my beautiful sister is here! hanging out with her and my brilliant nephews <3
my sister is here
Category: misc/personal
rooftop party
spring celebration in nyc with some lovely ladies. rooftop parties are the best and the sky was something wonderful! thank u cherie <3
mother’s day in brooklyn
spent the day in DUMBO, brooklyn, with our wonderful kids. had brunch at vineapple on pineapple street, walked around brooklyn and manhattan bridges, then relaxed at my son’s apt in midtown. got so many flowers from my puppies. what a lovely day! happy mother’s day everyone!
p.s. yes, my husband and i are twinning:)
lunch with safia
lunch at bistro 44 in northport with the gorgeous safia fatimi today. such a treat to finally hang out. to more convos and get togethers inshallah.
my hosts <3
the lovely couple i stayed with, and their beautiful home. thank u for being such fabulous hosts dear roberta and jon.
women are powerful
today i had lunch with the brilliant karen whose work i got to see in her new studio. even got a beautiful piece of art i cannot wait to frame. then high tea and catching up with dear noor. finally dinner with the gorgeous obaida – superwoman who cooked all this delicious food even though she had a full day of work today. women are incredible. women are powerful <3
big dinner at zemeta
MY people! what a family dinner we had at zemeta ethiopian restaurant – best food, best convo, best radical vibes mixed in with beautiful hospitality. thank u donna, muna, sumayia, rajesh, erica and nate <3 and thank u zemeta!
spot coffee and sultan’s
morning coffee and walk with cat and nancy who are an essential part of my film community, then manakeesh at sultan on mt hope with the fabulous julius, elisabetta and deni. u are beautiful rochester!
breakfast at amberly’s and dinner in pittsford
breakfast at amberly’s eatery this morning with friends doing wonderful things in the world (love u debora, amanda and rachel), color grading and post production on my new film with the brilliant rajesh (we forgot to take a picture), and then dinner in pittsford with more beautiful friends <3
akimbo opening and a dholki
akimbo bookshop’s soft opening at 714 university ave (its new location) today. so proud of my dear friend rachel and the spaces and connections she creates in our community. just amazing! went to the opening with my lovely friend roberta. later in the evening, was delighted to attend a dholki for a beautiful young lady. congrats dear mariam, fazeelah, uncle akram and aunty bushra. how i love being in rochester <3
russell’s memorial service
a wonderful memorial service at the university of rochester’s interfaith chapel today, for the larger-than-life professor and human extraordinaire, russell peck. a fitting tribute with reminiscences from his children and colleagues and wonderful music and readings by his grandchildren. meant so much to me to see ruth again after many years and meet some of their family. russell’s love for literature, scholarship, innovation, performance, gardening, nature, and the outdoors, emanated from the beauty and music inside of him, everyone said. he fell in love with ruth and married her in paris, where she was studying at the sorbonne, after he saw her play rachmaninoff. what could be more beautiful. one of his students said, “he saw me.” i think that’s how i feel too. as i sat quietly in their living room waiting for my kids to finish their piano lessons with ruth, year after year, he saw me. he would discuss plays with me. he insisted i join them for their theatre in london course. he also urged me to put a book together with all of my artwork. that thought is still with me. as many said, he knew what u were meant to do, before u knew it yourself. an astounding legacy. thank u russell <3
roco and fiamma centro
at @roco137 where i met bleu cease and got to see some of the artwork for ‘as i recall her: artists expand the legacy of the douglass women,’ a visit to erica bryant’s light-filled studio to see more of her work, and then dinner at fiamma centro (in the neighborhood of the arts) with my dear friend sarita arden — best pizza since my time in naples:)
lunch at seasoning thai bistro
with these beauties at seasoning thai bistro today. we need a sleepover ladies, so we can catch up properly. let’s do one on long island:)
with mahreen, kristin and ahyeoung <3
at home in rochester
at home in rochester, hanging out with beautiful friends. highland park is gorgeous (as always) and dinner was delicious.
rochester visit
roc fam, i will be in rochester for a few days starting april 27th. it’s been a while so i would love to see u all. pls let me know if u’d like to meet. spot coffee is usually my office where i will be happy to welcome u:) or we can have lunch or go for a walk. looking forward!
