lemon tree

from LA with love.... 

lush life

my mandatory farmers' market morning, including:

1 apple turnover (for now),
1 plain croissant (for later),
2 lady apples (to share)
1 bag full of sugar snap peas (to keep)
1 bag full of pistachios (to give)

Santa Monica Farmers Market
Arizona Ave and 2nd St...
http://www.santamonica.com/restaurants/santa-monica-farmers-market/

main street A to V...

Abbot Kinney on the fly...

cabana stripes meet mosaic...
www.beachhousebrand.com

vintage white...

au naturel..
www.alternativeapparel.com

succulents garden...

have (custom) clogs, will travel...
www.zingaratrading.com

Santa Monica style...

fuschia fest...
www.smgov.net

a boarder, with ruffles and fringe...
www.santamonicaplace.com

beach chic
www.timclarkedesign.com 

ace of lace 
www.shoopplanetblue.com. www.nightcapclothing.com 

bougainvillea forever...
www.theivyrestaurants.com

Venice Beach vacation vibe...

photo opp, Rose Hotel lobby...

www.therosehotelvenice.com 

Rose Street streetscape

soft sunset...

Riviera style...www.airvenice.com 

Food Fest

Some join a pickup game of basketball, others a "Follow That Chef" pop up Farmers' Market tour and cooking demonstration!  Guess what category I fall under?

As I landed at LAX two weeks ago, I received an e-blast from The Gourmandise School at Santa Monica Place and instantly registered for the early Saturday morning, free event.

L.A. acupuncturist Heather Lounsbury's low key, high energy orientation to the benefits of combining Western nutrition with Chinese medicine to achieve physical and emotional balance is detailed in her new book Fix Your Mood with Food, which I highly recommend even after digging only four chapters in.

The photos tell part of the story but I encourage you to discover the book on your own and to experience the immediate benefits of natural, whole body health!

  

heather's promise: "live natural live well"

www.livenaturallivewell.com

www.thegourmandiseschool.com

to market, to market

24 hours in Santa Monica, Sunday, December 11, 2011

1. walk on the beach, don't forget your gloves and a shawl.... it is barely 50 degrees ...

2. pass the holiday decorations at Shutters, refined and divine....

3. head to Main Street to catch the Farmers' Market, follow the lady with the basket....

4. take in all the produce stands, grains, greens and everything in between....

a special variety of cauliflower...

one potato, two potato ....

5. rent an xmas tree, really...... it's the berries!

6. pet a goat or ride a pony.....

7. ride a wave ....

wall mural in a main street parking area...

8. shop til you drop, did someone say vintage? 

fab headbands made from designer vintage scarves....

chrissy land huffman at her recyclicious booth

9. upgrade from a basket to a cart....or several!

10. savor a citrus salad and prosecco, under the heat lamps, rooftop at Santa Monica Place....

to market, to market, to buy a fat pig, home again, home again, dancing a jig.
to market, to market, to buy a plum bun, home again, home again, market is done. Mother Goose

the Farmers' Market celebrated 30 years in September.