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A few items I’ve picked up this month for my family —
01. Mini was in need of some new sweats; somehow we’d whittled down her supply to a single pair, and she’s often schlepping to/from sports and in need of extras. She selected these wide-legs and this butter yellow pair of joggers out of tons of options I presented her with. She also specifically requested “tank tops but with skinny straps and no bow or rose at the center” — !! I delivered with these.
02. Mr. Magpie’s birthday is coming up soon! It’s always challenging to come up with fresh ideas so soon after Christmas (see what I got him for that holiday here), but I’ve managed to find a few. First: an expansion pack for our newest board game obsession, Wingspan. I know some of you have the bug, too — it is SO fun. A bit complex to learn and set up but once you’re over the hump, you’ll want to play as often as possible. There are a few expansion packs available, but Redditors claim this one is the best. Second: a set of Gray Kunz spoons. I read that Missy Robbins absolutely swears by these spoons in her kitchen — for testing, for plating, etc. I know he’ll love this “pro” equipment. Third: Beeswrap. Sort of oddball, but he has been talking a lot about wanting a better way to store our cheeses so that they don’t dry out as quickly (especially parm and pecorino), and Redditors suggested this is the way to go. Fourth: this Thule trunk organizer. We have one for our SUV and we’re both obsessed with it. I finally got him one for “his car,” which is a sedan. Fifth: this head-to-toe look from Sezane, complete with faded black tee (why is it so attractive on the model?), jeans, and hat. One of my secrets for styling Mr. Magpie is completely ripping off the styling on Sezane and Tom Snyder! Hehe. I know this is a bunch of smaller gifts; I am trying to think of one more item — maybe tickets to something, a gift card to a fun restaurant, a night away somewhere…help!
03. My son painted a gorgeous watercolor of a fox last week (truly, our avatar for 2025!), and I wanted to have it framed. I contemplated Framebridge…and then bought this $14 Amazon frame that comes with a mat for an 8.5×11 piece of paper. Done and done. He was so delighted!
04. We have been wanting to buy one additional large (checkable) suitcase for awhile. I have my beloved Paravel and was contemplating buying a second — but I had a site credit at Quince and decided to try one of theirs instead for less than half the price, and in a great forest green color. (You may recall we bought our kids the Quince children’s suitcases as a surprise for Christmas — inside, we tucked “tickets” to Disney!). I also ordered a few of the Quince brand luggage tags for our new suitcases.
05. Also at Quince: I picked up a set of their cotton gingham sheet sets for my son’s room in the blue color. Decent price, and I loved the color/pattern. Will report back on quality, but as you know, I’m sort of a Quince fangirl at this point.
06. I don’t know how this happened, but we used to have a set of 12 silver ramekins and now we only have three and we’re constantly using them. They’re perfect for mise en place, for ketchup/mustard/dipping sauces, little parcels of dessert for the kids (“you can have eight gummy bears for dessert”), etc. I picked up a new pack of twelve.
07. These bubble podz make bathtime more fun; just re-stocked. My kids love the watermelon scent. If you drop them in while the bath is filling up, they really generate a ton of bubbles!
08. New snow boots from Boden! And man have we needed them! They love the colors. I will say the pairs they just outgrew were these ones from Scandi brand Kuling which we really loved. I might go back to them next. They are $30 right now but super heavy duty, slip on (!), and lined with fleece. I love the little cinch thing so that you can really secure them on the foot / prevent water from getting in. I also picked up these snow bibs for mini. Again, she loves the colors. Previously, we had the ones from Northern Classics, which we also loved. Great design! We especially love the ski/snow mittens from Northern Classics — also really well designed. They keep all water/snow out with the cinch at the wrist, and they go up pretty high on the forearm, too. (Northern Classics is currently running a promo where if you spend $140, you get a free pair of their $44 mittens, FYI!)