Quoting Nora Ephron

I love Nora Ephron.  She was wit and wisdom personified.  She was famous for her films.  A humorous chronicler of contemporary culture.  Only recently I started reading her books. The last one a few weeks ago.  I Feel Bad About my Neck.  It's so good. Really.  Like her other books, I couldn't put it down.  Here are a few lines that really stuck with me:

Have a happy weekend

The weekend started great for me.  A friend from NY is arriving today and we'll spend the weekend catching up since we haven't seen each other for so long.  We used to be neighbors back in Miami, and there was a time when we were both single and casually ended up staking Friday nights as our own especial night to watch foreign films, and prepare yummy salads, which we accompanied with wine.  I have to say, I miss those nights.  We must have watched together under 100 foreign films, fulfilling an empty desire to travel the world, know other cultures and fall in love in different languages.  How about you?  Whatever you do, I hope you enjoy this Summer weekend, and stay well hydrated.  I have enjoyed this week's links so much, especially the articles, and I hope you like them too. So have a happy weekend.  See you back Monday!


DIY:  Neon painted boxed-out totes

DIY mini felt boxes

the farming Summer (i love every post from Kate)

world's 10 most famous streets + world's strangest and unique streets

can't wait to try this sweet, gooey recipe

this article made me angry  (this is unacceptable)

crazy about no heat curls

why women can't have it all (unless you are superhuman or self-employed)

this story is haunting in a upBeat-les way!

The Goodbye Girl apartment

This kitchen is so stunningly organized and spacious (a dining table in the middle)

I love movies. During my college years, I used to be a movie theater manager and got to watch all the movies I wanted for free. Sometimes, when the movie was a big blockbuster, we used to play it, the night before it opened, for our employees, mostly kids in college too. That's when my love for movies began. Dinner and a movie was something I did with all my boyfriends back in the days, and with my now husband as well. And part of the love I feel for movies, is the production set decoration and film photography, which becomes a very important piece of the whole film. The other day, I was flipping channels and came across The Goodbye Girl, a 70s movie based in NYC starring a single mother (Marsha Mason) and her 7 year old, who live in Manhattan and become close friends with a theater actor (Richard Dreyfuss). This movie is so witty and romantic.  But it's her apartment I really love. She redecorates it half way through the movie, in a style that's making the rounds in many current design magazines. I apologize for the picture qualities, they were taken with my phone. The real location of the apartment in New York City.

I love the soft beige colors in this corner of the apt.

Before renovation

After renovation

The fireplace mirror is gorgeous, and the hanging plant by the window was so late 70s.

This hanging tapestry is beautiful, and gives the bedroom its distinctive flair

I was trying to capture her low standing vanity, it's so old Hollywood, isn't gorgeous?

The tapestries on the wall bring texture and dimension to the living room

I was going for the mirror in this shot