Rolling Greens / plant heaven
springtime in La
When mom flies into Los Angeles from Maine in early May, sunshine is first on the agenda. After that, it's eating, biking, walking, and hiking our way through the city.
We strolled the Venice canals, brunched at the Butcher's Daughter, drank at Catch and EP & LP, biked the beach trail from Santa Monica to Venice, lunched at Gjusta, and basked in all the bougainvilleas.
A trip to LA would not be complete without splurging on a big mec, croque monsieur and paris-brest at French bistro Petit Trois:
Our 24-hours-in-Santa Barbara itinerary included a Spanish brunch on Loquita's patio, biking all over town (from Butterfly beach to the Mesa), catching live music at Cold Spring Tavern, and grabbing burgers & brews at the Gilded Table by the Funk Zone.
Escaping LA for Santa Barbara
A loop through Runyon
Other noteworthy activities while my mom was in town: We refinished our (free!) Craigslist butcher block table! Pictures don’t do justice to how satisfying it was to scrape off those years of grime. It looks brand new, and gave us a renewed obsession with our breakfast nook.
