tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post1629648338833562428..comments2024-03-28T01:39:53.154-04:00Comments on The Peak of ChicĀ®: A Place For Everything and Everything In Its PlaceThe Peak of Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-36171600766814748752013-06-16T19:43:49.759-04:002013-06-16T19:43:49.759-04:00Untouched Takeaway and Maven, A huge thank you! I ...Untouched Takeaway and Maven, A huge thank you! I had not taken the time to investigate Ms. Ryan, so I was not aware of the Eloise connection! Thanks a million for doing a little sleuthing. I think the comment in the article about her perfectly groomed eyebrows jibes with the perfectly groomed drawers we see above!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-51654883687127809442013-06-15T19:23:00.920-04:002013-06-15T19:23:00.920-04:00I Googled her name and found this:
http://www.nyt...I Googled her name and found this:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/nyregion/29ryan.html?_r=0<br /><br />Quite interesting! An Eloise connection even!mavennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-88913700957655407412013-06-15T18:04:26.015-04:002013-06-15T18:04:26.015-04:00http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/rights-man...http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/rights-managed/U1211011C/portrait-of-mrs-john-barry-ryan-iii<br /><br />I'm thinkin' a 3 year old would have done well to stay away from those drawers :D<br /><br />Her obituary; apparently we can thank her for "Eloise":<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/nyregion/29ryan.htmlUntouched Takeawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998398704469795733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-66602123600428727962013-06-14T14:04:20.668-04:002013-06-14T14:04:20.668-04:00The Prince was charming!The Prince was charming!Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494294732826925579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-75169578020069377132013-06-14T12:48:34.317-04:002013-06-14T12:48:34.317-04:00Love all the organization-now if someone would jus...Love all the organization-now if someone would just organize me! xxpeggybraswelldesign.compeggy braswellhttp://peggybraswelldesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-76380093152444794182013-06-14T11:26:18.193-04:002013-06-14T11:26:18.193-04:00That must have been some party. Severely groomed ...That must have been some party. Severely groomed and severely organized, too. I hope that von Furstenburg was friendly.<br /><br />PS- I love your photo avatar.The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-12091336148781642522013-06-14T11:24:50.316-04:002013-06-14T11:24:50.316-04:00And you as well!And you as well!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-40804241810889563742013-06-14T11:24:25.437-04:002013-06-14T11:24:25.437-04:00So true Jennifer!So true Jennifer!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-84188074074821845672013-06-14T11:24:07.783-04:002013-06-14T11:24:07.783-04:00I wonder if she actually organized her drawers by ...I wonder if she actually organized her drawers by herself? Or, did she have someone do it for her? I wonder...The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-40944471836479308712013-06-14T11:22:34.795-04:002013-06-14T11:22:34.795-04:00Mixie, so true. I really do think I will do some ...Mixie, so true. I really do think I will do some organizing this weekend. :)The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-40619243213136582062013-06-14T11:19:05.479-04:002013-06-14T11:19:05.479-04:00While living in NYC in the early 1970s I met Mrs J...While living in NYC in the early 1970s I met Mrs John Barry Ryan III at the opening of a boutique (and if that phrase doesn't date me, nothing will!)<br />Well, perhaps "met" was a slight exaggeration, since she spoke not a single word but simply stood in place, severely groomed, surrounded by<br />an entourage of handsome, haughty young men dressed in black---all of whom struck a single pose for the entire evening as though choreographed.<br />Very intimidating, and intended as such. Oh, and that was the evening I met Prince Egon von Furstenburg! I am not making up any of this. Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494294732826925579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-37763752963664051022013-06-14T10:09:06.292-04:002013-06-14T10:09:06.292-04:00I totally agree with Quatorze--what would happen i...I totally agree with Quatorze--what would happen if a two or three year old stumbled in and was attracted to all of the bling--I hate to guess.<br />But I was planning on doing a little organizing today.....<br />Have a super week-end.<br />MaryMJH DesignArtshttp://mjhdesignarts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-42617949104803593572013-06-14T10:00:56.868-04:002013-06-14T10:00:56.868-04:00Wow! This is motivating but I will never be as or...Wow! This is motivating but I will never be as organized as that. It's wonderful to have everything in its place, the challenge is keeping it there. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723360304687997220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-81672075984686940622013-06-14T09:50:54.468-04:002013-06-14T09:50:54.468-04:00Yikes! A compulsion of arrangements.
It is nice,...Yikes! A compulsion of arrangements.<br /><br />It is nice, and satisfying, to get things in order, but Mrs. John Barry Ryan III seems to have gone a bit to the other extreme. Her regiments of things in lock step are actually frightening...Quatorzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337746034416005462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34961211.post-20946967244814495842013-06-14T09:12:40.227-04:002013-06-14T09:12:40.227-04:00Ahhh, music to my ears or eyes. There is nothing m...Ahhh, music to my ears or eyes. There is nothing more empowering that you can accomplish in a short amount of time than organizing part of your home. Just a drawer going from chaos to order is mood lifting and inspiring. Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com