golden swan

golden swan garden, golden swan bicycle.

i always love the little things i see as i stroll around the city. 

ranunculus

it was slightly strange because i thought all friday about how nice a bouquet of ranunculuses would be on my windowsill. and i don't normally see them around, and maybe it was because they were on my mind, but there they were in the shop. i picked up the most lovely bunch. layer upon layer of soft and dainty petals. and they are nice sitting on my windowsill, just as i thought they would be. especially since i spent a lot of time in my apartment this weekend. i was not tough enough to face the chilly weather! i thought winter was over? 

chrysanthemum

what sweet beauty there is in my spider mum!

blue skies

the past few days have been wonderful. for many reasons. my best friend jenna came to new york and it was an absolute treat having her visit. we met when we were thirteen (we had the same bat mitzvah date) and we have been so close ever since. it's amazing to think of friends that you've had for over ten years. jenna is the kindest girl i know, she always makes people feel welcome and good about themselves. she is honest, hilarious and bursting with creativity. we have experienced everything together and it makes my heart smile.

it was the first weekend where a jacket was not required. the warmth of the sunshine and the blue sky. perfection. everyone was outside. my girlfriends and i traipsed all throughout downtown; brunched in the lower east side, shopped in the little nolita stores, ate dinner in chinatown and then spent the night dancing in tribeca. oh and i recently got the good news of two very close friends getting jobs and they will both be moving to NYC very soon, congratulations to miss liz and airlie!

weekends just keep getting better and better.

waking up to a sunny morning overwhelms me with happiness

wearing pretty and festive pastels to stroll in the sunshine

french fries and mayonnaise at brunch

rice puddin'

my bestest friend ever and i

natalie, me and jenna

lovely beatrice and emily

i found a rose when i hopped into a taxi and felt terribly lucky

perfection.

flora

the flora of new york city; sidewalk roses.

warm walks home

the weather has been so pleasant in new york these past few days, that i have been walking home from work. all forty-six blocks, from midtown to the lower east side. it's really been a treat. especially passing by the pretty cakes in the bakery windows down third avenue.

framed

above my bed was once a mirror, but it has since gone above my closet doors when i moved last month. i needed a change in this new apartment and then i needed something to fill the empty, white space.

strolling along on a saturday with friends, i spotted the most unusual picture frame at billy's antiques & props, an indoor/outdoor antique shop bursting with oddities on houston street. a frame that is violet, rose and cream; embroidered and with pom-poms. how bizarre and charming!

so i stapled a maroon and ivory fabric into the glassless frame.


and voila! just as i envisioned it, or even greater.

building

isn't this a lovely building? it is one of my favorites in all of new york. it's on the northeast corner of rivington and ludlow. (for some reason) it reminds me of ladurée, my favorite macaron shop in paris. j'adore.