Your Nautical and Coffee Obsessed Best Friend: From Travel to Fashion and Everything in between
"It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time." ~ David Allan Coe Hidden Oasis Hello friends! Happy April 1 (and yes April Fool's!) Spring is in the air and there is no better place to be then amongst [...]
"Autumn arrives in early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day." ~ Elizabeth Bowen Finally An Update I officially sound like a broken record, but I have been slacking hardcore. I thought I would be able to get two blog posts up in a week, but since it took me two weeks into [...]
"One dress and yeah I guess I’m a mess, but I won’t rest til I am the Queen of New York! So watch me as I go, cause no one even knows Nobody knows I’m gonna be the Queen of New York" ~ Queen Of New York ~ King Kong Dawg Days for Broadway While [...]
"But brother, that’s the worst of him. The dog you really got to dread Is the one that howls inside your head. It's him whose howling drives men mad And a mind to its undoing." ~ Hadestown Down Under The first time I saw Hadestown was the day after it began previews. It was already [...]
"The simple hearth of the small farm is the true center of our universe." ~ Masanobu Fukuoka All The Farms This Fall I had the pleasure of going to not one, not two, but THREE farms! I got to go apple picking twice, and last weekend, I went pumpkin picking. I definitely lived my best [...]
"Harry, there is never a perfect answer in this messy, emotional world. Perfection is beyond the reach of humankind, beyond the reach of magic. In every shining moment of happiness is that drop of poison: the knowledge that pain will come again. Be honest to those you love, show them your pain. To suffer is [...]
"Practically speaking, your religion is the story you tell about your life." ~ Andrew Greeley Surprising Theme I was intrigued when I found out the theme of this year's Fashion Exhibit at the Met. And even more shocked when I found out it had the support of the Catholic Church. In fact New York's Cardinal [...]
"It's time for fate to step aside Grab your axe and hold on for the ride Won't be quiet Won't be chill We'll start a riot Yes we will Can't try to fight it Can't be still Step back cause we're about to ignite it We're gettin' the band back together" ~ Gettin' The Band [...]
"One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well." ~ Virginia Woolf New York Food Scene New York is known as a foodie mecca. And it is well deserved. There are a TON of restaurants in the city. While people joke about the amount of Starbucks on every block, there [...]
"Aaah, summer - that long anticipated stretch of lazy, lingering days, free of responsibility and rife with possibility. It's a time to hunt for insects, master handstands, practice swimming strokes, conquer trees, explore nooks and crannies, and make new friends." ~ Darell Hammond Summer has arrived in the Concrete Jungle I can finally say spring summer [...]