Snow in New York City

So I know that they didn't film Chronicles of Narnia here, but this is exactly what central park looks like in the Snow.




My boyfriend and I had a great snow day. It was coming down all day last weekend so we went out to the park, and slipped and slided down the snowy/icy steep pathways at the ramble in new york city, near the pond that has rowboats other times of the year. We were struck by how with no pavement or life in sight, witih big beautiful lamp posts. We felt like we were in a forest, with lamp posts. Much like....narnia! Beautiful. If any of you are on vacation in NYC and it is snowing, come to the Ramble at Central park. It is on the upper west side. If you enter the park around W 78th st(i don't know if there is an entrance there) and walk straight in you should find it. Walk up the narrow winding paths, just make sure to hold the rail because you'll probably go flying! Enjoy!

New York Shopping: Marimekko

Welcome to my first edition New York Shopping Guide.
Today I want to introduce you to....

Marimekko
Located at 1262 Third Ave on the Upper East side in Manhattan this boutique is a chain from the a leading Finnish textile and clothing design company established in 1951. Though popular
worldwide, it hasn't hit the US big...yet.

They specialize in unique bright fabric designs which are sold as comforters and all kinds of accessories. The fabric can also be sold by the yard or stretched onto a frame to make a trendy wall hanging. Most of these photos are shrunken down pictures of LARGE pieces of fabric, if that helps you to see how large the cows and flowers are.




They also have quite adorable clothes and bags with neat patterns

My favorite bag on the website:

Here is some of the cute fashion:


Also go for the stationary, cooking utensils, umbrellas and other cute accessories. They also have fun bright colored shirts for men!

Marimekko wallpapers for your desktop available here:
http://www.alwaysmod.com/marimekko-wallpapers.html

Props to my friend Lydia who works here. :)

Barack in a Familiar Spot

Here is our president-elect sitting on top of the bridge that is the heading of this blog.

I'm sure we've all posed for a picture there, I did when I was still a NYC tourist. I guess Obama is no exception. This is during his undergrad years at columbia.