ribbons, then check these out.
They are really easy. You just clip a mitten onto one end and attach the other clip to the end of the sleeve (clips are like those on suspenders). Mittens stay hooked onto coat sleeves!
Those in the photo come from Rugged Bear . Most online suspender stores seem to have these. Suspenders Online has a huge assortment of patterns and colors.
In researching this blog I also found a one-piece variety which looks a pretty good option too. It is like my idea, but instead of a ribbon, it is a long, adjustable length suspender with a clip on each end. See SuspenderStore.com and look for the “Snoggles.”
Winter is coming and it is time to think about snuggy clothing. This may not be one of my most exciting posts, but perhaps it will be of interest to more people than I might imagine.
This great hat is made in Egypt by Under The Nile. I bought the multi-striped version of this organic, Egyptian cotton hat for my littlest one last winter and it was, in my mind, truly flawless.
It is cute, very soft, warm, and cozy.
But best of all, it snaps under the chin so that unwilling wearers can’t rip it off. Two snaps allow for an adjustable fit and the sides are long enough to cover little ears. There is even a small loop on top for easy hanging on a hook. I do believe that this is absolutely the perfect winter baby hat.It is available in multi-colored stripes or natural, is Fair Trade Certified and totally adorable!
Ours came from A Toy Garden at this link: Organic Sherpa Baby Hat. While you are there, be sure to check out A Toy Garden’s other offerings. It is a wonderful sto
re and the owner, Sonya, seems very nice!
(I just found a pink striped version of this hat at the Under The Nile website, it is really cute too!)
It is hot here. These are the weeks of the year where I feel like I am in reverse hibernation. It is too hot to garden, or ride bikes, or de-clutter the house. I just want to lie around. But this year has been hotter than usual. Rumor has it that it was 100 degrees in the parking lot of the grocery store a few days ago, and we are at a 7,000′ elevation!
Most people in my town have no air conditioning of any sort in their homes, including me. At 7,000′ it just doesn’t usually get all that hot, and it cools off dramatically at night. But for two or three weeks of the year, right before the monsoon season starts, it gets hot and the humidity-level rises so as to be noticeable. Although most of you US residents reading this would laugh at my definition of noticeable humidity, bear in mind that when it is usually as dry as a bone, you can feel even the smallest change in the humidity of the air.
We all eagerly await the monsoon, the daily afternoon thunderstorms that bring lots (hopefully) of rain and cooler air. They are actually a mixed blessing. They bring much needed rain, but they also bring lots and lots of lightning. Lightning is a frightening thing around here since lightning causes fires in the tinder-dry forests that surround us. Having lived through one massive wildfire, none of us want to do that again.
Here are some photos to cool you off if you are hot too. I thought I would save them for these uncomfortable, pre-monsoon weeks. If you live in the Southern Hemisphere and are freezing through the winter right now, then don’t look!
These real, unaltered photos were taken after a record-setting, MASSIVE, lake-effect snowstorm that happened this past winter in the little town on Lake Ontario where I grew up. My father sent them to me. Warning: put on your parkas before proceeding further!
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