thanks a bunch

my darling friend jillian sent me an email full of new blog header images etc. she's such a talent, i absolutely love the image i decided on!

henryandlibby - jillian's blog is a great inspiration, it essentially is the l.a. original to my east coast - fledgling wvv.

thanks jay jay!

vendredi noir

thanksgiving was great, but i returned from l.a. not a moment too soon. the week of black friday sales has barely begun and already i see an online deficit of apc and mayle.

that being said, let's not all rush as once. there is no need to sully this neighborhood with a fiasco like the wal-mart mortality. 

here is a list of some worthwhile sales to check out

otte boutique (121 greenwich ave b/w horatio and jane)

housing works vintage thriftshop (245 w. 10th st b/w hudson and bleeker)

flight 001 (96 greenwich ave - across from otte!)

happy ... safe... shopping!

these are a few of my favorite things

 5  west village spots not to be  missed

1. hable construction - greats gifts and home decor items
2. hudson bar & books - cozy bar; offers cashmere throws for those in outside seating, smoking allowed inside and out!
3. biography bookshop - neighborhood bookstore, hard to leave without at least one purchase.
4. dell' anima - best meal in the west village, not to be missed.
5. castor & pollux - perfect collection of designer pieces, new labels and antique jewelry!

the feeling is mutual

 view w.12th / 8th

new york magazine recently featured a cover story, "the loneliness myth", on the large population of new yorkers living by themselves. instead of blaming living alone for the innumerable maladies of the modern new yorker's psyche, the magazine romanced the privilege of 'a room of ones own'.

 

 my sentiments exactly, nymag ... !

i've missed you

after a two+ month fall interlude in l.a. i couldn't be happier to be back in new york. i was absolutely pining to be back in my cozy little apartment in the west village and upon my arrival last month, new york did not let me down. 

so, now that i've been fully reintegrated, i've chosen to create this blog as an homage to everything good about the west village ...