49 days.

it is officially winter on 21 december, but it already feels like it.

who do i thank for the invention of the hot water bottle and the stocking cap?

mom. boston. 2003.

moving.

heading to my little garden house with the buddhists via sussex way this afternoon.

i’m afraid it’s going to be pretty cold.

but still lovely.

c’est étrange.

 

not phoenix, arizona.

been awhile since a gig. this was a treat.

“forever is a long long time. when you lost your way.”

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france at it’s finest.

driving tour of western france and beyond. from the chambre d’hotes to the soupe de poisson, it was lovely.

intense time at the dday beaches. nice to see life on omaha beach.

mont st. michel.

ile de brehat. a favorite of the tour. post-volcanic flinstones meets…

dr. seuss.

la rochelle.

i think i could enjoy france for awhile. maybe longer than 10 days next time.

falling behind.

as my travels wind down, i search for a short term flat and prep for a holiday/life in australia; i seem to be losing more time each day.

here’s a favorite of recent. straight from the loire valley.

grazie.

danke to my italian host in rome!

and cheers to a way of life i can only aspire to; gorgeous food, history, people and language.

architecture: inhabited sculpture.

this weekend was london’s ‘open house.’ an annual event where the public is allowed into the buildings, houses and just plain new-fangled spaces around london free of charge. so, pam and i hopped on some bikes and made a day of it.

really beautiful day. so much inspiration.

kyle does london.

kyle came to visit. well, actually, he was shooting a wedding. BUT he stayed a few days longer to hang out with me,

teach the locals,

play some M.I.A. (via iPhone speaker) for the queen outside of buckingham palace gates,

and devour some of the greatest fish and chips in all of london.

(not to mention the utterly absurd amounts of cheese, hummus, wine and baileys that we somehow managed to consume.)

smashing time, love! miss you!

a step up for ‘the steps’. (sorry. corny.)

the gossip has made it from nyc to london in a matter of hours; aj and jason’s short film, “The Steps” has been selected for new york united filmfest! congrats, fellas!!! so happy that i was there for the debut!