I'm in a little bit of a post-Iceland lull these past few weeks and thinking a lot about "the big issues" in life. It's funny, even though I am in my mid-thirties I still have the sense that, any moment now, my real life is about to start. I think I am letting too much pass by me, waiting, waiting for someone to tell me that life is happening now, all around me. The good life can't always be about the big things, like a trip to Iceland. Sometimes it's the little things- the pink velvet petals of roses in full bloom, a perfect cup of coffee, a lazy weekend cuddle with a fluffy orange cat, that make life grand.
September 03, 2013
A Bed of Roses
I'm in a little bit of a post-Iceland lull these past few weeks and thinking a lot about "the big issues" in life. It's funny, even though I am in my mid-thirties I still have the sense that, any moment now, my real life is about to start. I think I am letting too much pass by me, waiting, waiting for someone to tell me that life is happening now, all around me. The good life can't always be about the big things, like a trip to Iceland. Sometimes it's the little things- the pink velvet petals of roses in full bloom, a perfect cup of coffee, a lazy weekend cuddle with a fluffy orange cat, that make life grand.
August 11, 2013
Welcome to Iceland Week
Oh dear, where have I been? For once I have a good answer: Iceland!
The Mr. and I traveled to Iceland at the end of July and we were smitten. In fact, I think my brain is still hovering somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean...in honor of that, I am making this week Iceland week! Each day, I'll post a bit about our trip, show photos of the places we went and even give you some travel tips. Off we go!
October 14, 2012
Color Week Day 6/ Purple
Purple gets a really bad rap. Over years of working in fashion, I've never seen so many people express so much dislike for a color as they do with poor poor purple. Who knows why? Maybe people think it's too new age-y or eccentric (that might explain why I like it). Lately, purple reminds me the most of the character Marie on Breaking Bad, who has a fanatical love for purple. She would definitely think, as would I, that purple deserves a second chance.
Lavender by Thomas Giddings
on left: Daria Strokous shot by Francois Nars for Vogue Japan June 2012 on right: watercolor by Luli Sanchez
“Operación Dragón” with model Du Juan for Vogue Spain September 2012 shot by Miguel Reveriego
I think purple...
looks like: an over the top baroque dinner table set with candles, grapes and wine/ a dark and stormy night
smells like: lavender fields/ the intoxicating scent of lilac
tastes like: plums/ port/ truffles/ violet candies
feels: royal/regal/ decadent
sounds like: Siouxsie and the Banshees/ Bat for Lashes
image by Sania Pell
on left: Isabel Marant Spring 2013 collection on right:
on left: Natalia Vodianova shot by Steven Meisel (and styled by Grace Coddington) for Vogue on right: Vanessa Bruno's Paris apartment
Watercolor and ink piece by Francesca Lancisi
Lavender by Thomas Giddings
on left: Daria Strokous shot by Francois Nars for Vogue Japan June 2012 on right: watercolor by Luli Sanchez
“Operación Dragón” with model Du Juan for Vogue Spain September 2012 shot by Miguel Reveriego
I think purple...
looks like: an over the top baroque dinner table set with candles, grapes and wine/ a dark and stormy night
smells like: lavender fields/ the intoxicating scent of lilac
tastes like: plums/ port/ truffles/ violet candies
feels: royal/regal/ decadent
sounds like: Siouxsie and the Banshees/ Bat for Lashes
image by Sania Pell
on left: Isabel Marant Spring 2013 collection on right:
on left: Natalia Vodianova shot by Steven Meisel (and styled by Grace Coddington) for Vogue on right: Vanessa Bruno's Paris apartment
Watercolor and ink piece by Francesca Lancisi
September 24, 2012
Squam
(instagram photo of an acorn spiral made by one of the Earth Art students at Squam)
My week at Squam Art Workshops has come and gone. Like last year, it’s a time for me to peel away all the masks I hide behind and get in touch with my raw self.
I’m definitely known to most as a city girl so I never know what the woods are going to have in store for me but this time they embraced me with open arms and enveloped me with their branches.
This year, I came back as a teacher so my experience was totally different. When I say I learned as much as I taught I am being completely honest; it’s one of those things you’re supposed to say but I mean it. I learn so much about myself, about life, about the kindness of strangers, at Squam.
On the second to last night, Alena, a fellow teacher and all-around awesome woman, talked about the ripples that we send out at Squam and in our lives beyond the New Hampshire woods, ripples of love and kindness and hope and how these ripples make new ripples. Every time we choose to be kind and open hearted, we send these ripples out. We affect other people’s lives in some small way and then they pass those ripples on too.
I kept this in mind all day Monday when I was back in South Philly, surprising my neighbors and local shopkeepers with my smile and conversation, instead of looking away and keeping my mouth shut. It’s an important lesson.
September 11, 2012
Squam-ward Bound!
It's hard to believe that it's been a year since I snapped this photo. Me, my legs dangling off the dock on the lake, just a few minutes after I arrived at cabin at Squam. Me, just a few hours from giving the opening night speech at Squam, not sure what to expect.
This year I'm returning as a teacher. I have lots of new friends I can't wait to see and a lot of new experiences to be had.
Last year, on my way home from Squam, I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror and barely recognized my reflection. I looked younger and more relaxed than I had in years. I can't wait to reclaim a little bit of that calm, if only for a few fleeting days.
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