A happy summer

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYshN22gVo7lfi6oNBLvKNtYdQB5Ywo8PK_BL3uYqtglUFHKOqzzNj4NOIsAEuwHivJQh6YDZsD84ui0_94PRDFKzsexRsKaibNO_v2mnaoB6DYfe5EuhPerRqcruRTRHnLgTQ0HtMTY/s1600/family-beach-retreats-l.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493821479677234914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYshN22gVo7lfi6oNBLvKNtYdQB5Ywo8PK_BL3uYqtglUFHKOqzzNj4NOIsAEuwHivJQh6YDZsD84ui0_94PRDFKzsexRsKaibNO_v2mnaoB6DYfe5EuhPerRqcruRTRHnLgTQ0HtMTY/s400/family-beach-retreats-l.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 460px; width: 460px;" /></a></div><br />Summer to me signifies relaxation and fun. Needless to say my sporadic posts since the prelude of summer. I intend to invest more on quality family time, on the beauty of a short New York summer and on a few family trips, instead of investing my spare time on searching and putting together blog posts. I apologize if this is of any inconvenience to my regular readers. Please expect posts just not as regular. All the best, Julie</div>

A happy summer

Summer to me signifies relaxation and fun. Needless to say my sporadic posts since the prelude of summer. I intend to invest more on quali...

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Stripe that chair

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESnoi0A2qE4o0qcAaWmDqxcMk_80-O5AK2aQQvNCkW_ld5vLURylklyFREJu4OM-sZkISV6S0_qxBe0VtnFa7d6Pylt6a1H1bc0UbgAz4tG5uY1LAa5KwFCbP5hEZhwKU-s6FtezqurY/s1600/3558955821_a165d83a01_o.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="650" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465183953076754162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESnoi0A2qE4o0qcAaWmDqxcMk_80-O5AK2aQQvNCkW_ld5vLURylklyFREJu4OM-sZkISV6S0_qxBe0VtnFa7d6Pylt6a1H1bc0UbgAz4tG5uY1LAa5KwFCbP5hEZhwKU-s6FtezqurY/s400/3558955821_a165d83a01_o.jpg" width="467" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">One of my favorite places in the city is <a href="http://www.benoitny.com/index.html" target="_blank">Benoit</a>. The paneled dining room with the cozy red banquettes can inevitably transport you to Paris in a second. But it's the striking black and white striped bar that hypnotizes me. It's so incredibly perfect that looking at it could drive you insane and most likely you'll need a bib. Below are images that I love and remind me of the always perfect, "no-way-Jose-can-go-wrong", classy stripes. </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wtdAOUG6iJeHggWUFZSU3Ys_mGmt_PvDixV15J0bQpipOGNR3JeOkgeG_X8EaEjhc4eJ2J03V6vyDMMT3JUBZm6GOpEME9D_qVdl9WK9Nuxmc6Mh6QYhczaTolArFLYkB2GmXIjrNKw/s1600/oliveaux.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="550" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465181053274948834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wtdAOUG6iJeHggWUFZSU3Ys_mGmt_PvDixV15J0bQpipOGNR3JeOkgeG_X8EaEjhc4eJ2J03V6vyDMMT3JUBZm6GOpEME9D_qVdl9WK9Nuxmc6Mh6QYhczaTolArFLYkB2GmXIjrNKw/s400/oliveaux.jpg" width="463" /></a><br />  </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjsNr0Gj1rCj5u44IMuMqxbrB7Mw1MMX9DGl98m_3jqjxAn1xETtaD4FtQk5qx813rwlMO9_ENdWDnvXjA-bHOiEQExcyofLzmmJKASu87KldUupevWNQ7hhr1XLbUW2lnAhWv1uCLPk/s1600/fric+and+frac+blog.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465181051551134274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjsNr0Gj1rCj5u44IMuMqxbrB7Mw1MMX9DGl98m_3jqjxAn1xETtaD4FtQk5qx813rwlMO9_ENdWDnvXjA-bHOiEQExcyofLzmmJKASu87KldUupevWNQ7hhr1XLbUW2lnAhWv1uCLPk/s400/fric+and+frac+blog.jpg" width="451" /></a><br />  <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX73eNhTF7tlsuE21JXRkrXaSW1wqT685QcXmkO4XcFvy89mUujJSoAOIYFzK04byZ1605za1REIi__ldKo0nTZNbKjdw4ZaWzsdV_9JKdIY9aWrE4C_uxCd24jk4LXi0AHcsGCopVre8/s1600/via+coconuts+and+limes.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="460" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465181284948927138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX73eNhTF7tlsuE21JXRkrXaSW1wqT685QcXmkO4XcFvy89mUujJSoAOIYFzK04byZ1605za1REIi__ldKo0nTZNbKjdw4ZaWzsdV_9JKdIY9aWrE4C_uxCd24jk4LXi0AHcsGCopVre8/s400/via+coconuts+and+limes.JPG" width="460" /></a></div>  <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpPwOB7RVq5QazcTfgwiNK8R_4Y-Mq-ekdxiWpkGdLhBCpD5nh26CjUTlHUA-vuM8Hp0CUQMnyg5ujdHqIpMLNF8zwtKh38fD5cNWbhNqKTu7X5X2vpqpwFeV8jLAc1PCoHSZjuRmVMg/s1600/via+vill+apacis+29043575%5B1%5D.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="680" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465181064044578738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpPwOB7RVq5QazcTfgwiNK8R_4Y-Mq-ekdxiWpkGdLhBCpD5nh26CjUTlHUA-vuM8Hp0CUQMnyg5ujdHqIpMLNF8zwtKh38fD5cNWbhNqKTu7X5X2vpqpwFeV8jLAc1PCoHSZjuRmVMg/s400/via+vill+apacis+29043575%5B1%5D.JPG" width="465" /></a></div>  <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKR3x4oFV94-tM8UHSFFQLGDKpmGOYcdgrvr2WB2MyiWs2fhcah5aLyZHd2QTkNBF-hVw-W3FvSERv0TM-Bl775-vvcJ3HarrAFjYiwIuU1LIPEsbpfUy5itLUu4pvAfsJJtDbR4M3YD4/s1600/J6v0MLmQWpuq4p7fqBQKyIt's+Mary+RuffleFVBo1_400%5B1%5D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="460" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465181048269941714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKR3x4oFV94-tM8UHSFFQLGDKpmGOYcdgrvr2WB2MyiWs2fhcah5aLyZHd2QTkNBF-hVw-W3FvSERv0TM-Bl775-vvcJ3HarrAFjYiwIuU1LIPEsbpfUy5itLUu4pvAfsJJtDbR4M3YD4/s400/J6v0MLmQWpuq4p7fqBQKyIt's+Mary+RuffleFVBo1_400%5B1%5D.jpg" width="460" /></a></div>  <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IxTRMhOipSQTYUgM-wUB7Iyqd44cSeyay8GZYJa7BP7g43P305YDLw8TbWcGA0EvwFPboYibdiqAszvYQvQH4uvbu-crln87Ax4hDFR4hFJntlByadZjoSHn3Qeb-2vUm3kHeKNjtTQ/s1600/black+and+white+striped+chair.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465181040561034466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IxTRMhOipSQTYUgM-wUB7Iyqd44cSeyay8GZYJa7BP7g43P305YDLw8TbWcGA0EvwFPboYibdiqAszvYQvQH4uvbu-crln87Ax4hDFR4hFJntlByadZjoSHn3Qeb-2vUm3kHeKNjtTQ/s400/black+and+white+striped+chair.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 85%;">Image credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34514184@N03/3558955821">1</a>, <a href="http://oliveaux.blogspot.com/">2</a>, <a href="http://fricandfracblog.blogspot.com/">3</a>, <a href="http://coconutsandlimes.blogspot.com/">4</a>, the rest don't remember. If you know the sources please let me know so I give the appropriate credit, thank you.</span></div>

