In Search of Snow....1 hour away from Hollywood

Bored on a Sunday? Nothing better than a Sunday drive with someone along for adventure (especially when the Mini gets such fantastic gas mileage AND is fun to drive along those curvy roads). We set out with no particular agenda other than the quest for snow.... Would it be a fruitless search in the middle of April in Los Angeles County?
It was REALLY warm at the bottom of the mountain, somewhere in the 80s and very arid.


We looked @ the map and decided to head to Mt. Baldy as neither of us had been there. We stopped @ Walmart somewhere in the valley....it was for me, like visiting another country. Really fascinating.... Some cool jelly gladiator sandals in the kids dept. looked pretty stylish on my little feet and how cool is this little pom pom animal kit?!

We took a fairly empty tram up the mountain. The temperature was about 40ish at the top.

My snow art....

Full wardrobe change. The Russian hat for the Jeskimo look was actually brought along for style...I'll admit, but was completely neccessary to keep warm! My partner in crime is camera shy so he shall remain anonymous here, but thanks to him for the very 60s pic.
Snow melts midway down the mountain. Absolutely beautiful and peaceful....the sound of that rushing water....I hopped across some rocks to sit mid-stream and meditate a bit.

Thank you...

To the lovely folks who have emailed lately from around the globe as that spectacle makes its way around. Nice to "meet" those that see through the fluff. Your kind sentiments are appreciated :)

xo,
Jessica

Most of Last Week....

Especially Thursday night, the moon was massive. Sucking you into him in sort of a trance. His head was tipped coyly to the side and his face was this vivid yellow-orange.

Champagne. Art for sale. The full moon. A transcendent rock experience. Wild coyotes. Winding roads. Twinkling lights of the city. The quietness of a canyon at night. Ghost stories. History. Rioja. Veils. Kindred spirits of adventure. Gelato topped with Disaronno. Films. Books. Work. Carpe Diem. No BS. Hurray for Hollywood ;) Peace in the canyon ya'll.

Whirlwind. Wild is the Wind.

Some pics from the whirlwind trip to Virginia.

January 2007 to January 2009. Thinking of the past two years. How they flew right by in the constant and crazy pace of this life. Of all that has changed. New city, new place, new things, new job, new pet. Ex love, malicious soul suckers, ex job, the devastating loss of dear family. New travels, new adventures, new people, new car, new likes, new ideas, new places, new haircuts, new outlook, new person? And the essentials that have thankfully remained the same. Dear friends, loving family, the core of my being, not jaded.
Spending time with family during the holidays can really make you hit your "reset" button and put so much into perspective if you allow it. Or I suppose quiet time alone can do that to a degree as well. The pause as things slow down now before the new year approaches. Have we been more patient, kind and fair than not? Have we also taken time to tend to the flowers of our own garden as much as we have tended to others? What has been learned from the good and the bad? The joy and the pain?
So very looking forward to the coming week. To bringing together those who have stood the test of time with those who are newly essential and dear. I am blessed and so very fortunate. Rich in love as the saying goes.

What Really Happens In The Hollywood Hills

This is Lady Calliope aka Callie. She's been on Wireimage, MTV, and profiled on Paper Magazine's website. She was supposed to do the Julia Clancey runway show last fashion week, but couldn't be bothered to get out of bed before 4PM. She likes to stay up late and wake up later. She may be Marilyn Monroe reincarnated (though she's wearing Jackie O's eyes). Chris Kattan, she's your next star.....