Santa Barbara Once Again

The beauty and gift of visiting a place time and again is you get to observe it across seasons. In Southern CA, it’s the tail end of the wisteria bloom.

architecture, inspiration, landscape, santa barbara, travelCarol ChinApril 30, 2023travel, Santa Barbara, inspiration, landscapeComment

Architecture Friends

I’ve been thinking about friendship lately, the making and maintaining of them and how you make new friends as adults. Last year, I had the good fortune to meet Rika Kikura and Mira Lehtimaki through our instagram feeds and in real life, too!

architecture, everyday life, museums, santa barbara, pasadenaCarol ChinJanuary 17, 2022architecture, photography, Santa Barbara, Pasadena, South PasadenaComment

Santa Barbara Wanderings

A last minute trip to Santa Barbara - sure thing! Let’s visit some old favorites and discover some new ones.

architecture, campus architecture, happy place, mid-century, santa barbara, travelCarol ChinOctober 22, 2021architecture, travel, Santa BarbaraComment

Museum Monday - Santa Barbara Museum of Art

This week I had the good fortune to accompany J. on a work trip to the Santa Barbara area. Our short stay there happened to coincide with the recent grand re-opening of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) following major renovation.

architecture, art, santa barbaraCarol ChinAugust 21, 2021museums, art, Santa Barbara, architectureComment

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