Your Nautical and Coffee Obsessed Best Friend: From Travel to Fashion and Everything in between
"One doesn't want fashion to look ridiculous, silly, or out of step with the times - but you do want designers that make you think, that make you look at fashion differently. That's how fashion changes. If it doesn't change, it's not looking forward. And that's important to me." ~ Anna Wintour Met Gala Every [...]
"I remember perfectly my first trip to New York, when I was on the bridge between Brooklyn and Manhattan, when I saw the skyscrapers. It was like an incredible dream." ~ Diego Della Valle I am the epitome of a New Yorker. As an Upper East Sider, I am nestled cozily and comfortably in my [...]
"While I relish our warm months, winter forms our character and brings out our best." ~ Tom Allen If you read my blog, you know how much I love Bryant Park. I have mentioned at least half a dozen times and you can be sure I will be mentioning it another half dozen. Every year [...]
"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful." ~ Norman Vincent Peale It is interesting how places come into our hearts when we most need them. I stumbled on Dyker Heights when I spent a couple weeks in New York six years ago, with my cousin during a period [...]
"Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling." ~ Edna Ferber There is nothing more magical then Christmas in New York. The lights. The decorations. The hustle an bustle. The shopping! There is a reason Silver Bells goes "It's Christmas time in the city..." Because it is such a magical time. Except for the crowds. Oh the crowds! The horrible [...]
"You're easy to dance with There is no doubt in The way we stand out in The crowd Though it's called dancing To me it's romancing Out loud You're easy to dance with Loving you The way I do" ~ Holiday Inn My favorite Christmas movie, if not favorite movie in general is White Christmas. Their is nothing [...]
"Every time I imagine a garden in an architectural setting, it turns into a magical place. I think of gardens I have seen, that I believe I have seen, that I long to see, surrounded by simple walls, columns, arcades or the facades of buildings - sheltered places of great intimacy where I want to [...]