Posts Tagged ‘summer’

for the hostess with the mostess

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

six more days and we are officially ‘back to school’, and here at the markoff group we are making the most of it ~ riding our new bicycles from Bowery Lane Bikes to and from work, popping out for an afternoon ice cream, and overall enjoying the long sunny days while they last.

however, there is no need to shed a tear, fall is sure to be filled with excitement and new inspiration ~ the foliage changing colors, autumn themed dinner parties, the new amsterdam market every sunday starting in september, and my personal favorite ~ spiced apple cider, i just simply adore it, and most of all we are obsessed with our clients new fall products and we think you will agree.

image courtesy of vosgeschocolate.com

Vosges Haut Chocolat’s La Grande Hatbox ~ a chocolate confection for every whim

image courtesy of linneaslights.com

Linnea’s Lights MacIntosh Apple will satisfy our spice apple cider cravings

image courtesy of orangeandpear.com

From Orange and Pear ~ Jill Rosenwald vases and bowls for our Saturday Night Pot Luck dinners

we are signing off for a long weekend. speak to you in september.

~ natalie

feeling blue ~ blue marble ice cream flagship set to close

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

all summer long, the familiar jingle sounding from the ever-present mr. softee truck acts as a kind of siren song for some. as a resident of brooklyn’s boerum hill however, blue marble’s atlantic avenue flagship has served as my treat trek of choice, temptingly located exactly midway between my subway stop and my apartment. bikini season never stood a chance!

the scoop came this morning though (via emotional roommate email with the subject line, i kid you not, “worst news in the world”) that my sweet bubble had burst and that, per brownstoner.com, the rising rents of atlantic avenue had claimed its latest victim. but the cherry on top? i just have to work a little harder to earn my dessert: blue marble’s court street locale appears to still be going strong.

~ jamie

image courtesy of brownstoner.com

image courtesy of brownstoner.com


your bag says everything…

Friday, June 25th, 2010

as most can attest, i simply love handbags. i think they would even go so far to say that i have an obsession with YSL handbags. it has come to the point that i visit the YSL boutique on 57th and 5th and walk out with a new Muse or Roady that i then proceed to hide from my husband, who knows exactly what i am doing, but he humors me anyway. he gives me that look. you know the one?

the look...

i think your bag and the color of your bag speaks to your mood and feelings. it is like a pair of shoes. it ALWAYS fits. and on these hot and humid summer days that counts. most recently, i have departed from my navy blue Roady bag and into a more structure classic dove grey large Muse by YSL. I am loving how subdued and relaxed it makes me feel. i know some may say i am crazy. but it does the trick for me. i look at it and i seem to exhale, my shoulders relax, and my jaw loosens.

courtesy of ysl.com

yesterday, i had the pleasure of meeting the lovely Jennifer Hassell of Orange and Pear . she has a keen, amazing eye. i am loving everything on her site. so much so that i have departed from my YSL addiction and have purchased a new bag and a new designer. could it be? yes it could! i bought a Flea Bag. it should arrive any day and until then i am filled with nervous anticipation. i just know i will love it. i already have such plans for our new adventures. it will become my traveling companion for my upcoming jaunt to Greece and Turkey, perfect for my Istanbul market purchases.

courtesy of fleabg.com

stay tuned for more updates on the adventures of my new bag, and until then… visit Jennifer’s site and buy one for yourself.

~ natalie

chromatherapy

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

aaron dyer's beautiful photography

Whether you subscribe to color therapy as a method of healing, or see it simply a curiosity (or know nothing of its existence at all), you can hopefully still appreciate the positive influence that colors can have on your mood.

I’d like to take a moment to admire this “therapy” as it relates to two favorite pastimes: the manicure & pedicure awash with vivid hues.  To set things straight, I’ll admit that by the current trends of the season, brightly colored nails are second to neutral, dark, dull colors. But trend or no trend, there’s something spectacular about brilliantly polished pink/red/orange fingernails!

I love watching my fingers click the keyboard in a flash of Russian Roulette, or swirling a beverage with Short Shorts-adorned fingertips.  And on warm, sandal-clad days, my toes long to be decked in shades of Clambake.

If you’ve read my very brief bio, you will know that I love Tangerine nail polish.  And so, in the vein of faux-therapies (somewhere beside the retail-variety), I’d to offer a brief toast to the color-induced bliss of paint-splashed nails & exposed, polished toes!

~ lauren