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Funny... The last place I would want to use it would be in a Taxi (who knows how good their drive is?) or while on holiday/vacation (where I am not as familiar with the roads).

We travel a lot and have one child. We bought a secondary cheaper (yet still met all the safety stuff) car seat and a cheap second hand double stroller for traveling. I put my son in one seat and his car seat (with the diaper bag sitting in the car seat) on the other seat. Sure we get some funny looks... But I don't have to play pack mule with all the stuff, my child is safe, and there is always room for a friend to come along spur of the moment.

If you have a dishwasher. how can your child have this kind of an experience?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ_sZSykXOs

Lol... I never thought I would see the return of the green grass shag. I had it in my room as a child and l-o-v-e-d it. My parents painted a life sized four wall mural in the room and the green shag was meant to be the grass...

I guess as an adult I am torn too. On the one hand, I have such fond memories of carpets that looked like muppet monsters and fraggles... On the other hand I wonder if some things are not better left in the past... And I adore vintage.

If I saw it in someone's home I would think it was great. But NOT something I am likely to be using in mine... At least not for now. (You never know ;)

Thanks for the walk down 70's memory lane...

Incredibly well written! I loved reading this post!

for me... it has always been about getting down... down on the ground to get the full shot w/o the wide angle lens... to get the least amount of shadows... to get the perspective of really being in the room. don't be afraid to crawl on the floor climb on a chair or a ladder, and twist into some creative positions for the angle. my other tip, set things up like how you would if your in-laws were coming for a visit, then like the rule about jewelry, take a few things out of the shot... less is more.

OMG! I was so thrilled to see this question posted as we are having the same problem/dilemma!

Here is what we have discovered thus far:

a) tried the coffee grounds method... no difference. only now we have coffee smell mixed in with kitty pee and poop :(

b) there are about 10-15 *strays* that are fixed and the neighbors *feed* and for some reason, they love our yard to use as their litter box. bad enough for the smell... worse when your toddler picks up the poop and ewww... you feel me right??

c) can't get a dog, allergic... but thought that it might be worth borrowing one of the other neighbors to mark the scent. so far, no good.

d) we have peed in the yard ourselves... and tried to spray the furry culprits with the hose when we see them. but they are too smart for any of that.

e) we have a large yard and they love every part that has dirt in it.. and the grass too. we have cemented soooo much of the *yard* that to do anymore would be like living on a parking lot... with no place for our boy to play... and the little devils use the planters to go in also :(

y) we have done the pepper thing and the ammonia thing and the chasing the cats off the lawn/yard/driveway/property thing... but I think that really, they just laugh and mock us after we go back inside defeated...

z) I too would love some fresh ideas. we don't hate the cats, but fixed or not, the stuff really REALLY stinks and we are at our wits end...

So... Two years later... I came across a mirror so close to one of the UO mirrors in this post. At a Home Goods Store in the Bay Area. And loved it! It is going into my toddler's bedroom (at his eye level) so that he can see himself while he learns personal grooming and dressing... His room is globally eclectic and has a handmade and vintage vibe. So this is perfect. It is not something that screams out elegance or high end, but I think that it is something a little more creative than the usual cartoon and muppet figures that are so prevalent in children's furnishings and rooms. (And if it sparks even half as much of an aware, opinionated, and thoughtful byplay from him when he gets older, then I am even more in love with the mirror. Whether for good or bad, there is something to be said for the thought provoking things around us...)

I say let them try to be cool by trying to be the best at saving the planet... No harm, no foul... We all win for the so called competition. They win because they feel superior, we win because they are living more responsibly. And the planet wins for every little step taken...

Love the idea... We do a Sunday brunch since the little guy goes to bed so early.

Another question for Scott: Who makes the dishes, what are the pattern? Love the (yellow?) and black rims on the white plates!

Cool! so does anyone do this? And what kind of hand grinder do you all have? And if it is new... Where did you get it? And do you like it?