mom

missing you mama.

8 years today.

card from 

gold teeth brooklyn

more music: summer 2012 playlist

Gotta say...it's been playing all day.

Mostly new..some old...all good.

I tried to spotify so you could listen...no luck.

Preview songs on itunes if you want.

oh! 

I've been using my shake it photo app to take photos lately.

Shoots polaroids with the noise and everything!

 

alice waters' ratatouille

I adore Alice Waters.

I love ratatouille.

I always wing ratatouille when I make it.

It's always delish but for a change

I tried Alice Waters' recipe

from her

The Art of Simple Food

cookbook.

I hit the jackpot when my friend Leslie

kindly gave me her CSA from

The Stone Barns at Blue Hill 

last week.

In the box:

little eggplants

zucchini

patapan squash

red onions

scallions

cucumbers

corn

basil

sage

escarole

I quickly thought ratatouille.

From our own garden I used:

basil 

tomatoes

The only thing that was from Trader Joes:

sweet peppers

Oh and fresh garlic that Everett harvested at Ambler Farm camp.

 sauteed eggplant and the other Stone Barns goodness

 our own garden toms

 The golden ticket here was the brilliant

basil bouquet tied with kitchen string.

In the end you remove the bouquet and squeeze 

the basil juices back in pot. 

Loads of basil flavor sans the soggy leaves.

 raw

 

done + still colorful

couldn't wait to put ratatouille

on ciabatta bread with pesto 

+

a slice of fresh mozzarella

This time for Sunday lunch on ciabatta with

peppered goat cheese 

+

sliced grilled sweet italian sausage.

 Tastes even better a day or two later.

Love A.W's ratatouille.

Blows mine away!

orange is the new black music

A friend who knows me well,

 turned me on to this new Netflix produced

series

Orange is the New Black.

I'm picky about what I watch on the screen + tube.

I'm hooked.

It's heartbreaking + hilarious.

The music does it for me too.

listen here

dress love

Gorgeous dress inspiration.

I would recreate if I could.

Love.

Young couple from early 20th century

according to

this tumblr

do: word for sunday

via pinterest

best summer jams

Found this great line of sleepwear for summer on 

pinterest

The crispy white cotton is divine.

The fit is loose and perfect for sleeping.

Go to Domi to see more!

window dressing

Two weeks ago I spent a few days in the Hudson Valley

for rest + a bit of work + fun.

I can hardly call the work "work".

It was really part of the fun...

I was asked to design 2 shop windows.

The first for my friend Helen Andersson,

Make-up artist and lead educator at Face Stockholm.

Helen also has an amazing space, Tivoli Ayurveda in Tivoli, NY, where she 

gives Ayurvedic treatments and sells her products, Sweet Botany.

Ayurveda is an ancient healing science which uses 

natural skin treatments like special oils and crushed sandalwood

to promote one's immunity using special massage.
So much more to it....
oh and I absolutely need to thank
Suzy 
pinterest goddess deluxe
for helping me spray paint
the florescent pink paint on fabric!

 Our feet are forever florescent

The fabric is a gorgeous oatmeal linen-muslin like scrim.

Here's Helen's window:

 from the inside

 out looking in

 I also dressed Jill's, Tivoli Mercantile children's shop window.
Jill's shop is a special place...
gorgeous clothes, jewelry, wares for home, special things for kids
+
much more!
I ALWAYS find at least one treasure there....
Worth the trip!
I promise!

The best part was sewing the new circle flags
in the fab barn I was lucky enough to stay + work in.
Absolute heaven there even in the pouring rain.

sewing

More snaps of the barn:

 outside

upstairs

cozy bed

Jill snapping the field of wildflowers

 perfect little kitchen

until next time!

super cute suits

cute suits on sale now

at

Mollusk

sweet snap

Sweetest snap makes my day.

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