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Hi friends, welcome back! I was feeling adventurous after the Macy’s flower show, so I headed to Hudson Yards to see another floral display. For the past few years, the mall at Hudson Yards hosts Fluers de Villes, a traveling floral show. The theme this year was Flora, a fashion forward celebration of spring couture…
Hi friends, welcome back! The day before we got pummeled by the blizzard, we had a lovely day at the New York Botanical Garden. They are hosting their 23rd annual orchid show and it was the perfect place to disassociate from winter. This year’s theme is The Orchid Show: Mr. Flower Fantastic’s Concrete Jungle. Mr.…
Continue reading ➞ New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show 2026
Hi friends, welcome back! This past weekend Jon, Violet, and I headed to the Hudson Valley to check out the Great Jack O' Lantern Blaze. This was our fourth year attending and we always look forward to it! We had tickets for Friday night and we tried beating traffic, but it was a long almost…
Hi friends, welcome back! July was a scorcher so I’m happy to be another month closer to fall. We had a pretty low-key month based off the lack of pictures from the past 31 days. We had a seafood dinner party with our friends, went out for brunch, and ended the month with a Chinatown…
Hi friends, welcome back and come on in! I'm kicking off the holiday season from home. This post pairs well with a pine or cinnamon scented candle, warm beverage, and “It’s Beginning to look a lot like Christmas” playing in the background. I started decorating on November 7th and it took me two days this…
Hi friends, welcome back! As you know, Jon and I are big foodies, so we couldn’t go to Rome without joining a food tour. I booked ours through Eating Europe and they have tours in quite a few cities around Europe. Our tour was a Twilight Trastevere Tour that lasted four hours. That sounded like…
Continue reading ➞ Rome – Twilight Trastevere Rome Food Tour
Hi friends, welcome back! I’ve got two great things to share today – first, it’s the last week of my busy season! Secondly, Jon and I recently went hiking in the Hudson Valley and had the best day! This was our first outing with our car and it went so smoothly. We woke up earlyish…
Hi friends, welcome back! I am in full force Christmas mode over here and wanted to share some more holiday cheer. Recently, I was in search of some festive wine glasses and found the perfect pair on Etsy. I placed my order and a few days later the package came with the wine glasses, thank…
Hi friends, welcome back and come on in! This month is the two-year anniversary of Jon and I moving into our apartment, so I think an updated apartment tour is most fitting! We’ve slowly been making the apartment more homey and complete, and I absolutely love our NYC apartment. Pottery Barn is my biggest decoration…
Continue reading ➞ 2020 NYC Financial District Apartment Tour
Happy November 1st! I hope you all had a great Halloween and are ready for all things Christmas now 🙂 On our last full day in Boston, we decided to go to Cambridge and see Harvard’s campus. Our first stop was Café Crema for some much needed coffee. I got a French Toast Latte that…