A visit to Kathy’s

I just went up for a visit to my sisters Kathy.  She lives in Central California along a beautiful stretch of beach called Pismo Beach.  I am from a large family of 12 kids and Kathy was the oldest, although you would never know it since she looks much younger than I do.  Kathy was a special person in the family.  She just has a very dynamic and cheery disposition that draws everyone to her.  I remember when we were younger and she left the house finally to go to college.  We were left traumatized as she drove away as we felt the family would never be the same without her around the house.  Well it was true – everything did change after she left.  It wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t the same without her there.

I had never really had the opportunity to visit Kathy in many years and check out her home or the area that she lived so this was a special experience.   I am not sure how to describe what it is that Kathy does since it is so eclectic and original.  I would say she is part collector, part stylist, part decorator and part food aficionado all rolled into one.  She just has a knack for creating a feeling in places that she goes.  Her house is an amazing collection of beautiful vignettes and pieces done more tastefully and originally then you might find in any place in the world.   It is french shabby chic but much much more.   I was lucky enough that she let me photograph the rooms of her house – something that she has not allowed anyone else to do.

Kathy let me take some pictures of her too while I was there.  She was very easy to take pictures of because the camera loves her, but she even changed her outfits and let me take pictures of her in various settings.  Kathy is pretty amazing and I really enjoyed my short but eventful time in her house.