After a painfully hot and humid day of laying out in Central Park, my sister and I decided to give ourselves a break from the sun and find something cold to drink. We happened upon an adorable little cafe on Madison and asked the waiter for ice waters and a lemonade stat -with no sugar. It's rare that after I request this, a restaurant will comply.
My very talented friend Arielle is an amazing jewelry designer, creating eccentric baubles in all shapes and sizes. She cleverly calls her designs "jeWELLry" because they promote health and wellness. She even goes as far as making sure that each of her pieces is infused with reiki (energy healing) so that the wearer feels the positive vibrations through the jewellry.
As I've mentioned time and again, watermelon is my absolute favorite food so any recipe that calls for it is at the top of my list! Last summer, my dad's wife Jennifer introduced me to my all time favorite quick and easy watermelon summer recipe at their annual Memorial Day barbecue: a watermelon, feta, tomato salad with pesto dressing.
On a recent scoarcher of a Saturday, I was perusing the infinite rows of sunglasses at a Sunglasses Hut on the Upper West Side in an attempt to soak up a few minutes of free air conditioning on that particularly hot and muggy day. I tried to look interested in the merchandise as to not let the salesperson onto my plan for a break from the sun.
