but now it's summer vacation... time for an inspiring road trip off the beaten path ojai ice cream
playtime in libbey park
barts books.. the best outdoor bookstore ever!
boccali's roadside for pizza and boccali's rose syrah 'pink moment'. with a view of the vineyards across the way and a bottle of this, i think i'm lost somewhere in the mediterranean
coolest new shop: summer camp, from a converted gas station (boccali's was once a gas station too)
farmer and the cook for carrot cake and chai tea. (love this place).
then onward with a short stop and stretch in the mountains of santa barbara
beautiful red local strawberries at the gas station in santa maria
the new summer do
camping
with loud quacking ducks to wake us early for breakfast
nature collecting odd sticks for future mobiles and branches with pine cones for the holidays
downtown pismo for handcrafted herbal soaps at hearts desire and some colorful, unique mexican art that my sister bought at carmona folk art store
my 10 yr. old neice, mia made this one:art inspired