Weekend Edition: Selections from Palm Desert and San Diego

My weekend-plus in California was full of beautiful scenery, poolside relaxation, hilarious friends, and practically untouched 60s Modernism. In no particular order we enjoyed the wildflowers blooming all over Southern California and especially here at the Balboa Park Cactus Garden,

we sat around a vintage game table to play cards after lounging by the pool most of the day,

visited a xeric park,

we enjoyed light reading and coffee at the pool in the morning,

took in the scenery on the drive from coast to desert,

wet our feet in mossy tide pools,

sat and watched sea lions nap in the sun,

and saw the sun set across the ocean.

Lovely. Many more pictures on flickr. Any of you been to Palm Springs/Palm Desert before?

Last Minute Details

Do you go crazy with last minute details before you leave town? I do. I'm on my way to Palm Springs this evening, via San Diego, and I'm running around like a crazy person trying to get the house cleaned, drop off magazines for recycling, buy sunscreen, water the plants, do a last load of laundry, pack and on and on and on. Sometimes it feels like so much work to get done before a vacation that I wonder why it is I wanted to go on one. Its always such a relief to finally take that seat on the plane and leave it all behind!

Luckily once I get there it'll be five straight days of fun and relaxation which will include visiting Balboa Park, hiking in the desert, lounging by the pool, reading shallow detective novels and Vogue, cooking and drinking with friends and who knows what else.

Its an early sign-off, but hope everyone as a great weekend!