darlings
a Very pictorial post and a brief one – we’re at a Photography Course today (most exciting – more on that later).
but here was yesterday.
n e s t i n g. (and a few hours of bliss at the Beverly Hills Library – we’ve been in Town less than 10 days and we already have two library cards – so happy). 


About teamgloria
I used to make my living from writing. And then it all stopped and so I went and did something else, part of which entailed a whole new look from Brooks Brothers (it wasn’t really me, but it was necessary). But a decade later I started to write again (during nights and weekends and frustrated lunch-times and long haul business travel) and one of the things I wrote (or came to me – as I do believe in the whole Muse concept) was a character called Gloria.
Gloria was a trainee angel and sat “up there” waiting for her first assignment. To occupy the hours she should have been studying humans and their foibles, she spent her time enjoying the new celestial movies-on-demand channel and became obsessed by Doris Day. So you can imagine the drama that unfolded when she came to Earth. Quite a shock to the system. But Gloria was determined to see Manhattan through the eyes of a vintage Doris Day movie and something magical started to happen – to me too.
Because I started to do the same thing and life became easier (and then I got Tobias the tumor which changed the trajectory, for now).
There are a lot of glorious people, places & things that help me get through my day – they make my life great – and so I call them “team gloria” (although they don’t usually know that). So I thought I’d start documenting them, and looking out for new people, places & things on a daily basis, and sharing them with you (whomever you are – do say hello. Oh, and tell me who your team gloria is :-)
I have been following your progress across the continent on Instagram and I am pleased that you are how settled into such a lovely nest – #soothing. A photography course how lovely and I look forward to hearing about it on the blog.
hello lovely IG friend in the emerald isle…….about to post – brb.
Settling in can be exhausting but very satisfying at the same time. To settle your spirit on a place, to allow your energy to infuse a space and call it home. Nice.
Dearest George – we found the same incense that you use and the pied a terre du soleil is sweetly fragrant as as Indian temple.
Flowers, photographs, and the Arts page. (What could be better?)
Oh yes, a cup of tea avec… That goes without saying.
*wavingandsmiling* as Hugh grant says at the end of love, actually.