april is grilled cheese month

april is a month full of celebrations including earth day, passover, easter, and unknown to me until this very morning, the grilled cheese sandwich! nick and i pay homage to the grilled cheese often and typically twist things up a bit. yesterday we whipped up a little something we like to make every now and then: a st. andre brie-prosciutto di parma-crossiant sandwich. here's how we do it: slice open a fresh croissant. spread room temp. st. andre brie on both sides. place open faced in a toaster oven for several minutes, check regularly for preferred meltiness. once it's to your liking, remove from toaster over, and place thinly sliced prosciutto di parma on top. yuuum! see what the creatives over at clementine are cooking up over the next few weeks in honor of the grilled cheese sandwich. and, how will you celebrate the big cheese?

Dark Mirrors--Marci Washington

solo show of the enigmatic work by oakland/san francisco, ca based artist Marci Washington. she states "I am interested in depicting a decadent society in the midst of crisis. I would like to tell a story set in a time that is both past and present - a carefully constructed collapse of historical time capable of revealing what is common between our society now and societies in the past, as well as what is unique to our particular historical moment..." in case you didn't know, marci even draws the wallpaper and carpets in her gigantic paintings by hand! if you're in the san francisco bay area, or planning to be there prior to May 16, check out her exhibit at the Rena Bransten Gallery.

sunshine & ocean breezes

photo via rodel la

spent the afternoon at my brother's new place in redondo. beautiful house in a sweet location. perfect if you're a 20-something, in love with the south bay beach scene.

happy monday

photos via toast

the weather has been unbeatable lately. these photos remind me of the simplest/best ways to celebrate spring. what about you?

concrete magic pt. 2

more concrete magic! this time, green leaf lettuce sprouting up in my grams' backyard.

central park

lovely juxtapose. i knew that very large building were built flush against the park, but there's nothing like seeing it all in person. and, a lucky surprise to see bergdorf's across the street!

huge rocks help add to the landscape.

i was hoping to see pale male and his (current) mate, lola, however, we never did (i'm glad to know he's still alive and thriving in the park!). these beautiful sparrows stopped long enough for me to take a few pics.

beehives and honeycombs at anthropologie

anthropologie near union square, NY

oh those geniuses at anthropologie, they never cease to amaze me. have you ever been able to stop yourself from entering? come on, their windows are purely come-hither in the most mild mannered, cheery, and tasteful of ways! the anthropologie near my house in LA has one lone honeycomb hanging in the window. but, being NY and all, of course the ante was upped!