detox divine

yesterday was the 10th day of my stay home practice. 

i tried this divine little detox soak in the evening, suggested in one of the motivational email 'dailies' received from equinox fitness, exhale spa, and others.

notes:


finely grate your own fresh ginger (beyond beautifully fragrant) and mix with the salts and baking soda.
(you can use pre- ground ginger as well). 

scoop the mixture into warm to hot running water as the tub fills and then add the apple cider vinegar which fizzes and foams for a magical moment. then, just swirl your hand through the bath to mix it all and enjoy the zen! 

recipe says to hydrate pre and post soak as you will sweat out lots of toxins.

(you can rinse off for a second or two in the shower apres soak, and it takes no more than a few minutes to rinse the ginger residue from tub - no mess at all)! 

stay safe! stay home!! 

ginger detox bath recipe, tried and true blog,
photos my own

happy planet

at playtime new york trend space, "pompom" by visual artist sui park made everyone smile!

julie mailet trend space: neo optimism
"pompom" installation: sui park www.suipark.com
playtime new york children's trade show  www.iloveplaytime.com 

the secret lives of color...

sunday market...

diversity

at studio one eighty nine...
www.studiooneeightynine.com

love knots

http://www.jencogliantry-handmade.com

salad style

sometimes in life you have to stray from avocado toast, so on my last visit to le pain quotidien's community table, i ventured into new territory with the seasonal grain bowl, featuring sorghum, a protein packed, gluten free, whole grain.

truth be told, it was really the Burrata, the nectarine salsa and the lime that were the lure...

www.lepainquotidien.com 

ABRAKADABRA, or Gardner and the global Gang...

On Saturday at Playtime New York show, a bold wall mural featuring pink sharks caught my eye.

Seconds later, I was lured as if by magic into the world of Kristin Nystrom and her cast of captivating characters from Gardner and the Gang collection!

Abrakadabra! Real magic, as I quickly learned!

Kristin is a graphic artist by trade, and a Swede living in Singapore!

Her first creation in 2012 was Love Skull (her current logo), with cool heart emblazoned shades, and his friend Helmut, a flamingo with a helmet!

They gained instant popularity but lightening struck!

Rather than repeat her designs based on the same characters, Kristin drew on her years in Pakistan and the Middle East to evolve her characters - a camel and a turbaned urbanite came next!  Then themes revolving on Punk and Hippie culture!

Now, Spring 2015!  Just see for yourself!!

Her successful evolution on line has led Kristin to New York to show her fall 2015 collection to the US audience and to join others in her global fashion gang.... As she puts it:

- I AM TAKING INSPIRATION FROM MY EXPERIENCES FROM LIVING AND TRAVELING ALL OVER THE WORLD AND WANT TO NORMALIZE ALL PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND CULTURES TO OUR CHILDREN. WE ALL LIVE TOGETHER IN THIS WORLD AND WE SHOULD ALL BE FRIENDS... REALLY... ~KRISTIN NYSTROM

We all know better than to feed the sharks but in this case, a little love, and magic, goes a long way....

www.gardnerandthegang.com 

Good luck to my new friend Kristin (and her gang), in New York and in the New Year, wherever their travels may take them!

with special credits to Renata Ferko @curated_by and the photographer Maya Vidulich @pics_missmaya

warm woolen mittens

happiness is... playtime new york fall 2015, a global mix in miniature!

favorite things, www.playtimenewyork.com

espressonista

espressonista coffee, granada...