Calm Before the Storm

Since we're about to be hunkered down at home for the next two days, I'm glad I was able to get out and about recently. I saw a lot of great decorations and preparations for Halloween as well as beautiful changing leaves.  Hope they don't get ruined by hurricane Sandy and you all stay safe and sound. 

I also want to thank everyone who came out to my book signing for Creativity at Work at Archivia Books today.  We actually almost sold out of the books which was amazing for the day before a hurricane.  If you couldn't make it and want a signed copy, you can call Archivia Books to order one.  I will walk over and personally inscribe it for you.  

Archivia Books

993 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10021

212-570-9565

All photos by moi (click to enlarge)

September

"The morrow was a bright September morn;
The earth was beautiful as if newborn;
There was nameless splendor everywhere,
That wild exhilaration in the air,
Which makes the passers in the city street
Congratulate each other as they meet."

-   Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 

photo by moi

Turn

Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn.  

- Elizabeth Lawrence

Photo by Martyn Thompson

Chic Campagne for Paule Ka

I'm loving the Autome/Hiver 2011-12 Campagne for the French fashion brand Paule Ka shot at the Carlyle Hotel in New York.  The photos make me want to go out and buy a red dress and curl my hair for a walk in Central Park. It's too bad they don't have any stores in New York.  Bon Weekend!

Photos by Venetia Scott, Model Eniko Mihalik

Autumn in New York

Autumn in new york
Why does it seem so inviting
Autumn in new york
It spells the thrill of first-nighting

Glittering crowds and shimmering clouds
In canyons of steel
They’re making me feel - I’m home

It’s autumn in new york
That brings the promise of new love
Autumn in new york
Is often mingled with pain

Dreamers with empty hands
They sigh for exotic lands

It’s autumn in new york
It’s good to live it again

Autumn in new york
The gleaming rooftops at sundown
Oh, autumn in new york
It lifts you up when you run down

Yes, jaded rou‚s and gay divorc‚es
Who lunch at the ritz
Will tell you that it’s divine

This autumn in new york
Transforms the slums into mayfair
Oh, autumn in new york
You’ll need no castles in spain

Yes, lovers that bless the dark
On the benches in central park
Greet autumn in new york
It’s good to live it again

- Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

Photo by Moi