Wishbone Bike
Posted 01/10/2009, 1:49 PM.
I am very excited about all the new smart, green toys on the market. One of my favorite companies, Skip Hop just unveiled a new environmentally sustainable bike for toddlers. My son, who will be ready to start biking this Spring will absolutely dig it. I can’t wait to check it out in person. I just hope it isn’t too crazy expensive!
It starts at age 1 as a trike, converts to a running bike as the child grows, and by four to five years old, the ‘wishbone’ frame is flipped, making the Wishbone Bike one of the largest running bikes on the market.
It took me a full month to get through this very large and heavy book. I loved all the photography, but the homes featured did not really shed any new light on urban apartment decorating for me. The book was not as pertinent to my life as I had hoped. Although I do share Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan’s theory; “the home is more than just a physical shelter, the home is both a second skin that protects us from the world outside and an emotional center that nourishes us and supports our innermost dreams.” It was nice to get away from the snarky AT comments, but definitely a book to find in your library. 
We love to curl up on the couch (in the winter) and watch cooking shows. Inspired, we rush out to food shop and throw ourselves into a new recipe. The PBS show, 
I traded my blue eames shell rocker(sold it on craigslist) last week for a white one to match our mini version. We just have to replace the runners on the mini one with black walnut (my brother is making them as we speak) and our vision will be complete. I would highly recommend 
We have really tried to get away from giving holiday gifts that are just empty tokens. Wine, food… time, something to share. We choose carefully what we buy and give these days. 
