art | park avenue roses

hello, hello! thank you all for your good wishes for charlie. he did really well and even fell asleep during the treatment at one point. after he was done, i walked over to park avenue to see will ryman's fabulous large scale roses, which are a breath of fresh air in light of all the snow we've had, lately. measuring 5-10' in diameter they are made from fiberglass & steel and adorned with beetles, bees, ladybugs (good luck?) and aphids. the longest stems at 25' tall leave 2' of snow looking like icing on a cake. enjoy your weekend!

xo, cindy

ps design for mankind had the coolest video from olafur arnalds featuring colored smoke this week. or should i say, the hottest ;)?

life | snow, again

fujifilm instax mini 25

hello, hello! i thought we lived in nyc, but it feels more like alaska. it seems to snow everyday and although very pretty it's becoming a bit much. we've had seven snowstorms already this winter and it's only january - oy! last night there was thunder and lightening. today, i'm going with charlie for his first radiation treatment and we would both much rather hop on a couple of bicycles like e.t. and escape from all of it. wish us luck!

xo, cindy

ps i learned about fitz and the tantrums from krissy and totally love their old school r&b sound.

nyc | brooklyn to manhattan

brooklyn war memorial dedicated to americans who served in world war II.
this is actually two photos combined into one.

hello, hello! before attending a workshop in a part of brooklyn that was new to me, scott and i took a ride on the subway to make sure i knew where to go. afterwards, we saw signs for the brooklyn bridge and headed that way.


it was really cold to be walking anywhere let alone over the brooklyn bridge, but it's really cool (no pun intended) and was pretty crowded. it's about one mile in either direction.


i don't know how this artist was able to feel his hands let alone create a drawing.


another view of the bridge, which is really beautiful even on a gray day.


yes it does, just steps from city hall.


city hall park in manhattan.


greeted by the welcoming committee dressed in black, of course.


after that walk, the alternative methods of transportation were welcoming, but we opted for the subway and headed over to soho. as for today, it's snowing AGAIN so gray skies are not going to clear up, but i'll put on a happy face, anyway. snow is pretty. :)!

xo, cindy

life | just try

hello, hello! well, i can be as pessimistic as anyone, but sometimes i push through the doubt and try, anyway. last june i saw a a posting about a photography contest by the local chamber of commerce, so i sent in some photos and forgot about it.

a couple of weeks ago, i found out that one of my photos was chosen as a winner along with photos from nine other people and will be featured on its website for the entire year. there's a reception next week and we will be presented with our framed photos, along with $50 (party!).

and then, on friday i took my vintage yashica film camera out to photograph the snow. when i got home, i noticed the battery cover the size of a dime was missing - major ugh! i figured it was within a 10 block radius, so i backtracked and kept thinking i'll never find it with all the shoveling, but i had a better chance if i try. i found it at block number nine! so, never give up, especially since it's the weekend!

xo, cindy

ps the video for wreck your wheels by kim richey was made using photos submitted by fans. love it!

nyc | snow day

upper east side in the morning.


scott had a routine doctor's appointment, so i wandered around for a bit and noticed people were really getting to the shoveling early in this neighborhood.


then the high line, which is the meatpacking district.


one more from the high line just before lunch in nearby chelsea market and these metal chairs would look awesome wrapped in yarn like jen did here.


followed by the west village in the early afternoon, which involved endless wandering around because i thought partners & spade was just around the next corner (it wasn't) making another case for one us getting a smart phone (me).


over to soho and isn't that coat with the brass buttons down the back so cool? they actually go all the way down, but some were open. love that patchwork bag, too. wish i could have called 'freeze' to get a cleaner shot like the sartorialist. have you seen his wonderful video?


finally, back to queens just in time for an afternoon nap that lasted almost 2 hours! after days like this we think we're old, but that's a lot of ground to cover in one day, especially since it started out snowy and remained cold.

xo, cindy

ps i recently learned about the dodos on chance and like them quite a bit. i really love the song fables, so summery on these cold days.

home | pretty in pink

hello, hello! i have a slew of photos taken out and about town in the cold snow, but since it's sleeting today, i'd rather stay inside and smell the roses. maybe i'll get to those snow pictures sometime in july when it's hot & humid?

xo, cindy

ps we recently saw the hand-animated movie the illusionist from sylvain chomet (triplets of belleville) and were totally charmed by this semi-silent film. based on a story written in 1956 by jacques tati, this bittersweet tale is thoroughly modern and deeply felt as it addresses how we can be left behind if we don't continue to adapt to changing times.