Santa Barbara.

Very pretty drive to Santa Barbara. Still amazed at how the terrain is sort of the same, but different. All of these accidental gardens everywhere.

Santa Barbara was recommended by Lexie’s lovely host Tamara. It’s a beautiful city. We wandered about in the old town for a bit. Saw the mission, which is pretty sadly maxed out with commercial tchotchkes. Toured thru the old city hall which is still in use. It was actually the rebuilt version after the earthquake, but still is pretty old and gorgeous.

We had lunch at a place where Lex and her friend Erica had eaten when they came thru here back in 2004.

Did a quick spin thru the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. They had a fabulous Rufino Tamayo retrospective up. I like his work a lot more than I’d always thought, never seen this much of it. Work from the 20s through the late 80s.

Back in LA, listening to Morning Becomes Eclectic and about to be making some morning tea and oatmeal.