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another end to another day.

thankful.

 

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post-camping sunset bike ride

reminds me

why i feel so grateful for this place,

this place we call

santa barbara.

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happy birthday, mom.

i love you so.

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side one?

CAN'T GET ENOUGH.

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indeed.

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above all,

it was a day of decadence.

rarely must i announce my purchases...

but this one i must announce. i am in love with my new White's boots.

and...you must eat here immediately.

(  !  )

chicken liver toast

marrow bone, chimichurri, caramelized onions

barbeque pork belly sandwiches, slaw

quail fry, grits, chard, slab bacon, maple jus

sweetbreads, creamed spinach, capers, oyster mushroom

foie gras, biscuit, maple sausage gravy

((( i was in ecstasy )))

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off to LA today,

shopping with Tim

dinner at Animal

pending adventure.

 

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it's a sunny day in the mountains

lunch with Jess

writing in the dreamcatcher-mobile

and time for uninhibited thought

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small piece series,

starting

...

now.

ps. can't stop

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perfectly ripe green fig from tree in backyard

makes me

  {{ the happiest girl in the world  }}

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things are still somewhat surreal.

did it all really happen?  seems kind of like a dream...

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last night >> d a n c e  t h e r a p y  with brother, work friends, playa crew, SB characters

every time i say, "i MUST do this more often!"

bring the music, tell me when & where and i will be there.

...i suggest you dance more often too...

late afternoon lunch at home:

Rudolph Steiner bread, sauteed corn and onions with butter & coriander,

heirloom tomato, fried egg, balsamic.

my first Saturday farmers' market in months

 

( ! )

returned home with sweet cherry tomatoes, yellow corn, purple torpedo onions,

juicy yellow peaches, buttery medjool dates (died and went to heaven when i tried one with a raw walnut inside), farm eggs, kale, and fresh shelling beans

(a delicious week awaits)

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haven't-gone-grocery-shopping-since-i've-been-back

b r e a k f a s t :

12-grain hot cereal with toasted hazelnuts, local dates, 

nutmeg, cardamom, maple syrup & sea salt

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a glimpse:

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in case you're curious,

the desert was

M  A  G  I  C  A  L

each year presents an unexpected, extraordinary experience.

this one was no different.

so much to share;

emotions/stories/images are bursting from inside.

more soon.