Leah, Rachael & Julia

The lovely and extremely talented  Leah Goren, Rachael Cole and Julia Rothman have released a limited edition batch of the cutest scarves ever to make the amazing products they create together once a week at ladies drawing night available to YOU! Each scarf (there are two from each artist) is printed on lightweight silk chiffon, was designed in Brooklyn and made in San Francisco!

 I was lucky enough to have the chance to spend the afternoon eating sushi, hanging with moses (when he wasn't hiding under the couch) and photographing two lovely ladies to show off their debut collection.

 Each one is absolutely beautiful and would make a perfect gift for the holidays...or like, for me, if you're feeling super generous. I can't even decide which is my favorite! So excited about all of the goodies to come! Check out their website and store here.

End of Summer

It officially feels like fall in New York today, which, for the first time ever, I am super excited about!  I actually have an itch for leggings, boots, scarves and chunky knits this year that I'm super excited to satisfy, though I know I'll regret saying that by the beginning of November.

I will definitely miss all of our summer adventures though. Hopping on the back of the motorcycle and exploring until we ended up somewhere new was my favorite thing to do - not sure how we're going to get through the winter without that freedom!

This trip was one of my favorite summer days. We hopped on the bike in Brooklyn and rode to Upstate New York until it got chilly enough for us to have to pull over to put on a few extra layers. We rode through small towns (my favorite part) until we hit the coast all the way back to NJ. We found a cute little restaurant right on the water and had an amazingly delicious dinner next to the docked boats.  I love our random adventures so much - it puts us both in such a positive mindset, it feels like we become little kids together when we're exploring new places. I wish everyday could be that way, but adulthood always calls...!

Anyway,  here are a few of my favorite moments from that day. Until next year...

Love + California

I really couldn't think of a better way to kick off A Heart String than with a recap of my most recent trip back to LA! Love and California are synonymous to me, and the more time I spend away, the more enchanted I become. Everything about it is so beautiful - the wind smells like flowers (on a not-smoggy day, of course), the trees, the LIGHT! I am so grateful to be from such a magical place. It's not that I don't love Brooklyn for what it is ...but as cliche as it sounds, there really is no place like home. 

Lucky for me, I have a pretty amazing travel companion. Brandon is hands down, my favorite person to travel with, ever. Everywhere we find ourselves is enough for him and the less we plan, the better - which is exactly how I love to vacation. Growing up, I was always dragged on tours or hyper organized cruises that didn't leave very much room for exploration, spontaneity or authenticity, so I'm pretty happy we both love to just sort of go with the flow. 

We spent a LOT of time with the fam, ate a LOT of mexican food and got plenty of sunshine. Here's to hoping it lasts me through the winter...I love New York, but ya know. You can take the girl out of California, but you can't ever really take the California out of the girl. Not this one, anyway.