sufjan

Today is a gray, rainy day in new york.  Good day for snuggling in and listening to good music – which, given the season, for me today is Sufjan Steven’s Christmas box set – classics mixed in with some not-so-classics.  His beautiful voice and banjo are filling my little LES nook today as I read, [...]

have yourself a merry little christmas

Let your heart be light From now on, our troubles will be out of sight… Tis the twinkling season of sparkling lights, bundling up, loading up the marshmallows on your hot cocoa, nestling in to watch football, and picking out fun holiday presents for your loved ones. These are a few of my favorite things: [...]

tie me up, tie me down

Tis the season of fun wrapping.  The wrapping makes the present – so time to break out the big guns.  And the mother-ship of ribbons, buttons, sequins, glitter, lace, beads, buckles, tassels…whatever you fancy…is M&J Trimming in midtown.   Any possible idea you want dream up, M&J can make a reality.  The applique of your [...]

repeat the sounding joy

Tis the Christmas season (officially now, all ya’ll gun jumpers).  Its time to put up that mistletoe and pucker up. It’s finally ok for the LES lights to be up (put up weeks ago).  And I love when the LES is lit up by the holiday spirit….sparkly lights abound, every bottle in September Wines adorned [...]