Santa Monica Lovin'

As you may have noticed from my last couple of posts, I enjoyed the time I spent visiting My Sister in Santa Monica. How can you not love a city with a small-town, laid-back vibe, with an adorable Main Street and a beautiful beach beckoning just beyond the palm trees?


How can you not love walking under beautiful flowering trees


and past little street-side gardens designed to grow corn, squash, and beans—and educate passersby about the traditional gardening technique involving the aforementioned three sisters?


How can you not love peculiar plants


and big community gardens full of every flower imaginable?


How can you not love wrought-iron railings leading to the apartment where you're visiting?


And once you get in the apartment, how can you not love casual, light and bright decor


a friendly greeting


and a surfboard ready to go?