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four things i love in this moment:


  1. Osho's wisdom
2. sunset bikerides at the ocean
3. living with Jess/our produce on the kitchen table
4. the scent of palo santo burning

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evenings at home

 ((( a rare & necessary luxury )))





 gnocchi with onion, corn, cherry tomatoes, basil, pinenuts
ps. i forgot how seductive red wine can be. especially on a misty grey day...

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post-camping sunset bike ride


why i feel so grateful for this place,


this place we call


santa barbara.



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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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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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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

12-grain hot cereal with toasted hazelnuts, local dates, 
nutmeg, cardamom, maple syrup & sea salt

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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.

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Procrastinator's Crafting Sesh #2:

crocheted yarn halter for my black onesie
( !!! )
more yarn necklace creation upon return from the playa

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Procrastinator's Crafting Sesh  (#1 of __):

(i blame the procrastination on this ridiculously gorgeous weather we've been having)



(((          black feather headdress          )))
embroidered yellow silk detail
fur-finished ends

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tonight:

august
F U L L  M O O N
drum circle.


finished labels for the Rose batch. 
next time i'll use thread that is a richer shade of pink.

picked this album up today at Magnolia thrift.
perfect accompaniment to my monday evening cooking (strozzapreti, italian sausage, creminis, shallots, garlic, arugula, parmigiano).

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i know, i know. i know it's becoming redundant.
but anyone who knows the feeling
of something otherwordly

p e n d i n g
in the very near future, 
will at least turn up the corners of his mouth into a knowing smirk...
 


weak in the knees;
these toes soon to be layered with dusty white spontaneity

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it's out of storage.
and about to be filled.

{ one week }

ps. my vitamin D levels have gone up exponentially in the past week
thank you, dear santa barbara sun

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one set of labels complete:


and
 

air pouring through open windows on the freeway,
sand stuck to my ankles,
bottom of my dress wet with ocean water,
salt in my hair,
sun on my skin,
Lilly's pork tacos

(& spontaneous costumery & records & manhattans till 4 a.m. this morning)

i was forced to wonder:
does it get any better than this
(((  ?  )))