i’m under a spell

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i forgot how much i love new york. i know i’m really hard on the city. but it was hard on me and still is!

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guess it’s a love/hate affair. after a grueling day going up to the top and back down to the bottom (twice)! i asked my buddy tony to head toward the west village cause i needed what i knew was there.

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i confess i am starting to have a passion for window boxes. thank god for them, they make the such a difference.

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tony was so kind whenever i yelled stop! or back up! and let me get my groove on.

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they’re like window candies, and you know this is only skimming the surface.

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this obviously wasn’t a window box but it was random beauty

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same here. how could i resist this powder puff?

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these windows were all in a 5 block radius.

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well i’m back on the east side now. it’s been a chilly day and they’re filming a head and shoulders commercial outside my window. so going in and out it looks like the dead of winter. guess i should be relieved i missed the real thing and soak up this spring!

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i hear them wrapping it up now

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tomorrow’s a busy day, i’m headed to the icff and the stationery show at the javits in the morning. tony wants me to send pics of robin’s backyard so i’ll post them in a hot sec. then it’s off to chow. a girl’s gotta eat after all! bon nuit!

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May 18, 2009. Uncategorized.

26 Comments

  1. Berlin replied:

    I have a love for window boxes myself.
    Your pictures are quite beautiful.

  2. theparisapartment replied:

    thanks berlin! i’d love to see your pics!

  3. Nadine Bouler replied:

    that’s a great term– window candy.
    I tend to have a sketchy history with my own window boxes– having to replace them several times a season. Let that be my worst trait. Glad to have you in NY.

  4. Judith replied:

    You even make such a crazy (but wonderful) city look like a piece of heaven!!! You wouldn’t even know there was such hustle and bustle going on around you from the pics! I love the way you photograph, what an eye!!!! I have to admit, I’m loving the window boxes, I’m on the lookout now! :) Wishing you a great trip!
    xoxo
    Judith~

    • theparisapartment replied:

      thank you judith, the things you say! i’m thrilled you love them and it fuels my fire!

  5. Amie replied:

    How lovely! First time on your site and you have a picture of no. 44, my husband’s old apartment! We have the same picture framed in our new home. Thank you!

  6. Things That Inspire replied:

    What a beautiful post – I love window boxes too, and I have dozens and dozens of pictures of window boxes from my two favorite cities, London and Charleston (both of which are fantastic window box places).

    • theparisapartment replied:

      i bet london is bloomin’ brilliant right now! my parents love charleston but i’ve never been. guess i’ll put that on the list to do!

  7. Terry Kearns replied:

    We’re looking for window boxes right now, on the cheap. Even tiny ones in your pictures get the job done. Now I’m not quite so intimidated.

  8. Mangoqueen replied:

    This is my first comment on your blog. It’s truly wonderful! As a native NYer, I know it can be a tough hard place. It demands alot, but gives alot in return. The window boxes are delightful.

    • theparisapartment replied:

      you’re absolutely right mango. it sets a high bar but when you touch it even for a sec you’re so rewarded. i’m glad you left a note, and hope you come back often!

    • theparisapartment replied:

      you’re absolutely right mango. it sets a high bar but when you touch it even for a sec you’re so rewarded. i’m glad you left a note and hope you come back often!

  9. The Antiques Diva replied:

    New York’s never easy, but darn it’s sexy isn’t it!?! Walking home this morning after popping out to the bakery for some morning bread, I looked up at my apartment and my windows looked so bare. I realized thanks to you Claudia, that I needed Window Boxes. My weekend project involves copious quantities of geraniums followed by an afternoon on my balcony with my husband grilled brats and pretending to be a potager!

    • theparisapartment replied:

      hey diva, it IS sexy, well, flowers are sexy! i’m so excited to see what you do! let me know when you do it, and by the by, do you have any good pics from our trip? i have one but it’s just so so.

  10. meg manion silliker replied:

    you should check out the window boxes in my fair town….. love new york. isn’t it fabulous!!!

  11. Deb Milne replied:

    Beautiful post. I adore window boxes too. I like to study what others plant & what great combination’s you can come up with. Have fun at the icff & the stationery show!

  12. theparisapartment replied:

    it’s true, you can put up any combo (almost, i must admit there’s some red and fuscia combos that didn’t move me) but you almost can’t go wrong! ok peach and red is awful too…

  13. Carol replied:

    Ahhh! one of my Favorite eye candy is planters in bloom!
    Thank you so much!

  14. Christina replied:

    Oh sweetie, these are truly beautiful. You should have heard me- ohh, ahh, big gasp over the beauty you captured. So happy you got your groove on. So happy! : )

    One more oohh, for picture seven. The reflection of the statue in the window, is definitely what’s up!
    xo

  15. Carol replied:

    My first time here too. I have never really wanted to visit New York, your lovely photos have made me change my mind.
    Cx

  16. Chessa replied:

    ah the W. Village. so much inspiration there!

  17. Pamela replied:

    window boxes should be mandatory.
    simply gorgeous.

  18. Melissa A. replied:

    I just love beautiful windows with flowers on the outside. I just posted some pics like recently from my trip to Israel in 2006. I love looking at doors and windows from the street and thinking about what it might look like on the inside.

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