california

Some photos from the past few weeks in California...reunited with the gorgeous Inland Empire at last! Plus some trips around Socal and up the coast...i'm missing the west coast already. Even though the suburbs are really not my thing, there's something I love about the California lifestyle. the weather is divine and makes you constantly want to be outside...I love reading by the pool in the morning, going out for frozen yogurt (it's everywhere! why hasn't this caught on in Scotland?) and of course the beaches are stunning. I flew cross-country a few days ago to apply for my Portuguese visa and visit some family here on the East Coast, but I'll be back in California in August...

Here's one of my favorite stores in Laguna Beach:

Fooood: how beautiful is the rambutan?

the garden:

late night berry sweet run: love that nose ring!

trader joe's berries & the pool:

huntington beach:

welcome to america: 1270-calorie slice of cake at the cheesecake factory...

dos lagos:

mission inn, riverside:

midnight animal fries from in-n-out: does it get better?

san diego:

flea market, san jose:

late breakfast at saturn café, santa cruz:

the boardwalk, santa cruz:

The band that sang "always something there to remind me" was playing here on the beach!

and finally...THE AMERICAN DREAM:

Lots of love from RI! photos of san francisco & DC coming soon...

-a

{hillhead bookclub}

In the few weeks between its opening during exam period and our last days in Glasgow, this became one of our favorite spots in the city. Serena says this is exactly what the west end was missing- had we stayed through the summer i'm sure we'd have spent every afternoon sitting outside on vinicombe street in lawn chairs, people watching with superfood salads and student-friendly 3₤ strawberry mojitos. Or huddling indoors around a cocktail-filled gramophone (!!) during yet another rainstorm. The next Glasgow winter might be much more bearable with this place around the corner...

Here are some photos from the (very secretive) grand opening in May. It was BYOB and by the time we got there it was kind of like a giant flatparty, only everyone was better dressed and there was free food.

We've been back oodles of times since...the style and presentation here are stunning. I'm sorry...a ping pong table? a video game room? a hidden back corner upstairs with beanbags? All your dreams come true here- but of course I love the 'food without a face' menu the most.

Anyway, off to San Francisco in a few hours! I've only been there once during a road trip up the West Coast and I've been dying to go back. Oh and if anyone has suggestions for restaurants or places to see, let me know!

LOVE

-a