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Ellen Wilson's avatar

I love this! Going down an Ed Ruscha rabbit hole after reading this and wow I’m obsessed

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Ali LaBelle's avatar

He's the best!

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Marina S.'s avatar

This is exactly how I feel about LA, about running into your friends at the Atwater farmers market, the joy of fresh produce and flowers and this community. As an expat it takes time to find your people and your perfect neighborhood but this is it! I call it CaliLove💘

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Jennifer Klee's avatar

This reminded me of the song It Never Rains in Southern California. Not all CA vibes are the obvious (celebrity / Ehewhin ones! 〰️

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Present Studio's avatar

Been dying to visit Blunk House–one of these days!

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Erin Carlson's avatar

Love all of this!!!

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Cate Scott Campbell's avatar

Sea Ranch & big fruit & golden everything & all of it forever

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Cate Scott Campbell's avatar

oops commented twice because SS glitched and I NEEDED to say this

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Cat Chen's avatar

You must stay at Sea Ranch Lodge! I went in November and it’s an absolute dream. California forever 💌

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Ali LaBelle's avatar

I want to!!! I need to make it happen

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Mary Jo's avatar

I’ve planning it in my mind but need to actually do it!

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Nathalie Hill's avatar

Love this, Ali! Golden hues for days.

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Amy Gong Maxwell's avatar

I’ll be driving up North this week and will definitely check out Marin! Love the mood board and list 💕

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Ali LaBelle's avatar

I love Marin—could definitely see myself up there at some point!

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Karen Gray's avatar

Thank you for sharing the California sunshine 🌞 I can feel the vibes all the way from here in Cornwall UK. While it has its own wild beauty here at times my heart misses life on the west coast! 😎From Humboldt to Santa Cruz to San Diego (I lived in Inverness for a year and stayed at Sea Ranch once. Love mendo and the lost coast!) nowhere in the world like California country 💖

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Leah Fessler's avatar

Thank you for the google map 😇

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caitlin parker's avatar

Nostalgia for the present is very real I think! I get that for sure.

Leslie Williamson's book "Interior Portraits" is a great California tribute through the legendary homes she photographs - highly recommend!

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debo's avatar

NYC transplant approaching 2 years in LA & Ohhhhhh this describes my feelings so perfectly.. nostalgia for the present. I love it here so much it’s heartbreaking

Today I was turning my car around on a dead end by the LA River & I spotted a patch of California poppies in the weeds.. I plucked one out & wove it into my hat in a love struck daze. Thank you for this Ali ..

I have a horse I keep by Atwater Village .. so I need to organize myself to go to the farmers market xo

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Rachel Rockwood's avatar

Love your shares! A Montana native here but lived in the bay for 20 years and feeling this “new”stalgia in my heart!

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