This is a composite photo I took of the building from the alley. Parking has always been crazy in the
alley and it looks like that trend continues. Before we sold it in 1999, my brother and I painted one
door red and the other doors blue; now two doors are red and the blue doors are faded.
Three photos from Coldwater Canyon Park:
During my stay, I had time to stop at Coldwater Canyon Park, home of
Tree People. They plant trees
all over Los Angeles and maintain this visitor-friendly hillside park with miles of hiking trails.
On April 1, Brit and I drove out to Lake Matthews for some r&r. This Google Map shows where we were:
the middle of nowhere just east of Corona. They did not
even have cell phone coverage out there. Following the Google Map are my photos of the area.
Sunset over the San Fernando Valley:
This is taken from the patio of a house where my family lived from 1961 to 1970.
Sallie, who has lived there since 1971, always invites me to stay with her when I visit L.A.
Longbow house
Editor's note: Sallie passed away peacefully at home hospice just before her ninety-seventh birthday in 2023. I spent a lot of time with her at the house in 2022 so she could have some company. From one trip I posted a series of sunrise photos from the living room. See Sunrises.
Crash photos
In 2010 Sallie had a Block Watch party where one of her neighbors crashed into her house. The driver gunned her car thinking it was in
reverse, but it was in drive. The car ended up in Sallie's art studio but nobody was hurt. Sallie shared these photos with me and said I could post them. Everything got put back together better than before.
The photo below shows one of Sallie's art pieces trying to run away, and her model looking resigned.
It is all fixed up now and looks as good as new.
I love you California!!
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