This photograph by Aaron Huey is inspiring.
Archive for March, 2010In AmericaTuesday, March 30th, 2010The SelbyTuesday, March 30th, 2010A friend told me about this site this morning and I have not been able to get it out of my mind. It features interesting people in their creative spaces.
Shannan Click (model) and Dan Martensen (photographer) at their amazing home in Upstate New York.
George Gorrow, Creative Director of Ksubi at his office in the Ksubi showroom Sydney, Australia. Mast Brothers ChocolateMonday, March 29th, 2010Anyone who spends any amount of time around me eventually discovers I love chocolate. I love it morning, noon, and night. I prefer it dark and with salt and sometimes with caramel. I love it from Egypt, Belgium, France, Isle au Haut (I especially love it from there), Ireland, South Africa, San Francisco… and well you get the idea. I love it in croissants (so much so), with peanut butter, squeezed into doughnuts, draped about marshmallows and graham crackers, sprinkled on yogurt, on pretzels, in cookies…I love it warm and cold in solid and liquid forms. It is the very essence of goodness. My best friend Sabrina would no doubt agree, her birthday message to me ended with “And for the love of God eat chocolate.” Hello, of course! I thought I had an addiction to it so I tried not to eat it for a few days. Those days were horrible and unfortunate and to the best of my ability will not be repeated. So what if I am addicted to chocolate, I love it so. Well, now that we have all shared in my rather dramatic introduction…I just wanted to say/write I finally got to try Mast Brothers Chocolate bars and they are pretty good. Actually, the Dark Chocolate with Fleur de Sel is very good. The packaging is adorable and they have a clever website with a terrific silent B&W film. I love that there are artisan chocolate makers in the heart of Brooklyn. Fantastic!
Photo Time Out NY. Rogues GalleryMonday, March 29th, 2010This weather really has me clinging to comfort topics - light, fashion, and of course chocolate! First, fashion. There is nothing quite like the feeling of slipping into that perfectly knit oversized sweater, or wrapping it about your waste while donning a fun t-shirt and favorite pair of jeans. Rogues Gallery, based in Portland, Maine seems to be aware of my sartorial strategies offering the blazers, sweaters, jackets and t-shirts to balance out my ladylike meets boyish casual look. Every time I shop there I feel like I am in my (currently imaginary) boyfriend’s closet. In addition to having an incredibly cool space they also have really nice staff. Thank you Graeme for entrusting me with a few beautiful pieces for the shoot later this week, I promise to love them as if they were mine!!
Canada Sweater (Fall 2009/Winter 2010)
Striped Baffin Sweat (Spring 2010)
Adventure Down (Fall 2009/Winter 2010) Much LightMonday, March 29th, 2010I have not posted about my love for lighting in a while, and considering how dark it is outside with all this icky weather I think we could all use a few pictures of some lit up lovelies. Loving books the way I do and being an avid recycler (come on who does not these days, you should!!) I want to literally (no pun intended) hug the folks over at Lula Dot who created this light made up of pages from books people were discarding. Imagine eating, sitting, walking under thousands of words and thoughts. Personally, I think it is an incredibly romantic idea.
I saw these lamps by the incredibly talented glass blower Omar Arbel for BOCCI during my recent trip to New York City.
Have a Beautiful WeekendFriday, March 26th, 2010I am so excited to have all day tomorrow to read (so many books I have started and want to finish), walk my dog, and start my edible garden!! Tonight I am going to a concert with my friend Christine. Enjoy the weekend. xo
Just Minutes AgoFriday, March 26th, 2010I heard about some new dog treats and of course had to get them for my dog Paige. Minutes ago she demolished the first sample of Yoghund. I guess she likes it!
Thank YouFriday, March 26th, 2010My friend Anne Mahle always goes above and beyond when it comes to gifting. The best part, the goodies she gives are homemade. Thank you Annie for the chocolate tart, fingerless gloves, and homemade dill pickles (sooo good with crackers and hard goat cheese). I cannot resist the pickles, same was with the tart (which is now little more than crumbs). The gloves are perfect these days. xoxo
The Sugar BushFriday, March 26th, 2010This Sunday sugarhouses around Maine and Vermont will open their doors to the public for tastings, carriage rides, and tours. The Maine Maple Producers Association and Vermont Maple have all the information you need to plan your day. This is a great opportunity to learn the basics on how maple syrup is made and check out old (buckets) and new (tubing) equipment. A couple photos as a result of a recent trip to New Hampshire and Vermont to learn more about sugaring. I head to Vermont next week with Country Living for a photo shoot (photos and commentary forthcoming).
A Bascom family member getting sap to boil in his evaporator pan.
Bruce Bascom holding a handmade sugar pail made by his father. Top photo courtesy of the Bascom Family, bottom photo by Jon Levitt. Chocolate Peanut Butter BarsTuesday, March 23rd, 2010I found this brownie/bar recipe in the book Blissful Brownies my friend Sandy gave to me for my recent birthday. I decided to make these for a party earlier this evening, and have a feeling I will be baking them a lot more.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars 10 1/2 oz/300 g milk chocolate (I recommend using Guittard’s chocolate chips for this recipe. I get mine at Whole Foods.) Preheat the oven to 350F. Finely chop the chocolate (unless you are using chips). Sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl. |
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