Happy Weekend dear readers. I don’t want to come off crass, but I have been known to use colorful language from time to time so when I saw this quote floating around on Pinterest, well- I kind of had to bite. The author of this illustrious quote is sadly unknown- pretty funny. Well, at the risk of crying wolf, I regretfully did not get Miss Virginie’s (our new house) photos up here along with inspiration images and reno updates, as promised. We just brought down the demo hammer this week. Woohoo! Still, no time to post due to the freezing[…]

  

“It’s cold out, but hold out, and do like I do…”- thank you Carol Bayer Sager, I couldn’t have said it better (she never disappoints). For me, a super cold day calls for a great glass of bubbly- honestly any day calls for a great glass of bubbly, but I digress… Let’s get down to brass tacks. There’s good bubbly and there’s great bubbly. But the truly great bubbly usually takes a big bite out of one’s bankroll. Enter the affordable grower champagne- “AHHHHH”, I can hear the angels sing. For those of you who regularly read this blog, you[…]

  

    …that today is National Squirrel Day? This is a day that I find so random, I kind of had to post about it. I’m not sure what we’re really supposed to do to show our love and appreciation for the squirrels on this, their national day of recognition, but hey- I like a squirrel just as much as the next guy so three cheers for the cuddly rodents. In other news, if you’re stuck inside today with a little too much time on your hands (like we are) due to another mammoth snowstorm, Madewell is having a 40% off[…]

  

Portrait of Francoise With A Bow In Her Hair, Picasso 1946. I love the drawings of Francoise, Picasso’s second to last wife, and this one with the little bow is my favorite. His interpretation of her is so lovely. It’s interesting to compare his artistic representation of Francoise to the other women in his life, especially Dora Maar- whoa. Well hello dear readers. Please excuse the radio silence as of late. We closed on our house, my hubby’s still in Istanbul, I’m trying as hard as I can to wrangle 2 spots for the kiddos in a great preschool (which[…]

  

As promised, here’s what I got from the $12 bottle of 2010 Domaine Brusset Laurent B. Cotes du Rhone. It’s good ya’ll. Not mind blowing, but it’s got the goods to deliver what you want in a yummy and satisfying Cotes du Rhone- great for a Thursday. You can definitely go wrong in this neck of the woods. There’s just so much juice being turned out from this fruitful region that the odds are kind of against you. But if you trust your wine merchant and you see a low-priced bottle of Cotes du Rhone, it’s probably worth a shot.[…]

  

This is so brilliant, I had to devote a single post to it. I tried this myself over the weekend and Eureka- it works. Where was this method during my early 20s? Genius. What You Need:  1. A Bottle of Wine 2. A Shoe 3. A Hard Surface What You Do:  1. Take off Your Shoe 2. Stick the bottom of the wine bottle in your shoe. 3. Softly bang against the wall. Kazam! Wine bottle opened. Wowzers. Related posts:Present-ing: Wine Geeky GiftsHappy Weekend- Go Ravens!Happy Weekend and Happy Oscars!

  

I love this hand drawn map, from Mapping Manhattan: A Love (and Sometimes Hate) Story in Maps by 75 New Yorkers. What a cool idea. I lived in the artsy, busy and bookish neighborhoods of NYC during my tenure there, never the “stylish” according to this New Yorker, but I may beg to differ. Happy Weekend dear readers.  I hope you all are off to some exciting adventures. My mom is heading into town as my hubby heads to Istanbul. He’s working on a ballet there so he’ll be gone for over a week, thankfully CiCi (aka my mom) is hightailing[…]

  

It’s January kids. It’s cold, it’s brrrr-ful and let’s face it, it’s a trifle bit depressing. Now I’m not a winter-hater, I actually quite like a healthy dose of cold. Polar Vortex? Not so much, but I’ve always loved the seasons and the change each brings  throughout the year. The quiet and cold solemn days that winter boasts are good for the brain. These days lend themselves to clearing out the mind and readying oneself for a New Year and all that may bring. But honestly, when I’m not waxing poetic about it, January can be tough. It can be[…]

  

I love this photo. The dancers look so relaxed but as always- with a pointed toe. That’s my resolution. Slow down and move with grace and ease but with a pointed toe, so to speak. In other words, we can’t be totally at rest all the time right? But we can try to infuse our lives with a bit of calm while staying on point(e). After a much needed break from le blog to enjoy the holiday season with the fam, I am back and ready to start this year up. First up, as always, the New Year’s resolution. I[…]

  

It’s the flock that’s sweeping the nation. All the cool kids are doing it, even my mom and she is indeed a cool kid. Remember that ridiculous white flocking that reined supreme in the early 80s on your grandmother’s Christmas tree? Well, it’s back baby and big time. To scroll through my Instagram roll or my Pinterest page, it almost seems like a race amongst designers and interior bloggers alike to get these things flocked, trimmed and photographed just as fast as they can. Ready, Flock, Go! They are everywhere and I have to say, I love them. It’s a[…]