Archive for the ‘Family Style’ Category

Midweek Musing: Mr. New York

May 23, 2012

That’s what I’m calling Adrien this summer!  He’s living and working in N.Y.C.

His love affair with the Big Apple began at the tender age of 4.

30 Rock – 1995

FAO on Fifth – 1995

First Broadway Show!  1999

Like It?!

Empire State Building – 1999

On the way to Lady Liberty – 1999

Getting a rubbing of “Papa’s” name on the Remembrance Wall at Ellis Island – 1999

New York Skyline 1999

Never Forget.

The Beast – 2000

Riding The Beast – 2000

Intrepid – 2000

Jeff Koon’s “Puppy” - 2000

With Nana at Bennash – 2004

With Nana on the Big Apple Bus Tour – 2004

Rehearsals for The Jimmy Awards at NYU – 2009

West Side Story with Jimmy Nominees – 2009

Nominated for Best Actor – Inaugural National High School Musical Theater Awards at the Skirball Center – 2009

Theater District – 2009

Times Square – 2009

Joe Allen’s – 2009

On stage with cast of Hair - 2009

Afternoon at Tea & Sympathy in Greenwich Village – 2009

Internship Interviews – 2011

VADA in NYC – 2012

With Monique at Yotel’s DohYO – 2012

Here’s to you, Mr. New York

and

your summer in the City!

Love,

Mom

Midweek Musing: May Flowers & “Son” Shine

May 16, 2012

Here at Starr Style, our deck is a riot of colors from springtime flowers…

In the bouquet of life, children are the brightest blooms,

Starr

Happy 1st Anniversary!

May 15, 2012

Monique & Rodolfo

Wear your love like heaven,

Starr

Happy Mother’s Day!

May 13, 2012

“Mum”

“Maman”

Portraits in Oil

by

Denis Pellerin

When God thought of Mother, He must have laughed with satisfaction ~ so rich, so deep, so full of power and beauty was the conception.”

~ Henry Ward Beecher ~

Lovingly,

Starr & Denis

Midweek Musing: There are places I remember…

May 9, 2012

All my life…

66 North Street

This week marks a major occasion for my forever friend, Gloria.  She is selling her childhood home, the only home she has ever known, and moving on to a new life adventure!

North Street has been in her family for over half a century!  It began with her Nonna and Grandpa’s move from Brooklyn to Long Island bringing along their beloved daughter, Maria, and her family.  And it comes to a close with their middle grand daughter, Gloria, a steadfast steward of this family abode, bravely moving on to new beginnings.

When I think of a home and all that it encompasses, North Street fills the bill.

It was a home that oozed love, pride, passion and honesty.

It was a safe haven.

It was a home of simplicity and routine.

It was clean and comfortable.

It was, indeed, a home with a huge heart of a kitchen!  Cooking and enjoying delicious meals were foundational.

It was a home where special occasions and holidays were celebrated with huge gatherings of family and family and more family!!

And mostly, to me, it was a home that accepted you just for who you were.  And invited you in to kick off your shoes, sit for a spell and feel the love of generations.

Janet, Starr & Gloria

My last visit to North Street – 2009

Best wishes as you enter this exciting time of your life my dear Gloria!

Home is where the heart is,

Starr

Birthday Boy!

April 15, 2012

Philippe 1993

Wishing you lots of fun on your Birthday,

Starr

Beloved Father

April 2, 2012

JACQUES

Portrait in Oil

by

Denis Pellerin

Thinking of you on your birthday with love,

Starr & Denis

Midweek Musing: Loved Ones

March 28, 2012

DENIS

 ADRIEN

MONIQUE

RODOLFO

AMANDA

PHILIPPE

GIGI

PORTRAITS IN OIL

BY

DENIS PELLERIN

“Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the subject.”

~ Oscar Wilde ~

Thank you, Denis, for our beautiful family gallery.

Starr

Midweek Musing: Paris ’98

March 14, 2012

Starr Style is at it again!  Organizing and scanning photos from bygone days.

l’Hotel Aramis de Saint-Germain

Recently, I’ve been enjoying Facebook posts featuring Spring Break photos. So, if our favorite social network had been invented by a then 14 year old Mark Zuckerberg, I would have included these shots from Spring Break in Paris 1998…

Adrien & Nana ~ Traveling Buddies

Adrien was 7 years old and a first grader at the Atlanta International School where he studied French every day.  Equipped with his Kodak instamatic camera, he documented his trip and later shared his adventures with his classmates.

Our first evening in Paris at a Cafe on the Ile de la Cite.

All lit up and counting down to the New Millenium!

It was a blustery day when we visited the Eiffel Tower.  We made the mistake of getting on the wrong elevator and after a very long ascent, we were delivered to the entrance of the Jules Verne Restaurant.  This was not in the plan (nor the budget), but we took it as serendipity and dined with the Parisian elite for lunch that day.  It was truly an epicurean (vegetarian) delight not to missed!

Grand Maman Pauline had sent Adrien money for him to purchase a nice souvenir from his trip.  Here he proudly displays his purchase!  This monumental memory has always held a place of honor in our home.  Just recently, Adrien requested for it to be shipped to him at college to be used as a prop in a film he is producing!

A sunny afternoon on the Champs-Elysees!

 

We spent one delightful afternoon at the Jardin Du Luxemborg, a large and beautiful park that was walking distance from our hotel.  I remember thinking how wonderful it was that Adrien could play and converse with the French children in the playground.  It was a great way to kick back and relax in between all of the busy sightseeing days.

A favorite activity was our rainy afternoon cruise down the Seine on a Batteaux Mouche!

A Procession of Ponts!

An Afternoon in Montmarte

Adrien was still a train enthusiast, so he was keenly fascinated with the Metro – especially riding at night!

We spent our last evening in the Quartier Francais.

Adrien in the City of Lights

A bientot,

Starr

My Daddy

March 9, 2012

and Me!

Thinking of you on your Birthday, Dad.

Love always,

Starr


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