long time no write. for several reasons actually. in no particular order i have simply been busy living my life. a life more flawed and exciting and unsettled and painful and privileged than i ever would have dreamed possible. ive truly been busy living life. then there is the fact that i am profoundly private and shy, and the whole concept of sharing my style and my life is always a stretch for me. add on top of that a couple of people/bloggers who copy me and plagiarize so blatantly it takes my breath away. yes, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but my blog is my personal outlet. it is real and authentic, and i do not make a penny for it. its purely a hobby, and to think there are people out there who use my words and copy my pictures and style and make money with their blog and books. it is simply disgusting to me.
it made me so sad and frustrated i didn't think i would ever blog again. i mean, why should i create and share my posts, and do all the work for actual professional bloggers and designers?
so i stopped. but i am back. and ready to expose my plagiarizers if nescessary. i will be watching.
so spring is here, and life continues to be tumultuous and beautiful and sensual and painful at times.
brooklyn still has me in its grasp. yep.
been house hunting.
ready to let go of the pennsylvania bolthole. maybe.
we will see.
feeling like sharing some style inspiration and a tidbit or two tonight.
so anyway.
love my streetzies black cat slippers. i wear them with everything
homemade vanilla bean panna cotta
my style kind of...
love this so much. found this on pearl lowes instagram, and i am in love...
easter was quiet but nice
went to the oddities flea market at the brooklyn bazaar in greenpoint a few weeks ago. a fun trippy time filled with goths and counterculture creatures.
the corpse reviver at the house of wax bar
lunch in bergdorfs basement
homemade schnitzel
the house i wanted to live in for the rest of my life...
waited and looked for two years and finally found my dream. called the bank. made a bid. had an intense anxiety attack of epic proportions and withdrew my offer before i could come to my senses. i will regret letting this one get away for the rest of my life. never have i been in a house so perfect for me. ever. weeping now actually.
the house i want to sell in pennsylvania. tried another shade of pink and failed again.
bowood
love this look. already missing coat season. preparing to be brooklyns number one mosquito victim as the warm weather and bare legs begin...
dreaming of house of hackney babylon
i officially quit trying with pink. done.
I pop into your blog whenever I happen to think of it and catch up on what I may have missed. I love your honesty and genuineness. And your willingness to share personal, painful life events along with beauty and joy and inspiration. You have incredible style. You should expose people who copy. It's stealing. All the best, Cathy
ReplyDeletei am always so happy to hear my blog brings some enjoyment to my readers. it is important in this very fast paced thickly veneered world of ours to find friends and inspiration. as for the stealing...i could do an entire post on it. truly. some things very unique to me, and word for word. i kid you not...
Deletethanks,
cynthia xx
So glad you're back. You have fabulous style, and you're one of the few bloggers left who aren't selling. I've had a house get away, too, so I feel your pain. Please persevere--there's another one out there for you.
Deletethanks...took me two years to find this one, but i will keep trying. xx
DeletePlease keep blogging - however rarely the urge may strike you. You are appreciated (and missed). Every now and again I check in to see if you've posted, you're one of only a handful of blogs I would bother with, as you and your life are truly stylish and it has nothing to do with what labels have comped you an outfit. SO incredibly sick of 'influencers' with all their overly perfect photos, affiliate links and trying too hard. If they have copied you, sick a lawyer on them! A post on your previous blog about your mother was so beautifully honest, and the photo of her smoking a cigar at her wedding on that post is still set in my mind as an elegance you just don't see any more. Thank you for sharing, please do keep doing so.
ReplyDeletethank you for your very sweet comment! i will be putting a post together soon. xx
ReplyDeleteCynthia, I was happy to see that you and recently started blogging again. I’ve really enjoyed your writing and your photos, and was interested in seeing how you decorated your new house. I’m also intrigued that you’re planning to write something for publication. But your recent postings ha e disappeared - have you started a new blog u see a different name?
ReplyDeleteAll the best,
Nancy