28 May, 2013

Stripping away the years

It had always been this way as long as you could remember- white high-gloss with bright turquoise trim- painted by your father when you were still just a boy, probably before I was even born. 

It's witnessed children growing, marriages, families. There are pictures of your kids as children with the wardrobe steadfast in the background. You said that your father carried it across Europe from a flat in Belgium to the apartment where you grew up. 

Decades later, it made its way here to Brooklyn, to where we make our home. 

You said it's been on your to-do list for years to strip off that paint. Today was the day to strip away the years of paint and history. 



The end result- it's just beautiful.   




26 April, 2013

All the jobs I've ever wanted.



Some people seem born with their calling, finding a passion for their chosen career path at a ridiculously young age.

For the rest of us, we search. Hopefully we find the thing that brings us satisfaction as individuals.
Hopefully.

I haven't found mine yet, although maybe I stumbled over it along the way and kept on going.



This is an inventory of all of the professions I ever wanted, as far back as I can remember:

Monkey doctor (that's the first I can remember, back when I wanted to change my middle name to Orangutan, because it had a better ring than Amanda)
Scientist
Veterinarian
Nurse
Talk show host
Marine biologist
Musician
Artist
Writer
Poet
Photojournalist
Radio personality
Photographer
Professor
Cook
Baker
Sex educator
Midwife
Doula
Massage therapist
Yoga instructor
Publisher
Editor
Art director
Graphic designer
Interior designer
Visual merchandiser
Art handler
Curator
Gallerist
Exhibition designer
Set designer
Stylist



I'm still trying to figure it out.

20 April, 2013

Sweets

Pie perfection from Four & Twenty Blackbirds, for the third time in one week. This time it's strawberry balsamic.

Yes, please.







Black and white cookie from Brooklyn Bread. Delicious.