Back for another round of Sunday Favorites with my friends Cindy & Mary Ann! Today I'm starting with spring in Central Park. Spring in Central Park This week we had one of those perfect spring days in New York City. You know, the ones where the weather is perfect. Not a degree too cold or too warm, but just right. Rain was in the forecast for the rest of the week, so we took ...
Spring in Central Park and other favorites
mini lavender lemon dutch baby pancakes
As soon as I heard about joining a group of bloggers to make an individual-size recipe, I knew I had to come up with something using my mini cast iron pans. After seeing this recipe on my friend Sheri Silver's blog, I decided on mini Dutch Baby Pancakes. When my kids were young, we went through a spell of making these every afternoon. It all started when my dear friend Lorna and her boys ...
tropical fruit smoothie & other Sunday Favorites
Happy Sunday! I'm back with pals Cindy and Mary Ann for Sunday Favorites! We are so ready for warm weather that I have a recipe for a delicious tropical fruit smoothie. This one will make you think you're poolside at a fancy resort. Ahhhh...if only! Paper bag flowers by Sheri Silver Sheri is so creative! I stopped by her house this week and saw these in her ...
Happy Easter + Sunday Favorites
Happy Easter! Joining my friends Mary Ann and Cindy with our five favorites this week and starting with a recipe for mussels with basil bread crumbs. This week, we planned to visit the New York Botanical Gardens and then do some shopping on Arthur Avenue. We didn't have reserved tickets for the NYBG (250 acres, we had no idea we would need a timed ticket in early April), so it turned out to be ...
The Mac Coat from Everlane is my favorite Trench Coat
Today Mary Ann and Cindy and I are joined by some friends to talk about spring fashion. We are all over the world and so spring means something quite different to each of us. For me here in the northeast, spring is sort of the time of year that I pretend I'm not cold. I so badly want to ditch my winter coats and boots that I end up being underdressed and cold for at least half of the ...
DIY Canvas Wrap Vase
Let's make a DIY canvas wrap vase! Today I'm joining a very talented group of bloggers to share a DIY involving fabric. I said yes and then panicked because I don't sew. I used to always tell my kids that the good scissors are only to be used on fabric. I remember when they said, "ok, but you don't sew, so I'm going to use these on paper!" That's true, but I still need a good pair of ...
