amazing NY and that carousel..

wow I was so excited to stumble across this post on hither and thither, a beautiful blog that my mum & i love to follow... I was so thrilled to see a post on the 'Jane's Carousel' which I saw in Brooklyn two years ago, wondering what the plan was for this charming beauty would be... today I got my answer, thank you ashley and aron!

i adore the last photo on hither & thither by shawn, of the carousel sitting under the brooklyn bridge in its perspex container, only in ny would something so whimsical and wonderful be possible.. 


photos from my trip in 2008

riding along on a push bike..

To everyone's dismay, I do not drive. I have never really gotten around to it, I guess its never really been high up on my list of priorities. When I first went to NY in 2006, to study for the summer at NYU, I noticed that a lot people in NYC rode bikes everywhere. I thought that it was rather nifty and environmentally friendly. Plus it had the added bonus of being fast, as you were not getting caught in traffic. 
Earlier this year i invested in a 'periwinkle' blue vintage bike, i have been riding it ever since. Yesterday I was delighted when I saw 'Cup of Jo' had posted about a heavenly blog called 'downtown from behind', which is all about chic New Yorkers riding their bikes. It chronicles 'every street below 14th filmed and photographed 'from behind' of you riding your bike'

I love this one. Mercer St, Producer Lily Richards (leaving her boyfriends house at 7am)

This reminds me of my dad. Except he has a little citroen to transport his flowers

Check out the blog and be inspired, it really does make driving seem so 'last gen'. 
In the meantime I will continue to ride my bike all over town. If you see me with a bunch of flowers, please say hello!