Okay.

They aren’t “beautiful” in the traditional sense, but Aminals, (no, not a spelling error, thank you), are delightful scribbly stuffed toys that are all organic, all compostable and all whimsical.

These wonderful creatures are as safe as an imaginary friend – which they actually resemble.

The strange scribbles are $24.99 and can be had at the website.

Honestly. Compostable toys. Bloody brilliant.

I am reading Poisoned Profits, The Toxic Assault on our Children, by the Shabecoffs, which was an Amazon recommendation after I ordered Exposed, by Mark Shapiro.

You need to read both of these books.

Truly.

If I were rich, I’d buy them for you.

From the Poisoned Profits website:

From autism to cancer

With indisputable data, the Shabecoffs reveal that the children of baby boomers—the first to be raised in a truly “toxified world”—have higher rates of birth defects, asthma, cancer, autism and a frightening range of other neurological illnesses from ADHD to mental retardation, and other serious chronic illnesses compared to previous generations.

They reveal that one out of two pregnancies fails to come to term or results in a less than healthy child, that premature births and infertility are on the rise as this generation matures, while the ratio of male babies dwindles.

These children are victims of a (perhaps unwitting) crime; the perpetrators are the companies who manufacture and use poisonous products.

Environmental exposures from conception to early life can set a person´s cellular code for life and can cause illness at any time from childhood until old age. Parkinson´s and Alzheimer´s diseases and breast cancer are examples.

Covering up the evidence

Why does the toxic assault on our children´s environmental health continue?: because the evidence is routinely obscured by controversy deliberately generated by the companies that profit, abetted by government collusion, scientists-for-hire, lobbyists, lawyers and cynical public relations.

Poisons in the environment

From fetus to adulthood, in our homes, yards, schools, cars and buses, and playgrounds. the assault is everywhere: air pollution, water pollution, pesticides, mercury and lead, industrial solvents, food additives, artificial growth hormones, arsenic, synthetic hormones (bisphenol A and phthalates) in bottles and teething rings and other plastic products, radioactive pollutants in the water, and even rocket fuel in lettuce.

Solutions

POISONED PROFITS is in the end a book about hope and optimism. Now we know what is happening. These poisons are manmade; manufacturers can take them out of our children´s lives and make profits from safe products. Find here the policy changes to spur this shift.

Find here the solutions to reduce your child´s risk and to alter the system.

Powerful, unflinching, and eminently readable, POISONED PROFITS is a wake up call that is bound to inspire talk and force change.

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Basically, we need to all DEMAND the BAN of certain chemicals. We need to MOBILIZE as parents and join those organizations that try to get legislation passed to protect over ever sicker children. We need to ask EVERY cat we vote for WHERE they stand on toxic chemicals and we need to VOTE GREEN, with ever dollar we spend and everyone we vote for – even if they aren’t in our party.

Ever farthing you spend on rubbish plastic toys or chemical doused furniture or clothes, is money to the enemy. It feeds the beast that cares not if your child is at greater risk for allergies, asthma, autism or cancer.  It gets rich, our child gets sick.

I know it seems hysterical, crazy and dramatic – but the facts are there.

It’s scary and upsetting, I know. But we must educate eachother and take ACTION.

Or else….

Please see a list of groups you can join on the right under “Join the fight against toxic baby products”. You may need to scroll down a bit….

It’s for us all.

I was just asked why I hadn’t posted anything on male underthings. Right. Well, here it is.  Yummy warm organic cotton thermal boxers by the Chicago based designer Christopher Anthony.

Seems that this former Chicago firefighter wasn’t happy with his flimsy boxers during our biting winters, so he made thermal knickers to…well…you know.

They look lovely – and the idea is quite clever – so I wish Mr Anthony great success.

And loving that they don’t cover the blokes dangly bits in icky pesticides and chemicals.

I’m off to buy some now….

…but a box full you can expect….

Your mama spent ten months without a cocktail or cigg. She avoided sushi and grew more roots than Alex Haley. The woman deserves flowers for Valentines Day.

Organic Bouquet will send your beautiful mum flowers that aren’t doused in pesticides that will pollute her pristine living room (she’ll put the flowers there so that everyone can see). From traditional roses, to happy sunflowers, organic bouquet has all of the blooms that you could ever want – and you’ll know that they aren’t raised on a farm in some country where six year olds are harvesting them for you. (That happens, just as a PS.)

