Category Archives: Merry Christmas

Christmas Zazzle

Happy Monday!  This Christmas season, make every card and letter uniquely special with your own customized postage stamps from Zazzle.  Don’t have time to create your own? Simply purchase postage from Zazzle’s outstanding collection of Christmas stamps. I’d like to take a moment to welcome new readers!  Thank you all for your kind comments and...

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River

It’s coming on Christmas, they’re cutting down trees…such lovely lyrics written by Joni Mitchell.   Magnificently performed by Grammy Award winning jazz musician Herbie Hancock and featuring the beautiful vocals of Corinne Bailey Rae.  River is one of my favorite Christmas songs.  I hope you enjoy it too! December 1st marks the beginning of preparations for...

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Macy’s 2010

The iconic Macy’s Herald Square Department Store on Broadway between 34th and 35th Street in NYC.  I took this picture around 1:30 in-the-morning with temperatures in the mid thirties.  Built in 1902, this location was the largest store in the world from 1924 to 2009. I would like to take a moment to thank all...

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Bergdorf Goodman Holiday Windows 2010

Wish You Were Here, this year’s theme for Bergdorf Goodman’s Holiday Windows, is a fantasical spectacle of delight!  Each window represents a different destination coupled with different modes of transportation. While browsing in BG, I discovered a limited edition book, Windows at Bergdorf Goodman, which showcases their jaw-dropping window displays.  This collectors edition retails for...

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Barneys Holiday Windows 2010

A Foodie Holiday is this year’s theme for  Barneys New York Holiday Windows.  The windows feature caricatures of celebrated chefs; and  photo 2 depicts the celebrity chefs quarreling and engaged in a food fight. On a side note, I used to work as a pastry cook for Wolfgang Puck’s now defunct Malibu restaurant, Granita.  I...

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Merry Manhattan

These snapshots were taken during last week’s trip to New York City.   Highlights from my marvelous and merry yuletide getaway include:   Champagne Afternoon Tea Service at the Four Seasons Hotel, Cheese and Wine pairing flights at Artisanal Bistro, seeing the Broadway Musical “Spider Man: Turn Off The Dark” directed by Julie Taymor, visiting Rockefeller Plaza...

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Tis The Season…

Preening in a glamorous Christmas red evening gown!  Mara Desypris photographed Madisyn Ritland for Vogue Hellas December 2010. Source:  Noir Facade

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