Today I verge off my normal path for a moment. I had taken pictures of a day at home on a too-hot summer day, and wondered how they would fit in. There was something dear about the moments of play my five year old had scattered around her room. I found myself recording the parts […]
Nestled in a nook above the lobby of The Plaza Hotel New York sits a gem of a bookstore, Assouline’s flagship New York boutique. Martine and Prosper Assouline founded their publishing company in 1996, “with an idea and a belief: the first, a notion that beauty, perfected, has meaning that is capable of transforming our lives; […]
My Mom used to grow Zinnias every summer. So when my dear friend, Jenn, of Once Upon A Chef asked me to make some bouquets to decorate her table for a small family gathering, to the Zinnias I went. They are so bright and cheery and their vibrant summer colors complement any dish. Her menu […]
One of the things I love about New York City are the little havens nestled about. One such haven is the perfumery, Aedes Perfumery. Located in the West Village, stepping through their door is like walking into Marie Antoinette’s dressing room. The walls are lined in gold damask in places, the curtains are swagged and […]
I had the first two images of vintage books I had taken at The New York Botanical Garden Gift Store and I was wondering how to make them into a post. They looked so beautiful in their vintage glamour on the wooden bookshelves, and I love the old old book opened to a beautifully illustrated […]