Your dad will just grab some sad picked over bunch on his way home from golf – so you should surprise her with something she’ll adore.

(You don’t want her picking her own, ala Mrs Dalloway….)

Happy Valentines Day to all the yummy mummys!

No doubt you bought an organic mattress and sheets as soon as you found out Junior was on his way (all that nasty formaldehyde and flame retardant are a thing of nightmares).  The sheets were probably cotton as you hadn’t many sheckles left after forking out the coin for the mattress.

But it’s almost Valentines Day, and lets face it. White cotton sheets aren’t really the stuff of Henry Miller….

Whats a verdant vixen to do?

Anna Sova has a stunning collection of organic cotton and silk sheets that are worthy of the Great Bed of Ware. Honestly, you’ll fall in love with her sumptuous silks that will make the few hours you get to sleep, decadent.

And mama, you deserve decadent.

(What better place to try out your new Eco-Boudoir underfrillys?!)

Happy Valentines Day week x

I had quite a few emails about yesterdays post. So, it seems that mama’s ARE interested in eco lingerie – but perhaps at slightly lower price points than Stella McCartney.

I am your humble servant…

Also from the UK, is Eco-Boudoir, with gorgeous, Agent Provocateur looking stuff that is easily available at a few stateside shops – a top/bottom set is easily had for under $100, and Cool Planet has a lovely selection over which your lucky hubby will pant gratefully.

Why would you bother with eco knickers? Watch this video and see what you DON’T want near your best bits. Your husband will actually watch this video. Trust me.

Just call me Cupid. x

Once you have an infant “dirty weekends” involve nappy’s and milk stained Aden & Anais blankets.

But Valentines Day is fast approaching, and lucky mummy’s will be off with daddy’s that haven’t seen frilly knickers in longer than they care to remember….

Lucky for mums (and dads), Stella McCartney wants him to still need you and still feed you when you are 64 – so she has a stunning line of organic lingerie that looks like the La Perla stuff you used to don many, many moons ago (which may be how you became a green mum in the first place).

It’ ain’t cheap – nor will you look so, all aglow in her gorgeous ethereal bits and bobs of silk and lace. Light a Maria Santa Novella candle, have a chilled bottle of organic champers and slip into your Anna Sova organic silk sheets…

…without falling asleep!

Baby will be fine with your sister.

Happy Valentines Day!

My boy has more cashmere than a French divorcee….

I love cashmere, and couldn’t help myself, despite my practical friends eye rolling and tsk tsk’ing.

But, as warned, my son has quickly outgrown a few of his soft togs, which I can’t bear to give away.

And speaking of bears….

Teddy Lux is a brilliant little company that will take your beloved cashmere, and turn it into teddy bears! Oh, I love them for that!

So ferret out all the cashmere pullovers that you couldn’t throw away despite wee holes, and make a gift for yourself, or a very lucky child.  Those strange green and purple cashmere socks Aunt Angela gave you? – they’ll work for an eccentric teddy that will be loved for ages. That orange cashmere sweater that you bought during your first trip to Paris with whats-his-name? Perfect for a bright and happy bear.

You knew this was inevitable…

It’s a bear-y good idea!

Sorry.

Happy Valentines Month!

I hope that my husband doesn’t read this. He thinks that all “European” boy looks are…well…not what they wear in Wisconsin.

As I have mentioned before, my son won’t wear Crocs or tennis shoes, unless, for the latter, he is playing sports.

Luckily, there are enough mocs and loafers for a mum to keep her sartorial son well shod. And now, Nimli offers adorable organic sandals (espadrilles, really), that will look tres chic when shopping at Bal Harbour with mum when visiting the Cuban familia in Miami.

Now, if only I could find a baby organic guayabera….

This delightful store Pi’lo, makes gorgeous eco gifts for the romantic, including an alphabet and numbers book for baby that are so much more beautiful than the loud primary colour ones, and are far safer for nibbling.

Neutral enough for any nursery, and cool enough for a pregnant art director – Pi’lo books and, well, pillows…will be truly adored and saved after other things have been handed down, given away and tossed.

(For Anglophiles, they also make reusable “crackers” – which make brilliant party favours, with a “u”.)

Happy reading!