Red, White and Blue (and Black and Gold Too!)

I don’t know about you but I can not believe that it is already July. Just exactly how fast is this Summer planning on flying by? Before missing another hot minute of it all- I’m planning to unplug from my electric life and head for the shore, while the getting is still good! I’m looking [...] Read more »

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Color Cravings: Hydrangea Blues

For me there are many Signs of Summer: the smell of tomato plants, the smell of peaches, the sound of husking corn and the sound of snapping beans.  Finding sand in every corner of my house and car, fireflies, fireworks, sailor knots and hair pulled up in top knots. But there is no sight that [...] Read more »

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Sea Glass And The City

The beach-y culture that surrounds NYC might be surprising to some.  I know it was to me when I first moved to New York. It would be a trip out to The annual Mermaid Parade in Coney Island my first summer in the city that my eyes were open to the fact that you CAN [...] Read more »

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Fashion, American Style and The Met

Every Spring The Metropolitan Museum Of Art’s Costume Institute hosts an annual gala to kick off its big Summer exhibition. The evening has become one of NY’s most anticipated and fashionable events.  This year was no exception; as stars, designers and editors once again merged onto the steps of the museum and into a sea [...] Read more »

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Chelsea’s Nouvel Style

The Manhattan Neighborhood known as Chelsea (14th to 29th, Broadway to the Hudson River) has always had its share of inspiring buildings and residents. The Hotel Chelsea with its historic guest lists of artists, writers, actors and musicians alone has helped make the neighborhood a famous mecca of Bohemia. Known for its grit as much [...] Read more »

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