Thank God I Didn’t Miss Autumn
I don’t know how many times I’ve gone on and on about how wonderful Autumn is in New York. It is my favorite season for all of the stereotypical reasons like the crisp air, falling leaves, and the golden light. I thought that when I signed on to be in Singapore for October and November that I was going to miss out completely on Autumn in New York. Well, lucky for me, global warming has taken effect and it still feels a little Autumn-like, even in the middle of December. Some days the temperature is crisp, rather than frigid, so that I can wear my favorite blazers or cardigans as an outerwear piece rather than a heavy overcoat. Even if my Autumn in New York is for an abbreviated amount of time, it still feels good to be able to experience the season.
To celebrate Autumn, my return, and the fact that our change bowl was full, my boyfriend cashed in our year’s worth of pocket change and we headed out to a delicious tapas dinner at West Chelsea’s yummy Tia Pol for the evening. Good times.
Me in one of my very typical Autumn outfits. I’m wearing a Club Monaco navy light weight merino scoop back sweater, a Vivienne Westwood glen plaid wool jacket, and J.Brand dark skinny jeans.
The ring that I bought in Singapore’s Little India was just a little too big for my fingers, so I’ve taken to wearing it on a gold chain around my neck.
My big Erotokritos knotted leather bag.
My favorite Frye boots which I’ve been wearing almost every day since I got back.
The view from the inside of Tia Pol’s window.
Just a few of the dozen or so tapas that we had that night. Pictured at the top from the left is the embutidos ibericos: jamón, chorizo palacios, lomo embuchado, the pan con tomate, and below is the taquitos de atún relleno de boquerones. All totally amazing. My favorite thing that we ate was the chorizo con chocolate, which was a dark chocolate paste smeared on a baguette topped with chorizo. Hello! AMAZING! I would have liked to photograph everything for you, but we were too busy eating it all. In fact, you’re lucky you get this. LOL! It took some restraint to photograph this first round of tapas without just digging in. From that point on, restraint went out the window.
