In March, Vanity Fair published an article about Christina Haag and JFK.... you can read a couple pages from her memoir, Come to the Edge here, or on a lazy Monday just dream that you were Haag in the upper left picture.... yes, please.
When I think of April I think nice weather, open-toe shoes, lunch outside and ice coffee. Here are a few things that I'm looking forward too this month as the weather gets warmer..... 
The $1.99 daffodils at Trader Joe's -- always adds some bright color to my little kitchen 
The Brewster and Bloom Parade on Cape Cod - forever reminds me of April, when we were little my mom used to load us into the Bronco and we'd park outside of my grandmothers deli to watch the parade on her tailgate. My aunts and cousins would join us as we'd watch with turkey sandwichs in hand.
Open-toe shoes and anything peach..... 
Cherry Garcia at Ben & Jerry's (except the B&J's in new york don't always take part in free cone day which i think is bullshit!)
Nautical sweaters as seen in Atlantic-Pacific 
Easter brunch with my family on Cape Cod -- counting the days! 
an old bicycle photo - why cant I have one of these where I can store my baguettes and farmers market finds every Sunday?
A Pollock inspired clutch - this would add some great color to any outfit
A pink sapphire tentacle ring, part little mermaid, part goth, part sea goddess, i think its pretty bad ass 
And this pillow because this phrase will always remind me of my older brother and my mother. When my brother asked for a $500 ipod for christmas one year, my mom thought it would be funny, no let me rephrase, my mom thought it would inspire my then bachelor-beer -drinking brother to call her more often if she engraved it "call your mother she worries" -- can you say Kitty Forman? 
I was walking home today and saw another lovely sign of spring... the restaurants in my neighborhood opened up their outdoor dining. Finally, the winter entrances are gone and have been replaced with rod iron fences and window boxes filled with hydrangeas. This makes me so excited -- my favorite evenings in the city consist of getting a bottle of wine, eating outside and people watching. Depending on where you are in the city, the crowds are different so it never gets boring. Here are a couple of my favorite outdoor spots...
Back Forty, East Village
Back Forty, East Village
Cafe Orlin, Astor Place 
Bound in original Pucci fabric, TASCHEN's Emilio Pucci coffee table book is absolutely gorgeous. I was in Anthropologie over the holidays and am still thinking about how lovely it would look on a table. This book has been praised by fashion magazines and stylists as a kaleidoscope splendor, never mind TASCHEN only produced 10,000 copies. Here's a couple pages to check out....
I've always wanted to go to Morocoo.....maybe its my love for Penny Lane in Almost Famous, the sea of jewel tone colors that take over Casablanca or knowing that the sea meets the desert. This sophia costas scarf brings a smile to my face with the little elephants scattered all over, I can't wait until I can eat couscous in the main square with minarets of palaces on the horizon. Have I convinced you to come with me yet?
