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Passions that are new

&

some that have been with me forever…

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• Design by Anna Sui, Todd Oldham, Marc Jacobs

• Bombas socks

• Street Photography by Henri Cartier-Bresson

• Susucaru rosé' 2014, a mighty fine wine 🍷

• NICHE lighting

• Choward's Violets - a childhood obsession..& now I discovered their other treats such as, peppermint, spearmint, & my new ❤️ lemon.

• Andre Day- Rise Up (a little old for the charts, but never to my ears...so empowering). Then she knocked it out again with Common and their brilliant “Stand Up For Something”.

• Herb roasted quail with peppers & San Marzano tomatoes , zucchini pasta, torn basil, Pecorino Romano. 

• Punk & New Wave…so many memories

• Fresh bone broth with wild mushrooms, ramps and a slice of lime

• The East Village in NYC…the late 70’s throughout the 80’s…. a seedy cultural wonderland

• Wheatgrass shots with Meyer lemons and Manuka honey - the passion is in the benefits

• Turmeric, Raw honey, & almond milk simmered before bedtime

• Revisiting Jamiroquai, Digable Planets, & Bad Brains

• The movie, “Fatso”... when I need to laugh it reminds me of my mom’s sense of humor 😂

• Patti Smith❤️... from the minute I saw “Horses” staring at me in a record store

• Two Fat Ladies and A Cook’s Tour... I watched them religiously with my dad.

• Headphones at midnight with Bowie crooning "Wild Is The Wind"

• John Fluevog's new shoe line & my vintage 90's Fluevog brown combat boots

• Kofod Larsen Penguin Rocking chair 1956 mid century Danish

• Barbra Streisand in “Funny Girl”, “The Way We Were” & “A Star Is Born”...my eyes were so wide in that old movie theater in the Electric City💡

• Roasted cauliflower steak with garlic scape pestoSeared cremini mushrooms with a splash of good aged (fig) balsamic

• Simple farmers market Sunday frittata ( zucchini flowers, peppers, sweet onion, roasted corn)

• Leather cabinet pulls

• A Tom Ford suit

• Stevie Wonder…”Songs in the Key of Life”

• Shades of slate, & bold stone blue Electric City 💡 Coffee ☕️…always worth mentioning... my NEPA roots

• Morning stretching with rollers and acupressure rollers…. just a passionate habit for the sheer feeling of a taller day

• The thought of curating my vinyl collection this winter and having my music at my fingertips

• Gunhild Karling - German bagpipe swing

• Schoolhouse Electric fixtures

• For now I'm finishing my album, cookbook, & design projects to kickstart the blog.... look for these and more to come. I hope it makes you smile, cook a meal, listen to a song, or follow a thought, vision or passion... Oh and…

• An Ann Demeulemeester suit.. I need one

• Alexander McQueen’s 2002 spring collection.

•  Shinola Detroit bags, watches, journals

• Artist Julie Mehretu... her canvases are chaotic and soothing at the same time to me

• 🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌✌️

• I want to go to Pok Pok the next time I’m in NYC.

• High waisted pants…they just look better to me

• French 75 cocktail

• Best Made Company

• A good plate of pasta

• Vintage t-shirts

• Bobbi Brown lipstick… always

• Pointy shoes & boots… I just love them

• I still want to experience Thomas Keller’s French Laundry. Per Se made me stand up straight when I was fortunate enough to be invited to a tasting menu by dear friends. The complex flavors presented so pure and simple.. no words.

I’ll shut up...... for now😊

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