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We’re turning over a new leaf with voices that carry through the mist and steep vibrations to warm the orchard dew at first light. These tracks don’t run from feelings, so feel free to sit with your reflection for a bit with a hot mug. Featuring Lord Huron, Rostam, Bon Iver, Tom Misch, Taylor Swift, Charles Watson, Jon Batiste, The National and more. Steep Thinking vol.2: New Dew Playlist Lost in Time and Space – Lord Huron Under Control – Rostam 00000 Million - Ella Vos Voices Carry Through the Mist – Charles Watson Mopsy's Interlude – Big Wild Forest Green...

Back in Santa Barbara, we’re open to whatever winter has in mind, rain or shine. Branches keep us looking up; seasons keeps us moving forward. We always hope for the perfect winter, and for an olive tree in Coastal California’s warm-summer Mediterranean climate, that’s going to feel a bit cool and precipitous. Now is when we welcome the rain, which naturally nurtures the soil and makes it soft enough to plant new trees and complimentary crops... think lavender, rosemary and enough lemons to keep a stand juicing for days. Softer earth also allows us to cut trails around the orchard…...

A 3-step arrangement featuring olive foliage, courtesy Los Angeles floral studio Rawfinery   Olive foliage… beloved for its antioxidants, but also its atmosphere. Invite this symbol of peace and prosperity to the living room with a 3-step guide by floral studio Rawfinery and its creative director Lizbeth Molina. We’ll let her take it from here! Color Story: California Coastline In floral design, we say it often - we want things to dance about, and olive branches are natural glitter. When wind moves through the trees, the leaves shake and shimmer in the sunlight from silver to deep green. To complement,...

Floral designer Lizbeth Molina is extending an olive branch into the new year.  The secret to spiriting a landscape into an arrangement, Lizbeth says, is to begin at ground level and build up through its atmosphere. Consider ceramic, stone and metallic vases to be elemental starting points, not just glass afterthoughts. Of course, the hurdle for her Los Angeles floral studio Rawfinery – and designers everywhere – was that 2020 began something closer to rock bottom. Lizbeth recalls a California events conference early in the year when phones lit up in unison with news of the lockdown. The keynote speaker...