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brook farm general store: beloved necess...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, gifts, home, kids, kitchen, miscellaneous, shops, stationery, super useful, williamsburg on 06 17th, 2010 | 2 Comments

i think i might have found my new favorite go-to shop. brook farm general store was filled with so many things that i love, and even better, can justify buying because you know you always need another notebook or two, that i will be back, and not just because it is dangerously close to fatty cue. ...

moon river chattel: beautiful utility...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, furniture, gifts, green things, home, miscellaneous, shops, super useful, williamsburg on 05 19th, 2010 | No Comments

moon river chattel has a little bit of everything, and everything has a little bit of beauty. with a very varied selection of home goods, it’s hard to walk out of this shop without something. from the low end treats like these gorgeous looking lollies from hammond and other retro candy like...

about glamour: forward fashion cheap!...

Posted by cherrypatter in affordable, brooklyn, mens' clothes, shops, vintage, williamsburg, womens' clothes on 05 13th, 2010 | No Comments

thanks to sweet william’s founder bronagh staley, i discovered this vast vintage shop full of all sorts of treasures in williamsburg this spring. mostly, i was taken with all their knicknacks and little japanese toys, stickers, packaging tape (the cherries, donkeys and dogs were calling my...

interview: bronagh staley of sweet willi...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, interviews, williamsburg on 04 16th, 2010 | No Comments

bronagh staley is the lucky one who gets to spend her time focusing on one of my all time favorite children’s clothing stores, sweet william, out in williamsburg. with the most gorgeous kiddie goods in linens, cottons and cashmeres for the littlest children (just wish she’d open up shop for those...

sprout home: green for gifts...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, flowers, gifts, green things, home, shops, williamsburg on 04 1st, 2010 | No Comments

i don’t know about you, but i feel like i could shop year-round and still not necessarily find that perfect present for my mom. she is very challenging to buy for, and given our other challenges, i always feel it especially important to try and get that perfect whatever. i am happy to report...

task: minimal yet gorgeous...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, gifts, home, jewelry, kids, shops, williamsburg, womens' clothes on 03 17th, 2010 | No Comments

task is a lovely new shop located on one of williamsburg’s side streets and filled with a very well chosen selection of home goodies, and is also perfect if you happen to obsess over notebooks and paper as i do. the shop carries lots of great notebooks including some by o check design...

marlow and sons: living up to the willia...

Posted by cherrypatter in beer and wine, brooklyn, cocktails, food, williamsburg on 03 8th, 2010 | No Comments

it looks like i am getting off to a very slow start and it’s not helping that the weather is making me really want to play hookie! but if i could take the day off, i know that would be more than happy to go hang out at marlow & sons for the day out in williamsburg. this place kind of...

mini guide: williamsburg...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, brooklyn: north, mini guides: new york, williamsburg on 01 15th, 2010 | No Comments

it’s been a rough week, and only today do i actually feel like i’m clearing the fog. i had a chock-a-block schedule for work (2 separate day trips to baltimore), two mini birthday celebrations to plan for my little one (at school and home), puppy preparation (we’re collecting her...

catbird: a treasure trove of shiny, girl...

Posted by cherrypatter in affordable, bags, brooklyn, gifts, jewelry, miscellaneous, shops, stationery, williamsburg, womens' clothes on 12 16th, 2009 | No Comments

if you are in desperate need to get a girl or a mom you know a present, you really must get yourself to catbird, the super cute, super affordable, super thrilling little shop on bedford avenue in williamsburg. sure it’s a tiny space, but this place has plenty to please the pickiest of your...

shoe market: a mecca for great (and chea...

Posted by cherrypatter in affordable, brooklyn, shoes, shops, williamsburg on 06 24th, 2009 | No Comments

as you may have noticed, i have been spending more and more time in williamsburg which has been great. before starting this blog, i had only visited that part of the borough a handful of times and didn’t really know its nooks and crannies. i am guessing this is because i was a little too old...

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with two small and darling kids and one lovely husband who all occasionally need some amount of tending to as well as a full-time job, this blog is an excuse for me to explore the streets of new york, with a focus on brooklyn -- my home -- and manhattan, for those great little finds that seem to appear randomly on all sorts of blocks around new york but are sometimes hidden from plain view. i gravitate toward small, beautiful, independent places with interesting things, fantastic and friendly service and mostly affordable stuff (or at least an excellent value) and food that is extremely tasty, reasonable and in a great space -- though taste will trump design every time. to help put all these ideas in one place, i also will provide a series of new york mini-guides. in each of these, i will highlight something fun to do and then give some food, shop and doing suggestions nearby. these mini-guides, soon to be accompanied by mini-maps, will help to fill an afternoon -- where to pick up a snack, what shops to check out nearby and is there a really sweet little park along the way for a much needed rest. and i am always looking for ideas -- so if you have any suggestions for where to eat and shop or what to do please let me know. . you can also follow me on twitter at cherrypatter.

and for those of you more interested in the photos, i have absolutely no photography training and while i have been picking up a few tidbits here and there, mostly i think the credit for the photos goes to my lovely camera. it is a canon rebel xti, and the lens i use most of the time is the 50 mm 1:1:8. i also have a 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 for longer views.

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