October 26, 2012
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October 24, 2012
October 22, 2012
October 18, 2012
October 17, 2012
October 16, 2012
October 15, 2012
MY CRUBA SCARVES
For some time time now I have been wanting to write about the BIG AMAZING SCARVES that you might have noticed in a couple of my blogposts, like here, here ...and here. These scarves have become some of my most precious belongings, and my favorite thing to wear with almost everything. Not only are they of great quality; 100% amazingly soft italian cashmere, they are also really big, almost like a blanket (perfect for me since I'm almost always cold), they function from everything from a standard scarf to almost sculptural outfits AND they remind me of the one who designed them; my friend MIRA. For those of you who have an excellent memory; yes, she is the one that designed my wedding dress. Looking back at it, it is so fascinating to think about how life works sometimes. When I walked into her shop CRUBA by Mira Becker in MITTE in BERLIN about a year and a half ago, with my mom and my sister, I had no idea that she would not only make me my DREAM WEDDING DRESS, but also become my FRIEND and then later give me the opportunity to do my first real FASHION SHOOT (I realize now that I have never really posted pictures of the results of those shoots here on the blog so I will have to do that later).
Well, so back to the scarves. When I was packing for NEW YORK I had a big problem deciding on which scarf I should bring ..because I now have three of them ( a bright blue one, a brown/grey one ..and one in a bright red/ pink/coral color) ...yes I got carried away... but I'm not really good at choosing, especially if I really like both ..or in this case all three. Often if I have to choose I just end up not going with neither because I hate choosing, BUT this time that was not an alternative ....so I remember packing and E asking me; 'which one of the CRUBA scarfs are you bringing?', and I just answered' ah I haven't really decided yet' ..even though all three of them were already in my bag and I knew I couldn't leave any of them. It was kind of the same as when I go to H&M and E asks me if I bought something and I go; 'I just bought one thing, it was on sale, it was this sweater that I really needed' ..when I really bought two things and the other one was def not on sale and sequin. I've actually talked to E about it and he does the same thing ...only with WINE.
So after arriving in NY I have not for a second regretted bringing all of them. It was so funny because when we arrived here E was saying; 'someone is definitively going to comment on your scarves'. And I said; 'like just on the street?' and he said; 'yeah, you know, we are not in BERLIN anymore, we're in the NY, here people talk to each other on the street.' And he was right. The first time I wore my blue scarf since I came here, I was in WILLIAMSBURG walking down Bedford Ave, and this older lady (the Brooklyn version of the ADVANCED STYLE ladies) called out to me; 'I love your scarf! (short pause, I smile to her)'. She continues; 'I want it! Give it to me! ( I smile even more, but keep walking, you never know with these old ladies ..I didn't want to end up in a tug of war with her)'. So now I don't only LOVE my scarves ...I LOVE the AMERICAN RESPONSE to them too.
October 14, 2012
October 13, 2012
YESTERDAY'S APPETIZER, A WEIRD TASTY LITTLE SUCKER
Yesterday ERLEND made a surprise dinner for BRITNEY and me. He got all the food at the UNION SQUARE GREENMARKET ...and the meal was delicious, BUT I think the most SURPRISING part about the dinner was this little sucker; THE STEAMER CLAM. Originally E had been looking for RAZOR CLAMS, which are really good, but he didn't find any so he ended up with these on the recommendation of the seafood guy. He was also instructed on how to prepare them and eat them. You steam them in some white wine and shallots, then you rinse them and dip them in butter mixed with garlic, parsley and lemon...then you eat them. This of course sounds like the way you would eat a lot of different clams, but I'm telling you, there was definitively something about this experience that stood out, and not only metaphorically speaking.. Let me try to explain; so the SHELL looks like any other shell, and most of the MUSCLE looks like any other muscle BUT it has an extra part, as you can tell from the picture, that kind of STANDS OUT ...and looks like a LITTLE PENIS. And then, kind of to fulfill this kind of already looking like a tiny little penis, when you rinse it you have to take of this thin black skin that covers it .. and that process kind of feels like removing a condom ...or pushing back foreskin. And it continues... So when this thin skin is off you take the muscle out of it's shell and dip it in the water that you steamed it in to rinse it off. At this point you are holding "the little penis", and you realize that the rest of the muscle that's hanging down from it, totally looks like balls. Haha. It was so funny. I just had to share it with you, it was such a fun food experience.. For those of you already a little skeptical about clams this probably didn't help ..but if you have the stomach for it..both the taste and the look of it; I highly recommend it.
October 12, 2012
October 11, 2012
SUNSET, SALT LAKE AND SPIRAL JETTY, UTAH
Back in NEW YORK after an amazing trip. After driving 2200 miles/ 3500 km (!!) ..and sleeping in a new bed every night it feels good to be back in our apartment. Nature, complete silence and no people around can be fantastic, but I have to say, when we drove into FLAGSTAFF on one of the days on this trip and I saw a THAI RESTAURANT and a WINE BAR, I had to admit to myself that I will always love coming back to civilization, no matter how breathtaking nature can be.
October 10, 2012
October 9, 2012
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