Banana Mojitos

           You guys are going to love this one . . . 

Whenever Joe and I both have a full day off, we like to take the bikes to Santa Monica and ride down the boardwalk to Venice.  Once in Venice, it is tradition for us to park them right in front of Mercedes (a cuban restaurant) find an outdoor table, watch the sunset and sip on the best drink known to man . . . banana mojitos.   

This is one of our favorites "day-off" activities and we highly recommend it.  If you can't get away to the beach to visit Mercedes, we have experimented and discovered how you can make them right at home AND we're willing to share that recipe with all of you .  How much do we rock?!  I hope everyone has a fantastic week and if not . . . well, here's to your banana mojito.

Hey when life gives you bananas, make banana mojitos!

Banana Mojitos

2 oz Bicardi Silver 

5-6 mint leaves

1/2 a banana

3 lime wedges (no peel)

1 teaspoon of sugar

splash of sprite

handful of ice cubes

fill blender and blend

Picture of the Month

I shot this recently and love it.  It reminds me of an Impressionistic painting.  It's not in crisp focus and I don't care.  It has an emotional feel to it and it's my pick of the month.

Happy Easter!

I hope everyone had a fantastic Easter.  

Joe and I headed out on Sunday morning to have lunch with the fam. and do a little catching up.  I decided to bring the camera along for family portraits but ofcoarse, none of the adults wanted their picture taken.  It was me, Joe, a couple of dogs, one cool kid (Paige), and some stuffed animals . . . that's really all one needs for a portrait session right?  

What a great sport.

Our Easter ended on a great note.  C.C. found a way to say "hey."  

On our way home, we saw this-

crazy huh?    

Happy Easter Everybody. 

Stealth

I am proud to announce that Joe and I participated in a charity fund this weekend, maybe you've heard of it- it's called the "Donate your House to Hollywood Fund!" I think everyone in Los Angeles has come face to face with this charity at one point or another right?  Joe's cousin, my very good friend- Jennifer Fontaine, is producing and starring in a new film called "Stealth," a short that explores the life of a transgender and exposes the thin lines that often exist between acceptance and intolerance.  I had read the film, loved it, and knew most of the people working on it so when Jen came to Joe and I, in hopes of using our house for the film, it was a no-brainer.  And thus, our crazy weekend was born.

 

In the end, we were happy to help and we wish the entire cast and crew the very best as they tour this film to various festivals.    

 

 

Release Date:

May 7, 2009

Genre:

Drama

Studio:

Jackie Frost Films, Scorpio Rising Films

Starring:

Alexandra Billings, Jennifer Fontaine, Elizabeth J. Martin, Boston Stergis, Anton Burman, Sarah Bruno

Screenplay By:

M. Bernier & Jennifer Fontaine

Directed By:

M. Bernier

Produced By:

M. Bernier & Jennifer Fontaine

Plot Outline:

When Veronica Terranova is raped and murders a powerful politician in self defense, she finds herself running to her sisters for help. But, will they?

For more information and details about the film, please click the links below:

http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Stealth/70772308486

http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2009/03/alexandra-billings-stars-in-upcoming.html