Stripe that chair

One of my favorite places in the city is Benoit . The paneled dining room with the cozy red banquettes can inevitably transport you to Paris...

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My favorite Macarons

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1y_Xc8uGzUQpVaosKfsKUJRRzL1UOhiM9r247X9GuVRydKlYTCbDl1Lzy8hvOnH0x4QEJNbsgBpHjO_xKRFrhU1ZlzqJAYCk2Sd1aaKMVFil2L6YiJIoOj-3nKcmj7-tZVR2tIC06HE/s1600/IMG_0053.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453752337010987922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1y_Xc8uGzUQpVaosKfsKUJRRzL1UOhiM9r247X9GuVRydKlYTCbDl1Lzy8hvOnH0x4QEJNbsgBpHjO_xKRFrhU1ZlzqJAYCk2Sd1aaKMVFil2L6YiJIoOj-3nKcmj7-tZVR2tIC06HE/s400/IMG_0053.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 300px; width: 400px;" /></a></div>Yesterday we celebrated Lucas' baptism and we had a great time. I <a href="http://bellevivir.blogspot.com/2010/03/thank-you.html">decided</a> to go with Madeleine Patisserie macarons because of their incredible taste. And in no way was I disappointed about their packaging, they came in very cute brown boxes with pink silky paper wrapping the gorgeous and delicious macarons. I'll post more pictures of the decorations next week.<br />I hope you're enjoying your weekend.</div>

My favorite Macarons

Yesterday we celebrated Lucas' baptism and we had a great time. I decided to go with Madeleine Patisserie macarons because of their in...

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