Meredith Bernstein

I’m not Taylor Swift but I’ve had the best birthday celebrations this month with more to come

A nice way to start my day

And sunset the night before was great

Walked through Central Park yesterday and it was abloom!

Hosting my girlfriends for bubbles & bites! Which is so fun as I’m listening to Ina Garten’s memoir..

Can’t beat Mother Nature

Just back from Italy/ so inspired I made this for dinner!

Don’t miss the Alvin Ailey show at the Whitney- so moving!

The elephants in nyc!

So I was wearing this outfit today when a woman walking her dog told me that she “knew me” from the neighborhood and that I had inspired her by dress. I was honored!

Nothing wrong with summer in the city for me!

I’ve been in a huge personal reading binge! Just into The Editor about the life of Judith Jones at Knopf… I do know of or have actually known a number of the people.. but it’s a fascinating read!

Watching the Olympics- thinking mostly about the physical and mental preparation that is required. For each participant it is a memoir- what inspired them? Who coached them? Why did they want to do it? And what was what they wanted in the end?

Have had the most wonderful birthday month! So many fun things and interesting experiences. You can not be at a beach and love a summer in the city! I know- I’ve done both!

Barbecue at Bernard’s last weekend

At Dizzy’s for the Reinhardt Jango show last week

This has been my best birthday month ever! From experiencing so much of what New York has to offer/ and the generosity of my friends- I’m so thrilled to live here. I’m the gal who’d put the best cheerleader to task.. trust me

It’s birthday month and I’ve been doing one fun thing after another! Tonight I went to the show at Mercer Labs- it’s fantastic! Had dinner along the Hudson River and caught this walking to train

And now I’m listening to The Power Broker- and learning more than I ever knew about New York politics and power in particular of the personality that drove it!

I’m listening to Barbra Streisand’s autobiography and finding it an amazing piece of work! While I’ve always been a fan/ it’s another thing to experience her as a writer . And as with all that she does it’s a real and deeply felt expression of her experiences which are profound.