OPPOSITE: Portrait of Jules Weissman by Deborah Lyon. ABOVE: Photo by Anja. Ojai Pixie-infused balsamic vinegar and basil olive oil. We walk back behind the Arcade and spot a Gone Gallery painting! I’m in town all the time, so my luck’s been in the numbers, but it’s Nick’s first time finding one of these pieces left around town by the artist. We take it over to show it to Pam and Rob at Found 203 Studio (to make Rob jealous, really) but get distracted by a fiddleleaf fig so tall it’s totally out of cat-nibbling height. I ask Pam, “How the heck do I take care of this?” and she tells me and I don’t forget.
A few of my favorite things... Ojai Valley Land Conservancy www.ovlc.org
Visions by Cristen Rene’ IG: @by_cristen_rene
Coffee Connection www.coffeeconnectionojai.com
Point de Chêne www.pointdechene.com
Ojai Adventure Outfitters www.ojaiadventureoutfitters.com
Ojai Farmer’s Market
Ojai Quarterly www.ojaihub.com
Me Gusta Gourmet Tamales
Ojai Studio Artists www.ojaistudioartists.org
Carolïna Gramm 326 East Ojai Avenue
Ojai Valley Museum www.ojaivalleymuseum.org
Gone Gallery IG: @gonegallery
Farmer and the Cook www.farmerandthecook.com
Found 203 Studio www.found203studio.com
Fanny Penny www.fannypenny.com
Porch Gallery www.porchgalleryojai.com
I kiss their sweet cat, Mauser, goodbye and go home to change into this majestic garment. Nick and I decide to pack up all the delicious food we’ve acquired through the day and pick up Joel and Jennifer in our Eurovan and head to Cozy Dell for a picnic. On the walk up, Joel identifies each plant and lizard and Jennifer updates me on the cool owl puppet workshop she’s hosting on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ojai Library for the July 4th parade.
Nico 77 Ceramics www.thestrangealtar.com
Beato Lounge www.beatochocolates.com
The Nest www.nest.com
Enid & Edgar’s Vintage www.enidandedgarvintage.com
Sama Sama Kitchen www.samasamakitchen.com
Cozy Dell Trail HWY 33 8mi North of Ojai
Ojai Rotie www.ojairotie.com
Ojai Library www.vencolibrary.org
As we’re cresting the hill, we see Pamela and SP are already sitting on the grass. SP is a baker at Hip Vegan and Pamela is a caterer, so we join them knowing they will have good snacks to share.
Kate’s Bread www.katesbread.com
Hip Vegan www.hipvegancafe.com
Greater Goods greatergoodsojai.org
Pixie Platters & Posies pixiepandp@gmail.com
Shop Summer Camp www. shopsummercamp.com
The Basic Premise
Good Vibes Candle Co.
Chief’s Peak www.ojairanchoinn.com
We’ll pick up the tree later — too many people to visit! We go into Porch Gallery where Heather and Lisa are having a party in the Beato Lounge. We stuff our faces with chocolate and buy an oil painting by Natalie Arnoldi because on my ideal Ojai day, I am a bajillionaire. We go back to Meiners Oaks and stop by our neighbors’ vintage shop, Enid & Edgar’s. Betty is there, chatting with Sandy and Jason and we simultaneously lock eyes on the most perfect jumpsuit ever created, but I beat her to it! Ha!
I take a nap in the sun because we have a long night ahead of us. There’s Justin’s show, an opening at Basic Premise, an outdoor movie at Chief’s Peak, and so many more friends to see!
www. goodvibescandlecompany.com OM — June 2019
www.ojaicertifiedfarmersmarket.com
www.megustagourmettamales.com
www.thebasicpremisegallery.com
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