Louise Miller's Blog: snapshots - Posts Tagged "lambs"
bicoastal
I missed a week of blogging, and i'm late this week. I blame Los Angeles. I blame everything on Los Angeles.
What I mean to say is that a couple of weeks ago I traveled to Los Angeles, California for the first time to attend the AWP conference, where I participated on my first panel! I had an incredible time. I fell in love with the city and in love with the kind people and crazy in love with those wide open shorelines. The hotel looked exactly like Melrose Place, and in-between going to conference sessions I went to The Museum of Jurassic Technology, a million vegan restaurants, walked the walk of fame so I could rest my hands in the palm prints of Fred Astaire. We drove through Topanga Canyon and bought tiny angles cut out of rose quartz at a crystal shop in the middle of nowhere. We drove to Santa Monica just to ride the ferris wheel and marched around Venice Beach singing Jonathan Richman. The last night in L.A. was the best, though, because my traveling companion and dear friend arranged for us to go to the world famous Magic Castle--a private magician's club. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that I will never forget! I don't think I stopped smiling the entire time I was there.
Then, just six days later I found myself on a ferry boat to Martha's Vineyard. I spent an incredible weekend on the shores of the Atlantic. The whole trip was an early birthday gift, but the very best part was my partner had arranged for us to go on a farm-chore tour or the Farm Institute! I got to rake hay and collect eggs from the hen house and bottle-feed an abandoned lamb named Argyle, which was basically the best moment of my life.
Both trips were so special and took me outside of myself and my obsessive brain, and were so filled with beauty of every kind. I am FULL to the brim with gratitude for friends and new experiences, for ferries and airplanes, for being able to go on these adventures, for both coasts, for being able to be out in nature, for everything really.
Now it's time to get grounded and attempt to catch up on--well--everything.
Book news: My book was chosen by Bon Appetit Magazine for the article 8 New Food Books to Read This Year!! I am over the moon!
http://www.bonappetit.com/entertainin...
What I'm reading: currently totally in love and immersed in Kissing in America by Margo Rabb
This means I am laughing in public places and also my heart is wide open.
What i'm listening to: Hard Times by Gillian Welch. Over and over. It's kind of wormed it's way into my new project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sL6O...
Random cheer: Here is a short video of Argyle, the lamb I wanted to take home with me. Have we talked about my farm dreams? and my dream of someday running a senior dog rescue? another day, perhaps.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEEDQUuvZ...
may your week be filled with the beauty of wherever you are.
P.S. 200 whole readers have added The City Baker's Guide to Country Living onto their Goodreads shelves. THANK YOU, reading friends! I hope you like it!
What I mean to say is that a couple of weeks ago I traveled to Los Angeles, California for the first time to attend the AWP conference, where I participated on my first panel! I had an incredible time. I fell in love with the city and in love with the kind people and crazy in love with those wide open shorelines. The hotel looked exactly like Melrose Place, and in-between going to conference sessions I went to The Museum of Jurassic Technology, a million vegan restaurants, walked the walk of fame so I could rest my hands in the palm prints of Fred Astaire. We drove through Topanga Canyon and bought tiny angles cut out of rose quartz at a crystal shop in the middle of nowhere. We drove to Santa Monica just to ride the ferris wheel and marched around Venice Beach singing Jonathan Richman. The last night in L.A. was the best, though, because my traveling companion and dear friend arranged for us to go to the world famous Magic Castle--a private magician's club. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that I will never forget! I don't think I stopped smiling the entire time I was there.
Then, just six days later I found myself on a ferry boat to Martha's Vineyard. I spent an incredible weekend on the shores of the Atlantic. The whole trip was an early birthday gift, but the very best part was my partner had arranged for us to go on a farm-chore tour or the Farm Institute! I got to rake hay and collect eggs from the hen house and bottle-feed an abandoned lamb named Argyle, which was basically the best moment of my life.
Both trips were so special and took me outside of myself and my obsessive brain, and were so filled with beauty of every kind. I am FULL to the brim with gratitude for friends and new experiences, for ferries and airplanes, for being able to go on these adventures, for both coasts, for being able to be out in nature, for everything really.
Now it's time to get grounded and attempt to catch up on--well--everything.
Book news: My book was chosen by Bon Appetit Magazine for the article 8 New Food Books to Read This Year!! I am over the moon!
http://www.bonappetit.com/entertainin...
What I'm reading: currently totally in love and immersed in Kissing in America by Margo Rabb
This means I am laughing in public places and also my heart is wide open.
What i'm listening to: Hard Times by Gillian Welch. Over and over. It's kind of wormed it's way into my new project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sL6O...
Random cheer: Here is a short video of Argyle, the lamb I wanted to take home with me. Have we talked about my farm dreams? and my dream of someday running a senior dog rescue? another day, perhaps.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEEDQUuvZ...
may your week be filled with the beauty of wherever you are.
P.S. 200 whole readers have added The City Baker's Guide to Country Living onto their Goodreads shelves. THANK YOU, reading friends! I hope you like it!
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