McGrath II

Love this Manhattan apartment belonging to interior designer Lauren McGrath. The apartment is housed within a Georgian mansion built in 1890 and boasts of beautiful working fireplaces, high ceilings & lots of city light. See more of the designer's home on her blog, here.

From the Top

I've just returned from the most amazing weekend in Aspen to witness two friends marry in the mountains. It was the most incredible weekend of hiking, exploring and catching up with old friends. Above, is a photo from the top of Aspen Mountain. My friend Candace & I hiked early Saturday morning only to be rewarded with some breathtaking views.

City Lights

A quick but interesting read in the WSJ about the iconic City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco and Poet/Co-Founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti's quest to open an all-paperback bookstore in the 1950's. Lawrence's adoration for poetry and literature is perhaps a correlation to his less than desirable childhood he describes. Read the piece here.

love notes

My Grandfather's desk sits in my room at home in Rhode Island. It has many secret compartments in which I keep mementos from cherished moments, including notes from my Grandparents that they each wrote to me close to their passing. They were both so sweet about writing notes to their grandchildren and I love coming back to them, longing for their presence again.