french sweets

basque country #1 tarte julie

the best french tarte i've had, in bayonne. perfect rainy day remedy.

italy, magic.

italy, i don't even know where to begin. it was only a few weeks ago and yet everything is a magical blur so beautiful, so fresh and soo..if only i could turn back time and relive it all. from rome to florence and siena, tuscany to treviso and venice and alas, milan.

picnic in tuscany//toscana

more wine in siena's castle

fashion show audience in florence

art school lobby

old ladies in venice

venice's Saint Mark's Basilica

train ride

duomo in milano

wish i was the moon tonight

mike, my editor when i wrote for L.A. Youth/mentor/friend/indie music fiend/overall awesomeness, sent me this live recording of neko case's, "i wish i was the moon." it's a beautiful nighttime, rainy day lullaby (as it is here in treviso, italy), soft yet fiery and filled with so much passion. my kinda music.

i've never seen neko case live, but with this recording i think this is as close as it gets. i get the sensation of sitting front row in my own private concert. and while traveling alone, struggling with foreign languages, pushing through crowds, wandering, getting lost (a many times in thought), this song captures so much power and feeling. it came to mind when i was strolling around the moonlit venetian canals.



it was about a few years ago when mike introduced me to neko's esquisite vocals and i'm still tuning in. hope you will too.