Day 132: Gaga for Naga

{Speicherstadt, docklands, Hamburg}  On the final day of my friend’s visit, we headed to the Speicherstadt, or the old customshouse area of Hamburg.  This whole area (an island of about 2.2km or 1.3 miles) is now called HafenCity (Hafen is German for harbor).  HafenCity is currently the largest urban planning project in Europe, converting the…

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Day 32: Fall Tones

<<originally published October 22, 2012>> {enjoying autumn’s splendor} Brown horn necklace (top) bought at Shape of Lies NYC.  Blue glass necklace (middle), gift from the Ivory Coast.  Blue glass and resin necklace with clay and glass heart (bottom) necklace, gift.  Vintage gold earrings.  Cheetah-print bracelet, gift.  Silk thread bracelets bought in Morocco.  Faux bamboo bracelets bought…

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Day 10: Césarée Paris Feather Necklace

<<originally published September 20, 2012>> {lunch at D’Amico, Golden Valley} Feather and bead necklace from Césarée Paris. Gold metal cone earrings from Beads of Paradise, NYC. Brown tank from Century 21 in NYC, J.Crew cardigan, Ray-Ban sunnies. -k.  

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