Birthday Weekend

"Perfect Harmony" Louis Icart (1932)

Saturday was my birthday, which meant a weekend full of doing some of my favourite things. I slept in both days, watched a perfect film, revisited the "Capa in Color" exhibit, drank delicious champagne cobblers at a speakeasy, ate decadent chocolate mousse at my go-to West Village restaurant, got a mani pedi in a fabulous new Essie colour, took advantage of the sun and did some people watching at a park, and received some lovely messages and cards. All in all, a weekend worth singing about.

Press for Champagne

How does one go about getting one of these installed? Better yet, why don't I already have one? There's plenty of room for one below the front door intercom or next to my bed. On second thought, I might never leave my flat if I had one.

Photo from here.

Happy June

It's the first of June, which means the start of the summer season and hot weather (at least here in New York). It's also Marilyn Monroe's birthday today. If you feel like celebrating, I'd recommend having some bubbly, Marilyn's drink of choice. You could even try to get a hold of Champagne Marilyn Monroe Premier Cru Brut, created by a Norwegian company in honour of the 50th anniversary of Marilyn's death this year (if it's available yet). By the way, let's all try to celebrate birthdays in the future, not deaths. So much nicer, don't you think?

For more info about the champagne, check out the company's website here.

Bubbly

Received an early Christmas present today— a big bottle of Veuve Clicquote. Mmm. So I'm afraid you'll have to wait until tomorrow for the post I had originally planned. Cheers!

Photo of Louise Brooks from Diary of a Lost Girl.

Dance on the Table

This is probably the next print that the "Stay Calm" haters will go after (if they haven't already) but I for one think it's a brilliant idea. Not sure why I keep seeing it marketed for weddings though. One needn't be at a wedding to indulge in a little table top dancing. And drinking champagne? That should be an everyday occasion.

Purchase one for yourself at amazon.