(Practically) Primary Colors

Ranunculus + anemones = real spring! I love this bright, bold assortment of flowers.

Pale Explosion

February was a pretty dreary month for me, so good riddance to it! Last week, in order to cheer myself up, I bought some flowers with a similar color theme and put them in some glass jars. Whatever works, right? Included are white and pink ranunculus (one of my all-time favorite flowers), plus wax flowers (the tiny white ones, not actually fashioned from wax), which last for absolute ever.

These carnations, my birth flower, have lasted for a solid two weeks, and show no hint of exhausting themselves.

Sun Worshipper

In California, I would often complain about the sun--too hot, too bright, the constant need for sunglasses to shield my eyes and sunscreen to keep my super fair skin from turning lobster-hued. Oh, how wrong I was! Though it hasn't been a particularly cold or snowy winter in Manhattan, it has been a cloudy one. And tall buildings = a lot of sun blockage. So now whenever it's a clear day, I scurry outside and try to soak up as many winter rays as possible. It's ridiculous how much getting direct sunlight recharges me and ups my energy level...I feel like a plant.

Blue sky!

It's even gone so far that I'm buying yellow flowers...

And painting my fingernails to match! At least this way I can bring a little sunshine with me wherever I go.

Ahh.

In and Out of Doors

My last Instagram post. These were taken last week, when it looked like spring inside my apartment and winter outside of it.

Pink hyacinths on the table.

Berries buried in banks of snow.

Detail of my bedside table.

Detail of rocks on Central Park West.
Branches inside.

Branches outside.

Laura indoors.

Laura outdoors.

Outside In

Bought some mums, scavenged some leaves. Now it's autumn inside our apartment, too!

All the fruit I want (persimmons and pomegranates) is imported from California. Also, what is up with having only one kind of kale, NYC? Where's my Dinosaur and Russian Red?

Foraging for bouquet ingredients in Riverside Park. Time to drink some tea with honey and lemon!

Bread Feeds the Body, Flowers Feed the Soul

I allow myself $10 a week to spend on flowers. Plus, September is dahlia season, and they are irresistible.