• Epic Clam-fest

    Day 57

    We have a big day of treats today! High tea at the quaint done over Victorian house know as Charlotte’s Tea Room. Then back for homemade chowder, stuffies and clam cakes. It’s a revisit…

    April 28, 2018
  • Steel Magnolias arrive

    Day 56

    Rose, Nan and Stefan arrive today and join Mom and I. It’s happy hour at 5pm. The wine is free-flowing and so is the conversation. My Steel Magnolias are backkk! This is not a…

    April 27, 2018
  • Comfort

    Day 55

    My mom arrived! It is instantly into the comfort zone when she is here. We head out to the lake house. My Nan, Stefan and cousin Rose will be meeting us on Friday for…

    April 26, 2018
  • Hula Girl, Tribeca Film Festival
    Hula Girl, the movie

    Day 54

    We have come full circle. This is the story of a true pun. I met Chris Reiss and Amy Hill years ago when I started at the agency I just left. They are an…

    April 25, 2018
  • Pack up and back home

    Day 53

    We spent the morning and afternoon breaking down camp and cleaning up. Then took showers and headed to the airport back to NYC. A transitional day! Grateful for the cold IPA at the adorable…

    April 23, 2018
  • Working Coachella/Sunday

    Day 52

    Final day. The hottest one yet. In the 100’s. We are slow getting to the field. Everyone is. I feel bad for the bands in the early afternoon lineup. We choose the first shift…

    April 22, 2018
  • Working Coachella/Saturday

    Day 51

    Day 2 working the balloon chain! Look how enamored the crowd was with the balloons. LOVE! We take the same shifts as yesterday, making the first chains to fly. It is 100 degrees. It’s…

    April 21, 2018
  • Coachella, Balloon Chain, Stefan Spins, KJ Bowen
    Working Coachella/Friday

    Day 50

    We arrive on site. It’s 96 degrees and this is the “cool” day. First things first, set up basecamp. Then it’s prep the lights for the balloon chain at night. Pack the gear for…

    April 20, 2018
  • Stefan Spins
    Arriving Coachella

    Day 49

    We arrive in Palm Springs for Coachella. The winds are so unruly that Coachella is closed for artist camping (the whole festival is closed) until the morning. The crew picks us up in the…

    April 19, 2018
  • Prep and art

    Day 47-48

    Coachella time! Unpack. Wash. Prep. Paint. Repack. These two days were spent at lake and in the city, gathering camping supplies, laundry, prepping the garden at the lakehouse, catching up on this blog, painting…

    April 17, 2018