A week ago, we were immersed in darkness and that strangely timeless time after the storm hit. We ventured out into the daylight to see how our neighborhood had fared. Some of the trees, really so few of them all things considered, were lying on their sides with their roots exposed. How sad to reach […]
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11 years ago, when two planes hit the World Trade Towers (and another hit the Pentagon), I was very young and free in New York. I was teaching yoga and settling into the City being my permanent home. My East Village roommates and I were fresh out of college and living in a six floor […]
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This time of year, we are feeling the sweet embrace of summer pulling away, and simultaneously, so many new beginnings await us. What are you counting down today?
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We joined some of our favorite people in the world at their beautiful house in Upstate New York last week and had such a great time. Sometimes all it takes is some sunshine, a sprinkler, your friends and a Slip-n-Slide to coax out that most elusive emotion, joy. We will be talking about this day […]
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In New York City, unless you have a fabulous terrace to loll about on, the gardens are areas that everyone shares. In Tribeca we have this sweet little garden that is part of our local park. In late winter, you can sign up to have a plot in it and grow your own vegetables, flowers, […]
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I'm a New York City mum of three children—Mira, 8, Liev, 6, and our littlest Yummy, Genevieve, 2. I teach mommies, preschool kids, and grade school age children (or "Yummies" as I like to call them) how to make delicious things. Read more…