Smell-A

April 23-26
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deirdre and i took a little work vacation down in LA for a few days. we went to check out a textile show which we thought would take three days, but really only took monday afternoon.





that left us with some serious chill time in our fancy Roosevelt Hotel room that included fluffy bath robes and an even fluffier feather bed.


the view from our room


and although it was a bit overcast


the pool is constantly heated to a perfect 85 degrees


let's swim!!!





this is a table top that my good friend adele painted at the Cha Cha bar. it was awesome to see this because it was in a style i had never seen her paint in. she is quite a talented lady who constantly amazes me with the things she can create. unfotunately the flash of my camera took some of the details out of this.
http://www.adelemildred.com


another talented lady friend, heather, painted this life size wood cutout of willie nelson at the Cha Cha bar. so rad.


i am still racking my brain trying to figure out why i would ever, ever order a chili covered baked potatoe smothered in cheese and sour cream for breakfast.


someone was not impressed

a quick stroll on the ol' Hollywood Blvd introduced me to the these hot fellas.




and to this rockin' star



on our way back to SF, deirdre and i treated ourselves to a pink filled birthday dinner at the Madonna Inn .





a magical rainbow



celebrity sighting:
sat 4 tables away from Nikky Hilton at dinner our second night in town. she played on her blinged out sidekick while blinding everyone with the ice on her ears.