Rooftop Rose

As I was knitting away on my rooftop tonight, with a glass of wine and NYC as my backdrop, I was suddenly comforted with this great gust of garlic.   I quickly realized this is just one of the reasons I love being back in NY.  Garlic is in the air!  It's also the month when the San Gennaro Feast and other Italian festivals pop up all over this area and frankly- I love it! Garlic is known for a number of medicinal uses such as warding off colds, the flu and Vampires.  It has anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties that our bodies appear unable to build up resistance to un-like pharmaceutical antibiotics.  It supplies great amounts of Vitamin C , B6 and Maganese- an important mineral for cardio vascular health.  So enjoy the tasty benefits of the amazing stinking rose-Cheers! to your health, and so much more.  

Brooklyn Flea

I finally made it over to the much anticipated Brooklyn Flea this Saturday.  It was kind of a gloomy, misty day so it wasn't the full show but still - a Great experience.  Independent artists, jewelers and foodies with their awesome goods.  A couple of furniture makers and vintage dealers as well. All that inspiration is free for the soaking in. A lot of the vendors are  selling vintage or reclaimed items.  Pictured above are old records musically re-crafted and made into stylish jewelry.  The artist was nice enough to let me take a picture, so I'm returning the favor with a little blog posting love.  It runs until the end of October and it's a great way to spend your Saturday morning outside, supporting the local-(ish- I'm living in Hoboken at the moment) community, filling up on delicious soul satisfying crafts and grub. I love Brooklyn!

If You Plant Them, They Will Grow

It's true.  Since moving into Hoboken,  I've spent the last couple of weeks cruising around my new hood. It's so beautiful with the old, now re-stored brownstones and overgrown window boxes making up the mile squared town.  The views of the city are something to see and I feel blessed to now enjoy them daily. You can basically walk everywhere and if your short on time, you can simply hop on a bike. They've recently begun 2 Farmer Market's for the opposite sides of town where you can purchase local fruits and veggies weekly. Not always organic but on their way.  I've learned about IPM-Integrated Pest Management, something I hadn't heard of in LA.  It works to fight the pests that eat away the crops without compromising the soil?  I think it's a good thing.  One of my favorite discoveries so far is the creativity of planters for my neighbors need to grow things.  I've seen a cinder block lined patio filled with ferns and flowers.  Old cabinets loaded with dirt and now home to an herb garden.  The most out of the box idea thus far goes to the folks around the corner who decided to put to use their old claw footed tub and have a garden.  Have seeds- will grow! I think I'm going to like it here.