MIRANDA and a Brunch

I’ve discovered a charming restaurant in Williamsburg……… where you are not treated as a customer………….rather, you are part of the family.

The menu is a mix of Latin American and Italian cooking,  The wine list has some interesting choices from Italy.

The interior decor…..simple yet tasteful…….using “green” materials….and recycling some unique pieces.

Artsy Craftsy use of old  Knives and spoons…….

My brunch partners enjoyed creamy polenta with poached eggs, wild mushrooms

with a tomato fonduta.  I loved the Mediterranean bass, roasted fingerlings and lemony arugula. Delecieux!

The chef-owner , Sasha trained at the CIA.  She has worked in the kitchens of the Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa and at Verbena……and also worked with Chef Grey Kunz.

My guests, Ms. BG  [from Greece]  and Renate  [from Monte Carlo]   and I thoroughly enjoyed our

culinary adventure.

Our waiter……Jose………..helpful, efficient and charming…….a delight.

http://www.mirandarestaurant.com/miranda-about.htm

INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE FAIR

Leaders of international design publications gather in New York to select winners in a dozen categories

for the best contemporary furniture in the global arena.

Trying to find the exhibition hall……….gotta be here somewhere!

Where’s the nearest Starbucks!?

OK!  If that’s a hat….then we are in the wrong hall!

MOLO DESIGN of Vancouver, British Colombia won for the BEST BOOTH design.  Since it was my

favorite too, I:m glad they won

Wanna play “Musical Chairs” with these multiple chairs….by Tom Dixon of London.

TOM DIXON won for best MULTIPLE PRODUCTION.  A JACK?  No!  Stackable lights!

“So what do you call it? ”   Cracker Jacks or Chair Stacks?   Fing yah loo wan! ! ! ! ! !

Caribbean Design had some wild colors……but ugly chairs.

Is it a dress?  No……just  showing  samples of designs available in the British European Design Group

Take a load off !  Pull up a couch!  It was 12 feet long.  Won’t fit in MY elevator.

Is it a comet?  Mars?  No!  Two glass bowls….about 20″ wide.  Gorgous.

Dinner plates…cum SCONCE!  I want a dozen for my apartment!

BUT , then I changed my mind and ordered 4 of these.

WOOD……….large enough for two……….but how do you keep it clean?. And you’ll probable break your back

getting out of it!

A crazy chair by Vanentina………and it didn’t win a prize!  Wonder why? !

It certainly make you stop and try to figure it out.   $5000…..does that help?

Fun to look at………horrible to sit in!

Give your kid some metal scraps and……..voila!  A $2000 lamp.

LOVE this bathroom……….but how to fit it into my apartment!

More chairs……….wrong colors!

WELL! ! ! !  RED  is my favorite color!

This dinnerware is soooooooooooooooocool!  Setting for 12 will run you $8000.  Not bad!

What are they selling ?  Mugs or mustaches?

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

Cute girl ……visiting from London…….searching for her MOM….at the Flea Market

MOM……you’re just starting to blossom.

A Rose is a rose……by any other name is it MOTHER!.. …..and she wants a dozen!!!!!

Count  ’em!

Or…..a bed of roses

Hat with purple roses………nice gift

And what do we give to the Queen Mum?  More jewels……….another crown……….

We give her a MUG!

And what do us DAD’S get…………a MUG SHOT!

MOMMY and her cute offspring

and MOM always keep an eye out for you [ or...ON you!]

This is my GRANDMOTHER………Lavicie Burton Jones……born in Georgia in 1885

She had 10 children…..my mother, Bonnie, was her first child……..born in 1909

A very special Mothers Day greeting to Georgie Jordan……..a special friend of mine………in Detroit

alive and alert at 106 years of age.  She is a sweetie……….and I love her very much.

And a sad Mothers Day for a homeless lady who sits on Columbus Ave.  every morning……….

and she always says “hello”.

And there is MARY, mother of Jesus, who watches over us all.

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY ………..TO ALL MOTHERS………..everywhere.

OUR TERRACE IN THE SPRING

All of the trees in the park are already in full leaf.

If you watch the REGIS & KELLY show in the mornings……..

you can see our terrace!  It is the backdrop in one of their windows.  Tee Hee!

South view of the city…..from the side terrace

Cute workmen replacing the red tiles on the front terrace.

The birdbath……rusted out…….but home to a spider

Sweet Pea [the cherub]…..and his pal…….Mr. Froggie……oversee the garden

The miniature garden survived the winter too

The lilies are all bloomed out

The petunias are wafting………….sweet smell of the South..remind me of

my childhood summers in the North Mountains of Georgia.

Miss Liberty……..a garden gift from my niece, Dawn

The Wisteria bloomed early

The hostas are flourishing

Waiting for the first Tea Party

The Red Maple Leaf is in full leaf already

Watching the birds from the bedroom window………a great way to greet the day

The lilacs…the scent…..

Mockus Aurelias comes for his grapes three times a day.

And a Morning dove has started to appear each morning……cooing so sweetly

PS9 Elementary School ART PROJECT

PS 9  Teunis G. Bergen School in Brooklyn…….4th grade Art Project

DesignSpaceConcept…….is GOING GREEN!

MEET OUR FRIENDS…………Marea and Edith…………and their new business is called………UseRefuse Collection

They are creating environmentally responsible design….using up-cycled and salvaged materials

Clutches…….totes…….folios……..each a work of art

Marea…with her new Tote Bag designs

Folios and Jewelry

Saturday they were showing and selling at the Crafts Fair atP.S.9

in Brooklyn

Their fabulous creations can also be purchased at PIECES

671 Vanderbilt Avenue in Brooklyn

On the corner of Vanderbilt Avenue and Park Place

Window designs are just one of their many talents

Go Green………..this Spring with this daffodil yellow tote

Woven tote bags…….for the budget Fashionista

as well as………..home decor

Marea Judilla & Edith Corra

www.designspaceconcept@yahoo.com

See their portfolio at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUgYxRC6d6s

WEDDED BLISS at Bethesda Fountain

The bride and groom at the fountain

The wedding party

Recording every memorable moment

His own 15 minutes of fame

Whats with the ear ring?  For her finger?

And she can only afford one strand of pearls?

A kiss….but the lips aren’t touching!?!?

The BRIDE…and a dejected Bride!

THE EGGS the Golden Goose Laid

FOUR EGGS…….dyed and brushed with Silver and Gold

EASTER SHOPPING in Astoria Queens

Take the N train from Manhattan.  Get off at the last stop.

You are noe under the tracks on 31 street.  Walk to the

corner……….

Get coffee at LESKOS PIRGOS

Pull up a chair…………..

Get a cup of coffee…………$7.60…….

Look out the window……….

Look up at the ceiling…….pretend you are on Mykonos

Buy a mouse cake

or maybe a porcupine cake

Back to the street again………look for the…………

the LAMB MAN !

Which lamb do you want?  Or……become a Vegan ?

FALSE ALARM>  They were only BarBQing a lamb !

Can you read this?

It’s Betty Boop……..in Astoria?

Local transport

Front yard decor……or are those Dinosaur Eggs?

GRAFFITI Astonishes and Infuriates