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one day late

rzakoura — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:27:16 +0000

it looks like new york is getting snow on the 26th, but we can still dream of a white christmas. may you have happy, peaceful, cozy holiday – no matter what you celebrate, no matter the weather. look forward to more late blooms in 2011 (new year’s resolution!)

design squish

a tree growls in brooklyn

rzakoura — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:16:51 +0000

3 cheers to shuggie who claimed first prize at the 12th annual great pupkin dog costume contest yesterday. the crowd broke out into a roar as shuggie, led by brice and sydney, walked across the stage in front of the judges. it was undoubtedly the most creative, inventive and detailed costume. bravo brice!

mums a plenty in the heights

rzakoura — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 03:18:57 +0000

god bless america

rzakoura — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 14:09:03 +0000

photo from knight cat

valentines5

rzakoura — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:47:25 +0000

valentines4

rzakoura — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:55:00 +0000

we spent our honeymoon in zihuatanejo at the tides. the ever changing floral arrangements on the pillows was just one of the hotel’s lovely touches. as you can guess from the photograph, this was the pillow on the day of our arrival. we truly felt melcomed (it had to be said). this is a simple and sweet idea for valentine’s day – spell out your love for your sweetie in petals.

valentines3

rzakoura — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:49:40 +0000

from heartfish

valentines2

rzakoura — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:25:23 +0000

from recovering lazyholic

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rzakoura — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:59:48 +0000

from lyell.

i don’t place a huge importance on valentines day, although i do like some novelty. the heart shaped lolita sunglasses my husband gave me two years ago are prominently displayed on my jewelry box.

in the spirit of this commercialized (ahem, heartfelt) holiday, i’ll be posting related images and inspiration, leading up to the big day.

twenty-ten has arrived

rzakoura — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:47:20 +0000

may this be the best year yet!

photo from radioactive lingerie

bring in the new year (with style)

rzakoura — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:45:58 +0000

photographs from araman studio

can’t resist the holiday spirit

rzakoura — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:08:47 +0000

from yimmy’s yayo

warm wishes to all

rzakoura — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:12:29 +0000

image from cox & cox

cozy kitchen

rzakoura — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:25:51 +0000

i’m off to whole foods to prepare for the holidays. christmas eve dinner goes a litttle something like this: bread, cheese and olives to start, brisket, brussel sprouts and this outrageous, pumpkin pie from city bakery for dessert. christmas morning (if i’m able ingest anything), we’ll make pancakes. additionally, i plan to make cookies during the holidays because my husband loves them (and i love to sneak a little raw cookie dough). after all is said and done, i will need dental attention and time at the gym.

i’m enjoying cooking lately. if you’ve been following along, my latest creations include potato latkes and challah bread. if i had this gorgeous kichen featured on blomsterverkstad, i’d probably never leave. i dream of a cozy kitchen, with a fireplace, built in shelves for cookbooks, plenty of workspace and a hopeful lab nipping at my feet.

sugarplum delight

rzakoura — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:01:41 +0000

holiday time in new york
the snow is falling
bedazzled folk sloshing through the streets
with a bottle of pinot in tow
to present to the hostess
with the mostess

i’m off to a holiday party
and leave you with
a pretty piece of inspiration
the nutcracker at the
new york city ballet

not my hands

rzakoura — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:17:55 +0000

as promised, i’m following up with a baking report. i encountered some trials and tribulations, but strangely enough the challah came out pretty tasty.

first, the darn dough refused to rise. i took my husband’s advice and put the bowl of dough into a bowl of warm water, which helped tremendously. then came braiding challenges – the top half is bulbous while the bottom half is slimly braided. lastly, those are not my hands because mine were completely webbed with dough and using a camera was not an option. the dough was so sticky that forming it into a neat mound to knead was not possible.

despite the challenges and nerves, i enjoyed a big hunk this morning for breakfast and my colleagues simply loved it. in one week, i fried latkes and baked challah. no one can say i’m not trying!

happy last day of chanukkah!

dress up your zin for the holidays

rzakoura — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:57:17 +0000

from the sundance catalog.

all hallows eve

rzakoura — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:33:31 +0000

image via nistagmus.

jack o.

rzakoura — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:31:07 +0000

leave it to the new yorker

rzakoura — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:39:27 +0000

to capture pop culture beautifully in a simple illustration. brilliant.