My favorite books today still seem to be the ones I remember most vividly from my childhood. This includes Eloise and The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. They both have in common young girls galavanting about NYC. No wonder I like them so much...
70's New York. Slim Aarons. repetto ballet flats. Duchamp. Vanity Fair. elephants. The New Yorker. little signature jay birds. hearst castle. watermelon. Paris. plaid shirts. making mixes. Martin Parr. polaroid cameras. american typewriter font. Tim Walker. moleskine notebooks. snow & graham. peonies. Hugh Holland. my clippings binder. anchors. The Paris Review. long drives. french bulldogs. NYC. whole foods. Chuck Close. woody allen glasses. Joseph Szabo. maritime hotel. cheddar bunnies. a.p.c. brigitte bardot hair. the whoosh of the city. the view of the city lights at night from beverly glen. mhhhm. mhhhm.