December 2011
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NORCAL
This past weekend I loaded my i-Pod with new music, bought the box set of David Sedaris books on tape and jumped in my car (which I love like a husband) and drove up to San Francisco to see my friend Sophie, who has been working up north for three months. Our goal was to eat a ton of food, go to the Alameda Flea market, laugh, talk about art and gear up for some holiday shopping. We accomplished...
November 2011
11 posts
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home again, home again jigitty jig
I arrived home safe and sound with the feeling a balloon had been blown up and left inside my head. For the next 3 days I hunkered down with my dog, Big Time, who wouldn’t leave my side, and watched movies, drank tea and fell asleep every night before the early bird special is served.
I have been trying to figure out how to sum up my trip. I have rolled the “I went to India and had...
Farewell India
After we left the villages K.D., Brehem and I drove about 30 minutes outside of town to go on a night safari. I figured if I can go of course looking for a tiger then night safari would be the next natural step. Again your choice…courageous or stupid?
These four were walking home so we gave them a ride. The guy to the left is smoking a pipe. He is not jamming on his Indian harmonica....
It takes a village
Priceless.
K.D. took me to a local village in the afternoon. It was a holiday so the women and children were all home. Then men were in town drinking tea which is where, K.D. tells me, they usually are even when it is not a holiday. They welcomed me into their homes and everyone wanted their picture taken.
Mr Groovy shirt and necklace.
Mr. Waves wanted his picture taken every second.
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Safari Creatures
I arrived in Ranthambore Sunday afternoon. After my three hour journey I jumped into a jeep and went to the national park to go on safari. Ranthambore is a preserve for tigers, lepoards, a several kinds of deer and antelope.
I know what you were thinking, “Deer!?! Big deal about a deer.” Now what are you thinking, dear? This chap, a Sambha deer, was slightly smaller than an elk...
Afternoon
Once upon a time there was a girl named Susie, who was a waitress FOREVER!!
Then she created a jean that became famous over all the lands.
This is Princess Diya of Jaipur. We had tea today and a long conversation about the empowerment of women in the world, trekking in the mountains of India and the importance of a woman having friends. She is a J Brand gal… as are many women in India I...
morning
This morning we got up very early to take an elephant ride through the village of Nyla.
It was a perfect opportunity to get off the streets of the city and see what the villages are like behind them. We were met by many children in the village most of whom spoke English and were getting ready to go to school…on Saturday.
“Hello, Muum!”, they kept saying that. It was...
Special
I had to create a single post for this image. I have tried to get this pictures 27 times and today the opportunity presented itself. You see this hundreds of times a day in India. Whole families with teeny tiny children on a motorcycle. It is not to be believed.
How adorable is this family!!
It is different to be here without the group. The culture shock has worn off and I am seeing an...
Jaipur ride home
I tried a new thing today, since my personal photographer is landing in Seattle any minute, I just held the camera out the window and took random shots as we were whipping through the streets.
Move your foot! She is so beautiful and you can see her in her son. Home from the market.Everyone here is very affectionate. Rady told me friends are considered brothers and sisters. Trucks, cars,...
O solo me-o
I am not utterly alone. I have a lovely companion named Rady who is a jewelry designer from Dehli. She is with me on these few days in Jaipur to make sure I get to every shopping destination possible. We are achieving our mission and having a great time doing it.
The best thing about Rady is she is a young, self-sufficient woman working and living in Dehli. She lived in Dublin, Ireland for 10...
Hammer closing
I believe that if you think you might want to marry someone you should get in a car and go on a road trip with them for, at minimum, a week. By the end of that week you will know if you can live with that person for the rest of your life.
If you want to become life long friends with someone pick a country far far away, have jet lag, get on a bus everyday, see beautiful things, get stuck in...
Dehli
We arrived in Dehli after a long flight delay and a trifecta flirtation with a international body guard that had me swirling like a whirling dervish! It was like being in a Bond movie.
In Dehli we are visiting more galleries and artist studios.
We all look very serious but… Renu Modi, with her back to us, is the director of Gallery Espace. She was talking about, Zarina, an artist she...
October 2011
9 posts
Taj
All the public places have separate lines for men and women. Sometimes women and high value women.
It took 22 years to build the Taj Mahal. Taj means beauty, Mahal means palace.
It is amazing.
You have to cover your feet when you go inside.
Pictures cannot express how impressive this is. We woke up early to be there when it opened at 6:30 am. We watched the sunrise while we were...
Ruth's view
Some random shots from Ruth…
Hey there fancy lady!
I am sure at some point I had a crush on this guy.
Now I want a cow of my very own.
World Of Interiors
This one doesn’t have a runny nose.
This is RUTH!!!!! Yeah, Ruth, thank you for sharing your talent!!!
In the Wild!
Our hotel in Jaipur was in the middle of nowhere. We got to see a bit of the country side AND the BEST part was 3 kilometers away is a tiger and lion rehabilitation center. At five o’clock in the morning they start talking. It was incredible to wake up to those sounds. It made me very happy. India has banned using tigers and lions in the circus so they come to this place to get strong and...
Udaipur
We left Mumbai and flew to Udaipur.
Most of the streets we take all look the same. Udaipur is a smaller and quieter city.
It is odd to ride through the streets that look like these and get to our hotel that looks like this:
with this view…
and this pool…
then back out to this:
A rush to get home on the last bus.
View from the boat.
Lighting candles for Divali,...
Looking back.
We figured out…thanks to Alex!
The following are photos from Ruth True and they are from various places in Mumbai.
A boy on the street.
Mother and child in train station.
Nap, train station.
Boy in train station.
Young girl on the bus.
Henna.
One of the realities of India is the garbage in the street. I felt it would not be authentic if i didn’t include this...
bump in the road
I am having trouble uploading photos. I will try to work out the issues and get back as soon as possible.
Our first guest
One of the women in the group, Ruth True, has been taking great photos and has offered to share them for the blog. I was kind enough and probably more vain because she actually takes pictures that I am in. Here are some of her shots.
Young woman in the train station.L to R; Susie, Dori and Allegra watching a video installation at artist’s studio. A passage in India. Me. The Dr. Bhau Daji...
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day two
It is 4:22 a.m. in India. I am in sitting bed with fresh coffee (24hr. room service… heaven) and McVities biscuits. The English influence is everywhere and I aways have to remind myself of the British Empire’s reign here.
I think I am a blogger now. This is like having a dinner party where I get to talk about only the things I want to talk about and no dishes to clean up! (heaven)
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arrival
I have been in Mumbai for a day and still can’t wrap my head around being in India. I feel like I am in a movie and don’t know what my role is and am not sure why I was cast in the first place. I am here with a group of 15 people who are involved or work with the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles and we all keep saying, “I can’t believe we are here!”
It could be the jet...
