…we shared at the end of our meal last night (which also happened to fall on Julia Child’s 100th birthday, marked by the restaurant with a special menu) was agreed among all at the table to be a mind blowing revelation of ripe fruit perfection – begging the question to yourself ‘have I ever really ..
…with Alice Waters this afternoon (wearing the crazy 10 foot long triangular multi-indigo-blue linens and cottons shawl/scarf I had just knit and presented to her at lunch – relieved that it was actually wearable) was a much anticipated first chance visit to the revolutionary and influential garden and ‘edible education’ program she founded in 1996 ..
…is what I am tentatively calling this latest (pretty gay) knitted creation that seemed to emerge out of my busy needles without much planning – which started with super fat wood needles and some organic Japanese hand-dyed cottons, continuing into smaller needles and some some substantial brilliant blue wools, and terminating in a triangle of ..
…or Cylindropuntia spinosior, in the cactus gardens buried in the sloping pine woods of the Montalvo Arboretum and County Park – lights up with a halo of back-lit low sun this evening on a long-anticipated exploration of the grounds around our artist colony studio where we have our noses buried in work for ..
…or Achillea millefolium is a favorite pollinator attractor, providing a broad horizontal landing pad for lots of good airborne visitors – today found in Montalvo culinary fellow Niki Ford‘s garden just down the hill from my studio-for-..
…is the name of Kevin West’s canning, jamming, culinary endeavor and if you’re lucky enough to have him over for a meal, he’ll even bring you some of his preserved creations, which we are still enjoying (apricot & lemon) spread on our fresh spelt bread every morning while in the Bay Area woods on a ..
…the trail-blazing artist couple now based in Santa Cruz whose work I have been aware of since college days – their early work taking the form of radical dirt, farm, and orchard making projects, were inspiring and charming dinner companions tonight at Montalvo (the artist residency where Lorenzo from NERO has joined me for a ..
…we visited yesterday – all males at the moment, sunning and molting on the beach – along the California central coast off Highway 1 was one of my top animal encounters of all time, enhanced by the helpful Friends of the Elephant Seal volunteer who answered questions and offered fascinating insight, like for example the ..
…the classic motel monument to California kitch at it’s most exuberant and flamboyant – conceptualized and constructed by the butch cowboy builder of freeways, Alex Madonna in 1958 and the site of my parents ill-prepared 1968 honeymoon trip from a wedding in Santa Barbara – was a natural – very pink – pit-stop for us ..
…brought together various visiting Euro friends and new L.A. friends – the day before I depart for four months mostly away from home – finally making use of the long garden table under the California walnut tree with tree stump seating provided by last year’s dear departed carob tree – dining almost exclusively on today’s ..
…at the Hammer Museum’s biennial show Made in L.A. is a dramatic L.A. spirited standout that responds nicely to the strange rainbow shaped window she found on the otherwise awkward 2nd floor Lindbrook terrace, now beckoning you over with her installati..
…packed the LACMA Art Catalogues space and lobby with crowds to hear an engaging interview event marking his new ar..
…(my favorite variety by far) seeds from last years squash were casually seeded all over the garden this winter, producing this summer’s crazy scrambling vines which are gratefully taking over large parts of the garden – especially the newly established area under what was the carob tree – now focused on Jed Ceasar’s sculpture (this ..
…are suddenly on my mind – perhaps inspired by the 95 year old Abruzzian basket-maker we met as part of Domestic Integrities research in Italy – and seeming like the answer to everything, slowly filling the house in all shapes and sizes, for a variety of purposes – from yarn collections to fresh produce in the ..
…is the new book about John Cage which I ordered while I was still reading about it in the New York Times a few days ago – and today it arrived, the first few pages making it clear that it will be hard to..
…is one reason I have been slow to post things here as they happen, having been taken over by knitting-mania which started with learning how to spin wool into yarn by Lisa Anne Auerbach in March at the Princeton Student Colony, then knitting lessons at my London Sundown Schoolhouse of Queer Home Ec in June, followed by ..
…came this morning with the latest weekly photos by local photographer Andras Kare – from Blood Mountain Foundation – taken just yesterday during a mega-weeding session, showing some green progress including horizontally and vertically sprawling squash. (webpage ..
…sprouted up as wild volunteers in a bed of succulents I just established at my curb this winter, and as usual the tomatoes growing on my sanctioned plants (twelve) that have been lavished with attention, thick layers of compost to enrich the soil, and structures to grow up, have been completely outperformed by the scrappy one ..
…is something I rarely miss when at home – usually with eyes open just before the first glimmer of light rolls over the San Gabriel Mountains…this morning ..
…story is making it’s way through the media these days (Huffington, Boing Boing, CBC, Daily Mail UK, Montreal Gazette, and Treehugger to name a few) – this time it is in front of the Drummondville, Quebec home of Josée Landry and Michel Beauchamp featuring an elaborate and highly designed installation of raised beds and trellises covered with food producing plants that ..
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