For the Stylish Adirondack Baby

It's not just for the Adirondack baby, but we had to tell you about it anyway. A great new baby store in Manhattan called Giggle sells really cool, well designed, fun, beautiful stuff for babies and children. Even if you don't like babies, you've got to appreciate this place: it's bright, edgy, cool and fun. The products are so well chosen, it's like a good design store - a MoMA gift store for little kids. Giggle carries not only well designed and stylish furniture for children, but also well-chosen books, shampoo, and amazing little clothes. We love Giggle and we think you will, too.

Bois de Rose, a Paris Original

We admit that this is not an obviously Adirondack post, but it will have an Adirondack impact when our two nieces show up at Penwood requiring fine dresses to wear. Now, these nieces have not yet arrived in this world. They are still what we like to call "pods" -- twins -- who we have nicknamed ipod and jpod. But when they do arrive, we will be visiting Bois de Rose often to purchase beautiful smocks main -- or handmade dresses, in French -- for them. In New York City, Bois de Rose is all the rage and Upper East Side moms turn to anyone planning a trip to Paris to pick up a suitcase full of their lovely dresses. The store and its proprietress are charming, almost as charming as the fine, and fairly priced, dresses they sell. Oh, and don't forget to pick up a matching dress for your doll -- many of the dresses have doll-size twin outfits, too. If you are not planning a Paris trip, there are some select retailers in the U.S. that carry Bois de Rose dresses, but they are, of course, seriously marked up. Bon chance!