stars in their eyes

we have spent the day starry eyed...of course, when it comes to hollywood it's hard to be anything but....hollywood boulevard, the walk of fame, sunset boulevard, rodeo drive, beverley hills, bel air...all are as famous as the stars that live and shop in their streets.

Personally i don't agree in principal with the process of stalking the houses of stars... but please understand that i was desperate to spot a celebrity - any celebrity would do....so when, while walking down hollywood boulevard, someone thrust a map of the stars' homes in my hands, what was a girl to do??!!

with the help of our new best friend Gabby (more about Gabby to follow...), we meandered our way through beverley hills, bel air and mulhulland drive....watched by a million security cameras we peeked through thick hedges and over heavy black gates to see a glimpse of a roof here and a statue there belonging to some minor (and some major) stars....but to my dismay, on this saturday afternoon in the hollywood hills, there was not a celebrity to be seen....

a word about gabby....our friend gabby is dark and sexy with a soft, gentle voice. she never gets upset, never raises her voice and, most importantly, never gets lost. she never even has to get out of the car to ask for directions despite the incomprehensible maze that is Los Angeles. Gabby is, of course, a GPS and we are deeply in love with her. (mum and dad, if you're reading this, we have decided that we need to rent a 'Gabby II' whilst traveling through new zealand....!)

when you've had a rough day - whether you've been let down by a friend or work has been tricky....or if your efforts to rival the paparazzi have been dismally unsuccessful...there is nothing quite like being by the water to wash your cares away. and, as we found ourselves watching the sunset dip over the ocean on santa monica beach tonight, we looked into the sky....and finally we saw stars...

xx