i’ve got some new bedside reading! i went looking for the august details with james mcavoy on the cover and found esquire with stephen colbert sitting right next to it. i had to have them both! my two favorite famous men…

last saturday a friend and i went to the modern economy sample sale at the ace hotel. at first i was overwhelmed by the amount of design-y goodness, but managed to come away with some nice things, mainly presents for others, that i am quite happy with!

after our shopping event we decided to go to [...]

do you see this cute kitty?

the one burrowing in our bedding?

i took her to the vet today because i found white worms coming out of her hind end.

time to wash the sheets! shudder…shudder…shudder…

enjoying a strawberry lemon balsamic cocktail
last night we went to the first night of the rooftop dinner series presented by gilt club. it was fantastic!

fresh corn, mache, avocado, and shitake salad
i made corn salad a lot, but i use frozen corn. my husband took a bite of this salad and said ‘wow, the fresh corn [...]

i just discovered mad men on amc. it is so fantastic! i first started watching it for the amazing fashion and interior design. it is set in the early sixties. there’s some beautiful mid century modern design on display, in fact our coffee and tea set makes an appearance in their boardroom from time to [...]

lying under my chair while i check email

lying under the bed (mostly)

such an improvement

the menu from the hot weather dinner party
manchego, quince paste, baguette, and grapes
caprese salad
butter leaf salad with breakfast radishes and a balsamic vinaigrette
spaghetti carbonara
homemade strawberry ice cream
homemade raspberry lambic sorbet

it was very successful! i was worried that the pasta would be too heavy, but no one seemed to care about that. i think that everyone [...]

i was going through some of my old magazines and found one of my favorite issues of Vogue, July 2004. kirsten dunst is on the cover and is featured in a wonderful spread. it still kills me four years later. i want to look like this all of the time.

(don’t you love how i just [...]

i woke up at 6:30 sunday morning and couldn’t go back to sleep. it wasn’t really my favorite thing, waking up that early, but i decided to roll with it instead of fighting it. i went downstairs, made some tea, and opened my laptop. last night we were at the most amazing house i’ve ever [...]