Sézane in the heart of NoLita has undergone a refresh that's just as lovely as you would imagine. The shop is nestled on a quiet block where, if you are lucky, you can find street parking (for free) right on Elizabeth Street. It's a wonderful spot to savor a shopping experience like it used to be...I don't mean to be nostalgic, but shopping used to be much less frenzied. When you step inside a ...
Flower Shops + Copenhagen
Flower shops are plentiful in neighborhoods all over Copenhagen. Since it's almost spring, the shops fill their sidewalks with beautiful fresh cut flowers and spring plants. It makes it impossible not to stop and take a look. Danes really have it figured out, they light candles all day into the night and apparently have spring plants and flowers filling their homes. Pretty much a dream come ...
Buzz Kaffebar + Copenhagen
Madeline and I are in Copenhagen for a few days and of course there will be lot of coffee drinking. Everywhere we walk we find the coolest places that have perfected the Hygge thing. I mean this place had candles lit in the morning. We set out this morning to Sankt Peders Bageri for one of their famous cinnamon buns, but they were closed. Luckily we found Buzz Kaffebar a few doors down. ...
Make Easy Weeknight Soup
Easy Weeknight Soup is our answer to dinner in 5 minutes on a busy night. I love to cook on the weekends when we have a little extra time and then savor the benefit of a delicious bowl of soup after a long day. And no cooking involved other than re-heating. We sometimes serve with a little crusty fresh bread or on those nights when we don't have fresh bread, I'll take a few slices from the freezer ...
DIY Checkerboard Chalkboard Wall
We have had our chalkboard wall since we've owned this house. I've loved the idea even before having one. However, over the last few years I've sort of tired of the whole chalkboard thing. That was until I saw Amanda's on Perfectly Imperfect Living. I had seen the checkerboard calendar idea on Martha Stewart for an office, but I never really thought about making our current wall into a ...
Dreaming + Summer Vacation
Dreaming + Summer vacation--It's mid February and that means one thing---It's time to start thinking about summer travel. It might be that's it's cold and dreary, but about this time of year I can't help but thinking about a big family vacation. Our kids are seniors-- 17 and 22 so for the last several years I keep thinking this is the last one. And if this is the last big one, it has to be ...