photography

I have tons of Etsy stuff to take pictures of and list in the shop. First, however, I have to go through the trouble of cleaning and mending. Sometimes it's fun, but mostly, because we don't have a washer machine inside the apartment, it's a big mess. Seeing these hanging in the morning made for a beautiful picture though.

Happy Sunday!

philly

It's April 2012 and though I have completed my taxes I've hardly kept the pact to myself to post on this blog at least once a week. But hey, today is a new day! We did a trip last weekend to Philly. It was rad. Philadelphia is a little big city. There are tons of things to do see and yet it has a smaller town feel. The people in Philly love there city and are happy to enjoy it.

First of all, the great things about Philadelphia: It's a tiny little bus ride from New York, your butt doesn't even have a chance to get tired, it's all good by the time you get there. It's also wonderfully walkable. While there are plenty of places to go in the city individual neighborhoods have there own charms and there was plenty to do in the area where we stayed.  Also, the place we rented rocked my socks off! An architect's design DIY place with a rooftop deck, amazing furniture design and vintage galore. My favorite part, though, was the morning sun coming in. I love morning sunlight.

Roof top deck. You can't get that in New York too often so we really enjoyed ourselves.

PBR in a bottle? You're too fancy for me Pabst. We had a few drinks a the local watering hole. Okay, we went to a few watering holes.

Beautiful morning light. I love it. If I could get up everyday and watch the sunrise I think my life would be better. That is if I could get up.

The streets are small and filled with people. The best spots to hang are evidenced by the crowds. We just enjoyed meandering and of course we had to test out the Pat's-Geno's rivalry. We say it may just have to go to Pat's!

friends photo op

before our trip to st lucia i took a few pictures of some friends. and seeing as how today is a very special day for them i thought i would post a few pictures!

these are our friends kivanc and rona. i love candid photos and think it is perfect that rona is just cracking up in the second picture. isn't that ring awesome in the third picture?! kivanc gives a pretty great gift. rona runs a sweet cooking blog with her sister here.

st lucia driving tour

st lucia is a small island you could see it in one long day. so one day we took a driving trip through the south and up to castries. everywhere we went people were saying hello to one another and moving about. moreover, everywhere we went were the blue waters, warm sun, and a soft subtle breeze.  

st lucia melting ice

melting ice in the rain. in a rainforest we had to expect a little rain even during the dry season. we left some ice in the plants when a downpour of water come through. it was a cool juxtaposition. fun.

st lucia

this winter we decided to stay in the city (like last year only this year we wouldn't sleep through christmas) so come january we wanted sun. we traveled to st. lucia with my husband's grandparents, who are terrific company. it was important to us that we find places accommodating to grandmas slow scenic walks and yet challenging enough for grandpa to climb a mountain (boys will be boys, even at 80.) we started at the south of the island near view fort. we stayed at a guest house set up by a great couple. every morning they woke to check in on us and take us for walks, in the afternoon they stopped by to share drinks. they were really lovely people, and their place was amazing. simple, tons of fruit near by, nicely laid out with great views of the water. it was the perfect slow start that we needed.

we awoke each morning to the sun rise directly through the windows. if you slept past six you would completely miss it. we had great people taking care of us, the smooth wood under our bare feet and this view.

the highline

the highline in new york is one of my favorite places in the city. located on the west side spanning 14th street to 33rd street, it is railway once threatened but then revived to be a sweet piece of public space. i love the fact that you can feel like you are in the city and in a great place of greenery. it's a must see in the city and new yorkers have a great appreciation for their green space. the greenery (or brownery since it is winter) is native to the area, i think it is just as beautiful as the flowering spring.

 i imagine there will be more pictures to come but for now i hope you enjoyed these!