darlings
when you get Directions to a sunday gathering that includes the words “follow the fairy lights” and “park by the airstream trailer” you know that you are going into the magical late 60s land of Topanga Canyon (for a brief history of the Land do visit this site here).
we cannot say Where exactly we were.
Or who was there (because we are Most Discreet, as you know).
but there was talk of Paris and Lisbon and photographers and designers and authors and Soho Lofts and sailing yachts and rescued cats with aristocratic feline offspring and a Truly magical-whimsical-surround of sumptuous hills and glorious Vistas and a brass bed on a ledge and a long french farmhouse table with bread and freshly baked cake and the biggest, sweetest strawberries in sunny southern california.
a blissful experience.
we’re still tingling.
pictures?
bien sur!
isn’t it a glorious spot?
this land is very healing.
said our host with a smile and a look into the middle distance over the hills.
indeed it is. and it was. and we needed that.
thank you for an enchanting afternoon!
And i think how many times I drove past the Topanga Cyn. exit on the highway. The photos are lovely! Thank you for sharing
…part III.
where’s the disclaimer that this journey is brought to you by LA’s tourist board? =)
the pictures are just magical. you can almost smell the airy, earthy scenery. <3
did you know there’s a whole section in the west hollywood library that’s All In Russian?
you see – there’s a deceptive dark soul under all these fairy lights.
fairies are very dark creatures indeed, I heard…
They told us that too….
btw I’m actually sketching away your future handwritten letter :)
glorious!
now miss jules berlin sent cut-out-butterflies in her letter which arrived last evening.
she’s a hard act to follow.
It’s all so… West Coast! And foreign (to some of us who are very East Coast, not said in a judgmental way, only factual).
The pics are delicious. Canyons! Creatures! Yes, foreign… and exotic. And disorienting. (I am so disoriented by “the country.” What can I say?)
*giggling*
we Completely Understand.
we felt foolish wanting to say “Ducks!” and “EggsLaidInStraw” as opposed to in polystyrene boxes ;-)
but we sipped our delicious dark coffee and kept pulling focus on the eyes as if in a hollywood sound stage with a backdrop painted in front of us.
thanks for visiting.
we love to see you here.
Love the pictures! Topanga is indeed magical. I know witches who live there.
Good ones, of course.
XXXXXX
G
it did feel like a moment in your book up near the big rock ;-)
enchanted, in love! soo beautiful.
looks like you had a wonderful day <3
it was the most delicious lingering afternoon….
give me those ducks!
they were Adorable!