warm winter wishes...

pickn' wild mountain berries

then...

and now...

i am really into the KORT album, "invariable heartache." read and watch more about it here!

hello moonshine!

yesterday jonah and i, along with our friends eileen and evan, visited kings county distillery in bushwick. it's new york city's oldest whiskey distillery, and it's only 8 months old! it's a very small operation. they make moonshine (unaged corn whiskey) and new bourbon.
on the weekends they are offering distillery tours on the hour between 1 and 5 p.m., and they are also open for tastings and sales. read about it here.they have just started producing bourbon and you can only buy it at the distillery at this time. i love that our bottle is marked that it's from barrel #1! their moonshine is easy to find at stores in brooklyn.since i have met jonah i somehow know more about scotch, whiskey, and bourbon! :)

holiday magic...

thanks lonny!

in search of...

a new carry-all...this would be dangerous. it would enable me carry way too much!

giving thanks!

happy thanksgiving everyone!!! we had a lovely and cozy thanksgiving with jonah's family. and there was even a magical few minutes of snowfall!and now we are headed to ireland for a long weekend!

hearts for sofia and louis vuitton perfection...

sofia coppola knows how to design the PERFECT bag! need i say more...
while on the louis vuitton subject, here is a video that i
watched here. and it's out of control cute!

here is the ny city guide.

currently listening to...

deer hunter's halcyon digest... over and over againespecially this song (a tribute to jay reatard)...

magazine hearts: anthology magazine

i just received the premiere issue of anthology magazine in the mail today. it has been a very long time since i have looked forward to receiving a magazine in the mail!there are so many inspiring spreads. i just flipped through it quickly... so i can't wait to read it on the train tomorrow morning :)

hearts for yosemite camping in the 60's: glen denny photography

amazing photos of camping and climbing in yosemite in the 60's by photographer glen denny... see all of glen denny's photos here.

yes please... little doe

inspired by little doe, the desert, mountain cabins, lazy days, laurel canyon, and feathers!
my friends at the look partnership did little doe's latest look book and my silver lake neighbor, neal, is one of the little doe models. oh and major hearts for little doe designer chase cohl.

brussel sprouts... cream-braised

my friend heather made this dish last year at a thanksgiving dinner and it was so delicious! i finally had a chance to make it this week. it's so simple and yummy! jonah broiled salmon to accompany the rich and creamy sprouts... a simple fall dinner.

thanks heather for passing along the recipe!

bows + jelly shoes = bowowow ballet flats = hearts

i can't wait to get a pair of these! they are the kartell and moschino bowwow ballet flats. chic with a moschino signature bow and made with kartell ingenuity.... "manufactured with an italian industrial molding process using a top-quality non-toxic thermoplastic technopolymer that is 100% recyclable."and there is a color for every day of the week! The collection is due to land in stores in January 2011. yay :)

book candy: food fashion friends

i cant wait to purchase this one...

yes please...

latest lovelies in my inspiration folder!

pot pie fun!

last thursday jonah and i made mushroom pot pies with gouda biscuit topping. they were fun and satisfying to make! one of the fun things about making these pot pies was getting to buy oven safe bowls. i can't wait to use them to make french onion soup!
i made the filling the night before and jonah made the biscuit topping just before placing them in the oven which gave us time to enjoy manhattans with our friends while they baked!

a candlelit setting always helps create a cozy supper!
recipe is here. this recipe was good (not amzing though). i want to try a chicken pot pie next time!

oh sofia....

the song is "moi je joue" by brigitte bardot with model maryna linchuk and directed by sofia coppola.

catching up! honeymoon: hotel

time has flown by since our big wedding day in june! and maybe it's safe to say i'm back to posting? well, i will try! and i will catch up starting with a cute hotel that we stayed at on our last few days of our honeymoon in rome.we stayed at the hotel gregoriana on our few days of our italy trip. it was a sweet surprise when we arrived and our room wasn't ready and we ended up in the penthouse. and it was charmingly pink and green with old world details and modern accents!

fall is here!

fall fun has begun...
i am so excited for all of the COZY fall activities!

home improvements!

one of many little projects on my to do list crossed off! yay...
our cook books will no longer take over our little bar thanks to dwr's sapien bookcase. i just ordered this vertical bookcase that will fit perfectly in the kitchen and our bar can really be a bar!

snippet and ink hearts!

thanks to kathryn at snippet and ink for posting about our big day here!

just married... a few weeks ago!

it has been a whirlwind of an amazing adventure... begining with the big wedding day on june 5th, followed by an amazing 10 days in italy! so happy to finally be married to my dear jonah and so thankful that we were able to share the special moment with our families and closest friends... we love you all!!i am going to start posting all the tid-bits from before, during and after the big day!

a pretty bow

this brooklyn public school has a pretty bow upon it's coat of arms... i would be so happy to walk under this into my house everyday. hmmm....

villa vals: home sweet home

can i climb into the earth and live here, please!


more info here.

sunday night pasta making...

from scratch! and it was so easy and fun. i see a pasta party in my future!

i made pesto using basil from our window box! fettucini magic happening....a satisfying sunday supper...