Thursday morning.

via @cabmate.

Way of living, nº4.

via @simplicity_archives.

Souvenirs.

Photo @garbageny.

What I'd like to be doing right now.

"Summer's Bare Necessities," photographed by Patrick Demarchelier. Vogue US, May 1992.

via The Fashion Spot.

Way of living, nº3.

Photo @carlasofiemolge.

Blue water.

Source unknown.

I'd like to be here...

Casa Finisterra by Steven Harris Architects. Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 2014.

... sipping my morning coffee.

Lounging.

Casual Living: Uptown Downtown, 1981.

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Way of living, nº2.

Olympic swimmer Summer Sanders.

February oasis.

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Wish I was here.

February snow.

February blizzard, photographed by Robert Spencer. New York City, February, 2003.

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Chinatown lights.

Chinatown, New York. Photographed by Robert Iulo, 1970s.

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Monday morning cuppa.

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If someone asked me to sum up daily, routine life in NYC in a picture, this is one I would personally choose: a cup of coffee at a local diner.

Holiday game night with Carte Napoletane.

Spanish-suited cards of the Napoletane deck, which is widely used across central and southern Italy.

The Negroni: my favorite cocktail and symbol of the Italian aperitif.

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I'm preparing to celebrate the end of the year with a relaxing and enjoyable night at home...

The origin of this iconic drink is said to date back to Florence in 1919, when Count Camillo Negroni asked the bartender Fosco Scarselli at the iconic Caffè Giocosa, to strengthen his favorite drink, the Americano, with a shot of gin in place of the usual soda water.

Ingredients
1 ounce (30 ml) gin
1 ounce (30 ml) Campari
1 ounce (30 ml) red, semi-sweet Vermouth (aka Vermouth Rosso)
Ice
Slice of orange or a sliver of orange peel for garnish

Preparation
1. Fill a low tumbler with ice until it is ¾ full.
2. Add the gin, Campari, and Vermouth to the tumbler.
3. Stir until combined and well-chilled.
4. Garnish with a slice of orange (as it is served in Italy), or with a sliver of orange peel (as it is served outside of Italy).

Christmas in NYC, 1988.

New York, 1988. Photographed by Hiroji Kubota.

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Christmas shopping in snowy NYC, 1984.

Christmas shopping in New York City. Photo by Frank Horvat, 1984.

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In honor of the winter storm headed our way to give us a white Christmas this year.

Warm lights.

1. The New Yorker Hotel sign and the Chrysler Building. 2. The New Yorker Hotel sign and the Empire State Building, photographed by Jay B. Wilson.

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This is a cozy sight to me. For some reason, it reminds me of this time of year in particular, like heading out on a blustery December night for dinner reservations with some friends. The holidays and lots of lights: two things that make this city so viscerally memorable.

Sunday.

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Little things.

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