A trip to New York is not complete without a stop at the MoMA. We always had family memberships to all the museums, so we could avoid lines and spend as little or as much time as we liked. Summer or winter it's such a nice way to spend a part of your day for a little respite from the city.Nothing says summer like a bunch of sunflowers. These were at the information desk at the MoMA.I ...
Summer in the City – Part Three
I love window boxes. When we lived in Connecticut I loved planting window boxes for every season. It was my way to make some sense of living on two acres, a lot of it wetlands, overgrown pachysandra and quite a bit of poison ivy. Planting window boxes was my way of gardening when I felt like I needed a beginning, a middle and an end. The rest of the two acres seemed to ...
Summer in the City – Part Two
There was a definite feeling of celebration in the air as you walked through the city once the news broke of New York legalizing same sex marriage. The next morning, quite early we were surprised how quickly stores changed their window displays to reflect the new law. Here's just a few of our favorites . . .I was pretty excited about the chance to visit a Glassybaby store. ...
Summer in the City – Part One
It was a little after 8 in New York City. The light at this time of day is magic. We walked through the city and started to think about dinner when we arrived at Danny Meyer's Shake Shack in Madison Square Park. The line was long...as usual, but there is nothing better than a Shake Shack burger and an ice cold beer. The fries are pretty great too and the caramel shake...to ...
Can we talk lighting?
I'm going to admit it right off....I am obsessed with lighting. I think it's so important. When I walk into my house with just the right lights on I get an immediate feeling of calm. Isn't this the way we are supposed to feel in our own homes? A few weeks ago the Thursday Home section of the NY Times had a great article about it. Apparently Bunny Williams is stocking up on light bulbs and ...
Small But Charming . . . flowers in the house
Today over at The Gardener's Cottage, Janet had a link to Small But Charming. Jane is having a "Flowers in the House" link party and you must go and check out all the beautiful spring flowers in everyone's lovely homes.This is what I have today. Not a lot, but I've been making these little herb arrangements and I just planted zinnia and dahlia seeds. I think I'm about 60 days out from ...