Laura Egley Taylor

Then a miracle occurs . . .

and another . . .

November 3rd, 2009

seaview fabulous reader photo from the current issue, that is.

This shot of Kenann Thompson, of Takoma Park, Maryland, was taken while she was exploring a cave in Barbados while wearing her two-year-old daughter in a baby carrier on her back.

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readers’ photos

November 3rd, 2009

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The quality of photos sent in by readers with their letters to the editor seems to have improved markedly over the last few years.

Here’s a stunning shot from the new November-December issue of reader Erin Riggio, of Tacoma, Washington, taken by her brother in Assisi, Italy, as she was breastfeeding her son.

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behind the scenes @ issue 157

November 2nd, 2009

intuition

Our new November-December issue includes a very exciting article by Diana Lynn about intuition: how to raise one’s child in a way that supports the development of his or her intuitive sense.

The article lists some websites with exercises designed to hone intuition. Ad production manager/ staff photographer/web design maven Melyssa Holik and I found this fact very exciting. But, under deadline at the time, we promised ourselves we’d visit the sites later. Meanwhile, Mel said, let’s just practice with simple stuff: “What number am I thinking of? between 1 and 10?”

“7,” I responded without thinking.

“Right.”

“OK, what number am I thinking of?” I asked her in turn.

“3?”

“Yep.”

We both went back to work. (We’re still planning to visit those intuition-training sites, one of these days.)

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that time again

November 1st, 2009

cover-158November 1. New month, new issue of the magazine on the stands—and not just any issue: our annual review of natural toys. Which means, of course, that the holidays are very soon comin’ down the pike. . .

Shot by NYC/Toronoto photographer Lise Varrette, our new cover photo features a cutie from Toronto named Harmony, holding her beloved Sophie the Giraffe.

When Lise first showed me this photo, I said “Very nice, but we can’t have a plastic toy on the cover!”

Which shows how out of touch I am: Sophie, who has been around since 1961, is NOT made of plastic. Sophie is made of “100% natural rubber derived from the sap of the Hevea Tree;” her color comes from food-quality paint. Get the full story here.

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sneak peek at what’s ahead

October 30th, 2009

sophiaisabellaemmaI usually try not to divulge the contents of an upcoming issue til it hits the stands. But can’t resist posting a hint or two about a fun new feature in our upcoming November-December magazine.

Hint #1: Illustrations at right.

Hint #2: Everything old is new again! No, I’m not old enough to remember these, but I’m really fond of magazines from the 1950s. . .

On the stands November 1, or you can preorder here.

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Illustrations by Melyssa Holik.

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