Some people sing, some people self gratify and I think while I am in the shower. Sometimes I am so immersed in my own thoughts that I actually forget to do the stuff that put me in the shower in the first place. Unfortunately, however brilliant or base these mental meanderings are, once the water is off my musings have gone down the drain. One ... read more
Perhaps pinterest should be to blame - I am consumed with the desire to trade in my reliable, albeit boring billy for a new quirkier bookcase. Being totally obsessed with need, everything I saw at the Brooklyn Flea had potential no matter how farfetched. If the price was right, the vintage soda pop in-store display would have been riding the ... read more
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/62933159[/vimeo] My friend photographer, J-F Vergel created a beautiful and moving video of everyday objects in his home - doorknob, crucifix collection etc. Mesmerized, I had to have one of my own! Fortunately with a birthday within acceptable gift requesting time, I begged politely requested that he assemble one for ... read more
I recently had a spade of awesome press in Houzz & NewYork.com and sandwich in between was a photo shoot for a new print magazine (remember the time when you didn't need to specify print versus digital?!). Looking at my home through the lens of another made me aware of all the small details that I take for granted. These little pockets of ... read more
I have definitely documented my moments of procrastination, but today proved to be exceptional. Not only was I procrastinating from preparing all the actual work I need to accomplish, it was my procrastination's procrastination that propelled today's post. Knowing my new NARS lip glosses were hanging out in an unadorned recycled tomato paste can ... read more
When my sister was a toddler, she would insist on being taken to any & every restaurant's powder room. It wasn't that she had to go - she was still in diapers, but she was obsessed with seeing the actual bathrooms. I'm not sure what was going on in her 2yr old mind, but she was determined. If she was denied entrance, she would throw a royal ... read more
Summer can't come soon enough for me, so for the next month I'll have to make do with photos from summers past spent in Coney Island. ... read more
Have you ever been in someone's home and everything looks amazing, yet there is one piece of furniture that seems out of place with the others and you think, why wouldn't they just replace it? That's how I felt about this black halogen floor lamp. It has been the visual bane of my residential existence for over 20yrs, however the blinding bright ... read more
I've been staring at the thumbnail of this light bulb on my desktop for months - I feel awful because I have no idea who's it is and would like very much to credit the brilliant designer who created it. So if you know who is responsible for this magnificent light fixture, please let me know! xxoo. ... read more
Over the weekend much to my own astonishment, I attended my 1st gay wedding. I was astonished that I came to the realization that this was my 1st while standing in the church waiting for the ceremony to commence. I know many legally and not legally recognized same sex married couples, but I guess never was witness to their unions. The fact that ... read more
