The Stylists Guide to NYC by Sibella Court ... don't leave home without it ...

The fab Briar Stanley's post today ... Here

prompted me to kick off my holiday posts!

Discovering the world of Sibella Court in 2009 when she was a judge on homeMade, was a dream come true.

A stylist who wasn't into institutional white 'everything', a stylist who loved stuff of all shapes, sizes and quantities made my heart sing. 

In April we went to New York sweating on the release of her latest book

The Stylists Guide to NYC by Sibella Court ...

We bought it in Anthropologie for only $25.00 ...

off we went exploring with book in hand ...

 map included ...

photo's from the book ...

the pages come alive with images that will take your breath away!

see what I mean?

OK ... the me update is ...

the antibiotics have almost ridden me of the bronchial bug ...

the jet lag has subsided ...

almost time to commence tantalizing you with my interpretation ...

of a Great Grandma's trip to the US of A.

The best travel advice I can offer is ...

don't wait till you're my vintage to take that OS trip ...

it's all so very overwhelming, tiring, life changing, HUGE ...

plus you'll be way, way, way out of your comfort zone ...

SOooooo ...

Do It NOW !!!

More tomorrow ♥

Art by Canace Giveaway ... simply leave a comment ...

One of the magical memories of our trip to the US ...

was visiting Cance in the Hudson Valley ...

now she's having a giveaway ...

that could be Yours by simply leaving a comment on her blog here 

Go on pop over here ...

you'll be so glad you did.

Pssst = I'm back with bronchitis + no voice + thinking of YOU All ...

Hi My Luverlies ...

once the ugly dose of bronchitis that snuck it's way back with me ...

plus the ache in the unidentified muscles ...

(aka ... the ones I didn't know I had in my chest) ...

vacate my voluptuous frame ...

I'll regale you with tales of my life changing USA trip.

Along with showing the zillion images I Canon - ised ...

only on the condition that ...

♥ You ♥ promise to let me know if I become boring!

Truly missed ♥ You All ♥ so very, very much. xo.

Friday 13th live from Soho, New York ... still OMG - ing

 Today was day two of our Soho exploration ...

beginning at ...

Paula Rubinstein, 65 Prince Street ... 

very, very gorgeous but very, very, expensive ...

looking around Soho is like being in a movie

 am I really here ???

The streets are a nightmare ...

a mix of cobblestones, iron sheeting, broken tar & rubble ...

tossed into or covering pot holes ...

I snuck this pic on the way in to De Vera ...

and this one on the way out ...

we were ignored ...

 we obviously were not of their ilk ...

 

 Michele Varian across the road was a total sweetheart ...

 check out her web site here ...

she's just moved to the end of Crosby Street ...

we happily bought ...

 we adored the mix of old, odd, quirky & new ...

 nooooo you'll have to wait to see our treasures  ...

 being in Michele Varian's was fabulous ...

remember when you're in Crosby Street ...

pop in and say Hi ...

we stumbled upon ...

A GOODWILL ...

a new one ... 

new alright, whereeverything was new ...

 from the paint smell to the stock!

Greenwich Village Goodwill Store,

44 West 8th Street, NY.

OMG what a disappointment ...

it was like a ...

like a ...

a bad $2 shop ...

where everything was made ...

yesterday ... LOL!!!

Tomorrow off flea marketing ...

then Sunday we're off to Boston ...

OMG ...

I'm so very blessed!

Live from New York = mega OMG / Canon moments = poodle on bike ...

Yes that's a real live white poodle looking very happy and content ...

decked out in the full bikers gear ...

lolling on Mum's back ...

riding through Soho.

A sample od of the mega OMG's here ...

as I collect 'Canon,' not Kodak, moments for eons worth of blog posts. 

Thinking of you all Darlings ...

time flys faster here than anywhere else :-D...

please bear with me ... I'll get back to you shortly!!!