Old pictures from the beach . . . time for a beach trip

Camellias!

I stumbled upon a Camellia show at the Descanso Gardens last month.  It was such a pleasure to watch people display their flowers with pride.  They even had a poster on flower show etiquette . . . there was something about "though shall not criticize others' blooms" . . . Haha. 

Modern day impressionists

"Flowers for Kelci" by Lulie Wallace

I like contemporary artists who still paint in the style of the Impressionists. 

I discovered Lulie Wallace recently and fell in love with her expressive florals.

Untitled by Bella Foster

Bella Foster is another contemporary artist I admire . . . there's a great interview with her here.  I love that she paints a lot of living rooms.  I always want to jump into her paintings and settle into a soft chair with a cup of tea.

Portrait

 

My friend, Serenity--a very talented photographer--took some photos of me at my old apartment as a gift for me last summer.  Here's one of my favorites (because Cody looks so silly and I like how my hair looks).  

California design

I paid a visit to the CA design exhibit going on at LACMA right now.  Love!

I'm still here

 
 

I'm still here!  I know I was posting a lot during my season of unemployment but I found a job.  Praise the Lord . . . it's been a rough ride.  My heart and prayers are with all the people in our country who are facing joblessness.

In an English mood

Is anyone watching Downton Abbey?  My friend L's ecstatic FB post reminded me to check out the series, and now I'm hooked!  I watched the season 2 premiere and it was good.  I'm enjoying the characters so much, and can't wait to see what happens next to the lords, ladies, and servants at Downton Abbey in Edwardian England during WWI. 

All this Downton Abbey madness (it is to the 30-65 crowd what the Hunger Games is to the tween to early '20s set in my opinion), has put me in an English mood these days.  I've been drinking tea with milk, and reading The Wind in the Willows (I guess I'm technically in an UK mood since I'm drinking Irish Breakfast and Kenneth Grahame is Scottish).  Anyhoo, it's been nice and cozy!