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it’s hot, hot, hot in new york, and we have a steady stream of friends and family visiting. lots of eating out and very warm nights…

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  1. Feel free to rec some of your favorite places to eat. I feel a bus trip to NYC may be coming soon…it calls to me! 😉

  2. Beautiful! I love hot lazy summer days. Sometimes they can be too hot though. Trust me – I live in Texas. 🙂

  3. I don’t know what you’re eating there in that last pic, Lena, but it looks so tasty. And it’s so clean looking…perfect for hot NYC nights! Have a lovely time with your loved ones!

    (ps ~ Got my book, or should I say “your” book the other day! It’s SPECTACULAR! Well done, Lena!!! So grrrrrrreeeaaat!!!)

  4. i love seeing pictures of your summer. glad you’re having fun! it’s SOOOOO hot in kansas too. but we mostly stick to our cars. i like to go on a walk every day though. i miss all the cute little places to eat outside in my old carroll gardens ‘hood!

  5. beautiful pics! i love summer but here in spain is tooo hot!! thats why we spend most of the time outdoors in the night…cause its the only moment you can stay in the street!

  6. love the mood in these photos. the weather here is just about to change to hot hot hot and im looking forward to hot evenings in my parents garden. don’t you just love the steady flow of friends and family in the summertime? its the best

  7. That salad at the end looked so yummy and refreshing. Oh, and I just got your book from Amazon yesterday! It’s so beautiful and inspiring. Also saw a feature on it in Glamour magazine. Great job!

  8. That salad at the end looked so yummy and refreshing. Oh, and I just got your book from Amazon yesterday! It’s so beautiful and inspiring. Also saw a feature on it in Glamour magazine. Great job!

  9. That salad at the end looked so yummy and refreshing. Oh, and I just got your book from Amazon yesterday! It’s so beautiful and inspiring. Also saw a feature on it in Glamour magazine. Great job!

  10. That salad at the end looked so yummy and refreshing. Oh, and I just got your book from Amazon yesterday! It’s so beautiful and inspiring. Also saw a feature on it in Glamour magazine. Great job!

  11. That salad at the end looked so yummy and refreshing. Oh, and I just got your book from Amazon yesterday! It’s so beautiful and inspiring. Also saw a feature on it in Glamour magazine. Great job!

  12. maureen–
    the restaurant in the photos is franny’s on flatbush in brooklyn. it’s great! where will you be staying/spending time? i’d be happy give a few more tips…

    thanks everyone else for such nice comments. it’s exciting to hear that the books are arriving. and so nice to hear some positive feedback. thank you!!

  13. hi, first visit, i feel like Maureen, wish i could plan a plane trip to NYC, this autumn i hope, depends of…many; Anyway, i ‘ll check out your blog and any recommandations (site or…); At least i is getting warmer in Paris !

  14. Hi Lena…Looks like the right way to spend precious time 😀
    I have tagged you…hihi

  16. that glass of beer looks so unbelievably good! i love the idea of hot summer nights, but the reality is less appealing. eating out at such nice places, would, however, lure even the most heat-phobic like me.

  17. I love eating outside in New York! It is one of my favorite things about summer

  22. Just wanted to say, I was in the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum gift shop today and saw your book. I got all excited and told my friend about reading your blog.