another rainy, chilly saturday! but it was a fun one none-the-less as we got to explore our new neighborhood a little.
we paid a little trip to the floral district on 28th street! it's kinda sad because the florists are slowly leaving the area due to rising rents, and there are really only a few nice ones left. we were pleasantly greeted by a wide assortment of the most beautiful and colorful flowers! and baby peonies ~ i thought they were only available in the spring-summer months!
checked out a few shops, and then i finally selected our first fiddle-leaf fig tree. he's a 4.5" guy, with a long stem, and leaves towards the top. he seems pretty healthy, though his leaves were quite dirty. i spent the morning repotting him in our case-study planter and wiping down his leaves. it was pretty relaxing and therapeutic actually! though i spilled a bit of potting soil so it wasn't all that pretty. hahaha ...
we have currently positioned him in the SW corner of the apartment, where i think it's most aesthetically pleasing and also most sunny during the day. i don't have a green thumb by any means, but we grew some nice herbs at the usq apartment with our massively intrusive southern-lit windows, and i've managed to keep a few succulents and airplants alive so far, so we'll see how this goes. it's nice to feel needed :)
to top off the day, we picked up a gorgeous sideboard at organic modernism on 22nd between 6th and 7th ave from aydan, the store manager. that woman rocks!!! she's sweet, and fair, and honest, and she gave us an expected deal on our much needed sideboard (she has thus become my favorite OM salesperson to date). yay. our new piece of furniture is made if walnut and beech wood, and has leather strap finishes. given it was just two blocks away, we carted it away with a dolly so i could smile at it for the rest of the weekend. :)
on a sad note, kevin was feeling sick, uhm, which may explain why i was feeling better so quickly. the best way to get better is to pass it on? :p oops :/
