... Athena, she of the awesome, though now defunct, blogs Lexxicon and Life in a Beach Town, is OK. As is her entire family. Athena and her family are based right outside of San Diego.

From A: "We're doing just fine. It's nuts around here, as you can imagine. The smoke and ash is everywhere and the sky has an eerie orange glow. The devastation around the region, and San Diego county more specifically, is horrible. Truly horrible."

She was touched to learn so many of you have asked about her and if you're interested in getting touch with her, email me and I'll pass along her email address.

I've been in Vegas all week for work and have not been able to absorb all of the information regarding the devastation from the fires. When I spoke with Athena, she told me that the massive avocado farms I visited when last out there two years ago are gone. We're talking the livelihood of thousands of people, just wiped out completely.

So incredibly sad.

Posted by Erin at 01:26 PM | filed under: Blog move