Bucerias Carnival

Haven't been outside the Casa too much, so I've been itching to go into town a bit more to get into the coastal vibes of this area. So we went to Bucerias the other night and went to the town fair. Had such a nice time being around lively sidewalks full of kids and grub, cotton candy and balloons, inflatable castles and punchy polka music. We were honored to meet a Huichol artist. He told us many mythical stories about his work.

Off to Marfa. Dreaming of Sardinia.

Adrian and I are driving to Marfa in the morning. We will complete phase II of the re-design project. Walls will be knocked down, some floors will be re-finished, and furniture will be made.

Today I began working on some new photos from my Honeymoon. These are a few from Sardinia, Tuscany and Versailles. All shot on the Rollei. More soon... I promise. Been on a bit of a blog block lately.

SB FIRE

I went to check on the Rubi-Miller house this morning and were given a tip on how to get through the road blocks and drove up near scofield park and las canoas and made it to Hillcrest. The house is ok. I took out a lot of important family items and filled Len's car and I took len's car out of there and had adrian drive my car. There are some embers and smoldering land up at las canoas and all across scofield park and gibralter but Hillcrest and the immediate surrounding neighborhood are ok for now. I watered down the house as well as the yard the best I could but police were patrolling and I got everything I felt was necessary and am staying in the San Roque area for now.

We have 20 air tankers dropping water and things are looking a little better as of right now. They predict some more Santa Ana winds to come back later in the day so they are working hard to put out the blaze. Our friend, Crosby Loggins, lost his mom's place up on gibralter. He said ‘ it looks like the moon'. Nothing left but one live chicken up there.

I evacuated my house off of Alston as well and then evacuated Adrian's grandmother and some of her things as well. Was a crazy night and havent slept but what's important is that we are all ok and I was able to get important things out of the house and the house I think will be ok.


I took these pictures on mission canyon and up by scofield park / las canoas area.. as well as the sheffield res.

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Berlin Blast

We have arrived to the last week of our Luna di Miele. We came to Berlin to visit with Simone and celebrate the twin birthday! We made a beautiful dinner starting with the famous gougéres with arugula, bacon, onion, and pickle and also one with steinpilz (german forest mushrooms very similar to porcini) and chanterelles in cream with a slice of comté cheese. Little tiny sandwiches with the perfect tiny 'bun'. Simone made pumpkin and butternut risotto and greens and Marcin brought a cake from one of the fave bakers in town. Such a nice night of great conversation and laughs and dance floor antics with the new whitest boy alive album. Yay! what a nice suprise to hear tracks recording in the glass cube studio in Mexico from last year.

Dave Dupuis was here for the weekend ... a nice CA bro to add to the festivities. He has just come off his tour and ended it with a weekend in Berlin. We rented bikes with him yesterday and had a beautiful fall day. Such a rare treat for us. Real carpets of leaves everywhere. yes!

Back to SB on Friday....

First Dance

Here is a little video from the night before the wedding. We rallied some friends to come over to Ojai to a little bar to play some music to get into the mood for what was to come!

Honey Miele Hönig

Adrian and I are currently in Grindelwald, Switzerland...after days in Italy on our honeymoon. We started out by flying into Pisa, picking up a car, and driving it into the belly of a massive ferry. We floated over the mediterranean waters and landed on the island of Sardinia. A craggy and beautiful island (the oldest isle on earth) with no tourists and the most intensely turquoise and cobalt blue waters I have ever seen. We stayed on a farm and ate rustic foods with various origins and discovered little cove beaches with white sand and clean, salty, clear water. After a few days on the isle, we drive back into the ferry belly and slept in a bedroom cabin and woke in Livorno. We then drove to Tuscany and stayed at a farm belonging to an architect and artist, and walked the endless paths inbetween the ripe grape vines. Watched the harvest happen and migrated north to Piedmont to taste some early white truffles and stay at another farm. I love Piedmont. The city of Alba is refined and sincere and ALL ABOUT the quality of food and wine. Slo Food Nation's headquarters are here. There are no internet cafes.

I had the best meal of my life in Barolo at a Locanda del Borgo Antico, a Michelin starred restaurant on a vineyard. I was in heaven. Every aspect of the menu was explained in detail with a warm smile and the dining room was modern and elegant but understated and true to the style of the food.

We had a post-wedding party here in Grindelwald with some friends and the weather has been super summery and ultra technicolor. Took the gondola up to Männlichen and enjoyed a long traverse to a little restaurant for Rösti and beer. Our friends have moved onto their next destination now, and so will we. Onwards to Paris. Old turf and good friends await. I will post photos shortly. YAY

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Parc des Buttes Chaumont

My favorite park in Paris, and it's in the 10th! On sunny weekends, this place is full of life.

Segway

Finally. Finally Finally.
After the Gonzales show (he entered the stage on one), a segway was all alone, charging backstage. Adrian had his moment. Simone and I fell on the floor from overwhelming laughter.