Fear

I've been loving the 5-10 minute gallery pop ins on my way home from the martha studio's on west 26th. Yesterday I feel upon Trenton Doyle Hancock at the Jame Cohan Gallery. The colors, the texture and most importantly the fantasy to explore fear and the chaotic... something to think about in these times for sure.

2009 light as a feather?

Well I'm not so sure about that, but I do love the new calenders by the wild unknown which I would love to add to my collection.

green dress

I found this flickr photostream via vanessa's blog the other day and was struck by this photo in particular.

"In 1966 Canadian Kami Kanetsuka travelled on the AsiaBus from London to India. Here she is sitting in the desert between Iraq and Iran not long after leaving Basra. The bus was in quarantine because of an outbreak of cholera. Kami writes, "the desert is all dry and cracked and shockingly I am wearing a bright green Egyptian cotton mini-dress bought on the Kings Road, Chelsea (there were no local people around.)" After a few days the travellers were given a horrendous test and sent away, as it was too difficult for someone deliver water to keep them alive. "

belleayre

We discovered Belleayre mountain and to our pleasant surprise (being swiss skiers that is) they have a very sweet ski station there. Bought an early bird package for 4 day passes for $90 (usually $56 a day- ouch!). We will be back in January for sure. Unfortunately we didn't get to go skiing which left all itching for some mountain time. I can see that Jan has it in his blood already!
(love the "2" on the lift!)

A day in Andes

It is hard to leave this place, the concret life in the city seems to slip away from one's mind. Finding pleasures in simple things, little adventures and where the imagination wants to roam...

thanksgiving

We escaped this thanksgiving, to our little secret place in Andes, NY... still pinching myself over the reality, that this is our little home, tucked away in the woods. After surviving the first 12 hours without any heat (think woolen hats and socks in the house with pjs and seeing your breath over coffee) I started the feast. I felt like going all out this year, maybe it was my way of relaxing, but it felt good to cook!

ON THE MENU

• my mom's cranberry orange relish (which Äya and Jan helped make) 
• roasted acorn squash with buttered sage
• wild rice 
• buttered brussel sprouts
• cornish hens stuffed with figs, sweet potato and pomegranite 
• Marius' tiramisu to top it off (he had to beat the eggs by hand!)
  

inspired

After an almost year long hiatus, my ever so lovely and talented friend Vanessa has inspired me to restart my blog. As I write this I feel a quiet sense of peace come over me, a place that is of my own, and to share with the ones I love.
It has been a YEAR, and by that I mean, quite a YEAR...
So hear I am... it is the present... another year about to start