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Hi friends, welcome back to part two of my Upper East Side Halloween Tour. If you missed part one, you can check it out here. Iām picking up the tour at 78th Street and making my way south to 61st Street in this installment. š76th between Fifth and Madison š This one is Kelly Ripa…
Continue reading ā Upper East Side NYC Halloween Decor 2026 ā Part 2
Hi friends, welcome back! I made my first trip back to NYC this past weekend to see all the Halloween decorations on the Upper East Side. I took the Metro North and had an easy ride in. I got off at 125th Street and hopped on the subway to 96th Street to begin my tour.…
Continue reading ā Upper East Side NYC Halloween Decor 2026 ā Part 1
Hi friends, welcome back and come on in! Our new place is coming together and I enjoyed the challenge of decorating for Halloween. I do miss my deep windowsills that I used to be able to decorate, but I like how it turned out this year. In our entryway I have my usual styled table.…
Hi friends, welcome back! While the spring weather might be off to a bipolar start, the colors around the city are not. Ā On a teaser spring day, Violet and I strolled around capturing the best blooms around Lower Manhattan. Iāll start this tour at the southern most part, Bowling Green Park. I loved all the…
Hi friends, welcome back! I believe they predicted NYC was in for a cold, snowy winter and so far theyāve been right! This past weekend winter storm Fern rolled through, and I was very happy we had nowhere to be. The meteorologists have hyped up prior snowstorms that didnāt come to fruition, so I was…
Hi friends, welcome back to the conclusion of my holiday series! Iām wrapping up my Christmas Master List with the sights below 42nd Street not quite worthy of their own post, but worth seeing. If you missed part one you can check it out here. Starting at the beautiful New York Public Library guarded by…
Continue reading ā NYC Christmas Decor Master List ā Part Two
Hi friends, welcome back! Christmas is almost here and Iām wrapping up the season on my blog with part one of my Master List. These are decorations worth seeing, but not quite deserving of their own post. This post will cover everything at 42nd Street and above. Iāll start on the Upper East Side, more…
Hi friends, welcome back! This past weekend we made the trek out to Dyker Heights in Brooklyn to see the most decked out homes in NYC. This neighborhood really goes all out and there are even organized tours to see it. I hadnāt been since 2022 and this was Jonās first time. We drove, and…
Hi friends, welcome back! Can you believe Christmas is in less than two weeks? Iāve got the final set of windows to show you today and I think youāre going to like them. Compared to the department stores on Fifth Avenue, Macys always tries to capture the wonder and nostalgic feeling of Christmas. This year…
Hi friends, welcome back and come on in! Iāve got a holly jolly home tour for you today. Babyproofing my decorations has been in the back of my mind for months and I think I succeeded. I did most of the decorations while Violet was napping and she came out and started clapping so I…