Summer Fun

I will be in New York City for almost a month this summer and I am very excited. I now delight in the humid city days when everyone else scrambles to find a place to stay OUT of town. That said, it does get hot.

My friend Laura sent me the link to this popsicle joint that has opened up on Carmine Street.

This may be a perfect refuge after going to the movies at the Angelika. Might need to try the coffee gelato dipped in dark chocolate

Gosh, they all look so good...

popbar located at 5 Carmine St. (@ 6th Ave.)  NYC

Scooter Pie

If I could treat myself to all things orange I would; and this Amish made scooter would be high up on the list. Fifteen years ago I thought I was so groovy to be buying myself my own Razor to buzz around on in Brooklyn. This feels like the next generation of fun. It comes with the metal basket and a rear foot brake. Available from Reform School in Silver Lake for $245. Some assembly required.

Let's meet on the boardwalk in Venice, share a ride, and some Scooter Pies while we're at it.

Cheers!

http://www.reformschoolrules.com/pc/orangescooter/lostandfound/Amish+Made+Scooters

Stood Up

My friend Deb and I had a lunch date planned last week. But she didn't show up. She called me 15 minutes later from her dentist's chair. Apologized up and down. Luckily, she chose a fantastic lunch spot in Silver Lake called Forage. I ate a delicious salad plate of organic broccoli, couscous with mushrooms and tomatoes, and yummy roasted chicken. I ordered a slice of the chocolate cake to go. Deb had told me I had to. So, of course, I did. It was a very grown-up slice of heaven. Probably has espresso coffee in the frosting. And gold foil on the top.

It was also a good thing I had the Dining section of the New York Times tucked into my bag and at the table next to me, a pair of 20-something girls planning their road trip to San Francisco to keep me company.

Still, I would have much preferred gabbing with Deb...
 

http://www.foragela.com/

 

Following in her Footsteps

When I grew up in NYC in the 70's, my Mother was a fashion designer. Sometimes we wore matching outfits of her design.

We even shared the same shoes, Kork-Ease sandals. My mother wore the platform style and mine were a delicate wedge. These things I remember vividly. She was beautiful. However, I have no recollection of making a big deal out of Mother's Day. No cards, flowers, brunches or brooches. I guess I must have intuitively known my mother was way too stylish to wear the clove necklaces we had made in school. I do remember several tantrums on Mother's Days. The specific reasons I cannot remember.

Now I am a Mother, and things have gone more traditional. I receive lovingly drawn cards, handmade soaps, a bunch of peonies, and lots of hugs. Just the way I like it.

 

These were my Mother's:
Korkease - Womens - Bette

These were mine:
Korkease - Womens - Myrna

Spring is Here

'Tis the season for beautiful branches in Los Angeles - cherry blossoms and pussy willows are for sale at our farmer's markets.

Then you come home and wonder what the heck to put them in. I have an answer: The recycled glass balloon vases from Viva Terra.

I bought the set of three for a client a couple of years ago for a shoot that Dwell Magazine did in their home. We put cherry blossoms in the vase on their kitchen counter. Since I can't live in their beautiful house, I had to settle for a vase of my own.

Gosh. Even empty, they are pretty.
 
http://www.vivaterra.com/pls/enetrixp/!stmenu_template.main?complex_id_in=482007.488301.917044.2006362.page

http://www.dwell.com/articles/compound-addition.html