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• Romantic Winter

  

  There's something wildly romantic about winter in the city. The crisp cold air biting your skin, the toasty radiators beckoning you indoors, the frozen quiet... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Walking, Eating, Dreaming

  

  We walk along the avenue together, you and I. You like to skip ahead sometimes, rushing to see what's in a shop window or around the next corner, or just... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A West Village Picnic | a Film

  Nearly 9 months ago, just a few weeks after Lucien was born, the ladies of Small Fry teamed up with Jenner Brown of Lumineux Films to shoot a few NYC families,... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A New Year // Focus + Friendship

  

  A new year is upon us, a new start, a renewal of all that we strive to be. For the second year in a row, I reminisce: this past year was a very beautiful and... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 44, 45, 46, + 47/52

  

  44/52Biet: Back on our old block in the East Village, the block on which she was born. This old car has been parked on the block for as long as I can remember,... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• And So This is Christmas

  

  We didn't expect it to be the best one yet.We always try to celebrate the holidays simply, and to focus on tradition and experience over tangible things, but... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 41, 42, + 43/52

  

  41/52Enchanted by cartoons far too late into the night. With us as parents, it's no surprise that we were dealt two night owl children. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Downtown's Rockefeller

  

  Merry Christmas!! A couple of days ago, while Gaby was at work, I took the kids to see the BIG tree in the city. No, not the Rockefeller tree, but the... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Shift in Direction

  

  Well you're in your little roomand you're working on something good,but if it's really good,you're gonna need a bigger room.And once you're in the bigger roomyo... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ballet Mornings

  

  Monday mornings are exciting mornings. We wake a bit earlier than usual and go about our morning routines, eating our oatmeal and drinking our coffee and... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Five Years Together

  "The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who neve... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Through Their Eyes

  

  Gaby held Lucien in our living room and I stood by the record player, quietly watching a father and son interact. Lou gazed up at his big bearded Papa. You coul... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sunday Brunch

  

  In no other place is the eager anticipation and ritual of Sunday brunch more greatly appreciated and endorsed than in New York City. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 38, 39, + 40/52

  

  38/52Biet: A day with good friends in the East Village. Autumn was fast arriving, and Biet insisted that her baby "Coco" needed to be swaddled to go... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Halloween in the Village

  

  While Lucien took his morning nap, Biet and I got to work finishing up our costumes. We sat at the dining table with a spread of paper, glue, and ribbon before... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lou York the Great

  

  "Some kinds of love... between thought and expression..." A very long time ago, when I was a dreamy teenager making my way uneasily through an uncomfortably... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• That Crazy City Song

  

  The world has seemed so in tune lately- in harmonized tune, in perfect pitch, bending and aligning into a rhythmic song. And that's not to say that it's been a... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 35, 36, + 37/52

  

  A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2013. * 35Biet: Her curls, like her spirit, grow more wild each day. Lucien: "Who's that guy... That's no... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• These Days...

  

  These days, our lives seem to be on the perpetual brink of complete transformation. I live with a constant feeling of being right there and just about and so... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lucien at Seven Months

  

  My dear Lucien,A couple of days ago you turned seven months old, and I didn't even realize the occasion until the day was nearly through. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION