What is more fun than planning for Christmas? I found a wonderful site. They sell terrific old-fashioned board games, including one about navigating a map of Britain. It's called Touring England. There is also a great steam-powered locomotive engine. I also love the Anti-Pirate Potato Cannon Book... like the Dangerous Book for Boys but for "young mariners." I used to wish that I had a girl to shop for, but I am loving finding stuff for Baby. 
I love Neve's gorgeous sweaters. They are of a great, tight knit and expensive, but made to last. The colors are intense, vivid, and fresh. I am so excited to see that they have the ski patterns back this year, but I think that I will need to splurge on a simple black, white, and red pullover for our upcoming European adventures! You can find a painfully small collection at REI (and probably elsewhere, though I don't know where) to try for size, then go to the website to drool over the glory. 
Like Jerry Seinfeld I tend to consider "vintage" clothing as "nastywear." However, I also like the look and admire the style. So I am happy when companies come out with great reminders of previous style.
Anthropologie has taken me my surprise. The Terai Folding Chairs are amazing! Gorgeous patterns of upholstered folding chairs--would these work in my house? I hate to order them and hate them. But what lovely objects! Naturally I would go for the white--I tend toward the cottage style--but the dark with the African patterns would fit our current abode beautifully. 
A pottery barn mini towel embroidered with his name on it is one good idea. I just wish that the patterns for boys were less dangerous-beast and more adorable-beast. Just me, but come on, why does a baby towel for boys have to be covered with alligators or sharks? Can't he at least have a friendly starfish?
I love my TOMS wedges in ash They are so comfortable and get compliments wherever I go. I also love my pretty orange and turquoise silky espadrilles from Neiman Marcus... They are just gorgeous and so comfy. But nothing really goes with them except for my sailor-button style dark denim shorts and a white cami. I do slouch around in them and wore them with a cute bright outfit that didn't coordinate. Nothing that would get my outfit spotted by the Sartorialist... The ash wedges are easier but even so, I could see a lot of use for a brighter pair. 
It's cold and gloomy out! For some reason this makes me think about shopping for new cute pillows for the chairs outside. My lovely little tile-top table was left outdoors all winter after a surprise blizzard buried for six months, so the top is chipped. I solved this problem by covering it with a pretty tablecloth that I have been saving for years, despite the fact that I didn't have a round table for years. But that didn't stop me from browsing at a lot of great online sites for new tables. I will post about this someday soon!
The Raleigh retroglide 7... what a looker! She rides like a dream, even on our miserable sidewalks, and she looks great. The seat and fenders have fancy art on them and the chain cover features a pretty flapper. We bought the bike at Erik's bike shop, a great place if you're looking.
I found a few very pretty dresses for Spring and Easter. Modcloth has a pretty cake artist dress--not sure why it is called this. It has a great neckline, just like the one at White House Black Market, which I tried on the other day and ADORE. It is so incredibly sweet and pretty. I ended up getting one with straps because with baby, I am always up and down and don't want him getting ideas. But I keep thinking about it...
How on earth did I just discover Amy Butler tonight? Her gorgeous patterns adorn bags, quilts, and more. I'm a huge fan. The bag at left is available at Endless.com
Petitcollin is a marvelous dollmaker. France's last surviving doll-factory is 150 years old and still producing lovely dolls to cherish, like Colin. He has a blue sailor suit, too. So charming! I had a boy doll who has more or less survived. This was Peter, Heidi's friend, and made by Effanbee. So far this doll has not been reissued, which is practically a first for my childhood toys. Fisher Price, for instance, has even reissued the original rotary dial phone I used to play with. We don't even have a home phone, so that's pure pandering to people like me (of course baby has one, which he adores). However, little Colin here would be a lovely replacement. 
Let your little helpers start to cultivate their green thumbs by giving them this cute watering can. And if you need new tools, you might want to look into this cute wicker carrier, which comes with tools (maybe low quality? The whole package is only 30-some bucks).
Protect your manicure with super-cool gardening gloves that come in many colors and sizes are available at Gardener's Supply, a charmless but useful resource. They also sell handsome and colorful plastic tubs.
This light--known officially as the Bramble--can also be found with a blue cap, though mushrooms look best with red ones (I think), or in a pink version called the Dewdrop.White Rabbit is best known for its award-winning and utterly adorable white rabbit night light. There is also a charming owl, and cute little china cups. I don't know of any U.S. brick-and-mortar stores that sell this, but I would not be at all surprised if Target or some other major retailer stumbled across these lights one day soon. For now, this is internet shopping at its best.
Halo Sleepsacks pretty much own the market, and we have a nice big one with applique farm animals that Baby stares at in fascination. The polarfleece doesn't do a great job in the wash: like most polarfleece, it gets kind of clumpy. However, they have hilarious versions for big kids whose feet stick out the bottom. They look like mushroom costumes.
Dwell Studios have interesting graphic prints. I also have towels and washcloths from Dwell and they are very absorbant. But I think that the graphics are a little bland and the colors slightly odd. Very stylish but not quite my style.
I have been an Agatha Cristie fan since the 1980s, when serialized versions of her stories appeared on Masterpiece Theater. They are periodically updating these with a variety of elderly British actresses, but as for me, Joan Hickson personifies the character. Miss Marple is so appealing that you can visit the Miss Marple Store at Amazon.com, amazingly enough.
I love Peter Rabbit. Shop for cute stuff with him at the official online store. I am in love with the watering can clock and the music box. So sweet! We have a lamb theme, but Peter Rabbit would have been great fun, too. You can also find a whole other range of stuff at the National Trust (the English version) under Beatrix Potter. It reminds me that when I was in the UK I couldn't get over how much Peter Rabbit stuff was sold at all of the little shops, even in places like Stratford Upon Avon, where I thought I'd see different merchandise. But it is still so cute.
Pottery Barn here in the United States has some really cute Peter Rabbit stuff as well. Table runners, tumblers, and plates can decorate the children's table this Easter, and then provide a cheerful look throughout the Spring. I bought some Beatrix Potter themed plates for Baby to use when he is old enough last year on clearance at PB kids, and I've had plenty of opportunities to use them already for little friends who come to play. And for clumsy guests at parties...
Snow or not, Spring is coming, and accessories are a wonderful way to plan for it. Visit Kate Spade for the pink evening bag with the strap bag right, or Coach for the fabulous pink clutch at left. 
Easter is coming, hurrah! The holidays are such fun with a little baby--who is rapidly becoming a big baby. In addition to ordering his pretty birthday suit, I placed an order for a terrific Easter outfit from Best Dressed Child. This website has wonderful selection of old fashioned sailor suits, brother-sister outfits, smocked sunsuits and dresses, and a plethora of other items, including invaluable baby knee socks (his pants are always riding up, exposing chilly calves). This is a great place to shop for seasonal clothes: Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas have been well-represented. You could also buy lovely baptismal gowns there.
Looking for ribbon? Shop at the marvelous The Ribbon Jar. They will make gorgeous jars to your order, though you order the theme and not the specific ribbon. However, if your needs are specific, you can also order lots of gorgeous ribbons by the yard or reel. Their website is lovely and creative, with beautiful artwork, a clean design, and lots of ways to sort your ribbon--by color, price, type, etc. The owner of Ribbon Jar has a fun blog, colorchic.typepad.com.
