Dear Siel, I feel I have been living a parallel life to yours for the past year or more. I am also from LA (Redondo Beach & Palos Verdes actually). Last year I drove up the California coast to Seattle, then across northern states to Washington D.C. area, then to Southern France (Montpellier), to Greece (Athens, Pyrgos) about a week after you. Then to Barcelona and Copenhagen, Now just back to LA. I anxiously await your Love Notes to stimulate my brain and sooth my month. You often write about the same things I am thinking... it is uncanny. I met you in PV and got your Cake book and followed you ever since. I'm slowly writing a book about my mother.
Los Angeles can be beautiful and I do miss it especially during winter but unfortunately for me, a owning nice house in the suburbs just wasn’t a possibility when I lived there. I’m also older and having less people around in a gigantic plus. But I’ll always look fondly at my time there. Everything was a blissful dream except for that one night.
It's so tempting to live in LA when you visit and enjoy all it has to offer. But it's so crowded and so expensive that it's just not feasible for so many people. I grew up there and now live two hours away, enjoying a lifestyle I never would have been able to experience had I remained in LA. But it's just down the road if I want to visit for a day or two or need to fly out of LAX. I vote for remaining in Mexico.
I wouldn't say crowded (I mean, other cities are way more crowded -- LA's pretty spread out) but very much agree with the expensive part. I feel like if we lived anywhere else we'd all own property / have way more savings by now lol.
Dear Siel, I feel I have been living a parallel life to yours for the past year or more. I am also from LA (Redondo Beach & Palos Verdes actually). Last year I drove up the California coast to Seattle, then across northern states to Washington D.C. area, then to Southern France (Montpellier), to Greece (Athens, Pyrgos) about a week after you. Then to Barcelona and Copenhagen, Now just back to LA. I anxiously await your Love Notes to stimulate my brain and sooth my month. You often write about the same things I am thinking... it is uncanny. I met you in PV and got your Cake book and followed you ever since. I'm slowly writing a book about my mother.
Cheers, John Edwards
Los Angeles can be beautiful and I do miss it especially during winter but unfortunately for me, a owning nice house in the suburbs just wasn’t a possibility when I lived there. I’m also older and having less people around in a gigantic plus. But I’ll always look fondly at my time there. Everything was a blissful dream except for that one night.
Really enjoyed this entry, Siel — and I e-mailed you my address, in case I'm in time to have one of your books!
I already have your book but had to like this! Thanks for the shout out! :)
It's so tempting to live in LA when you visit and enjoy all it has to offer. But it's so crowded and so expensive that it's just not feasible for so many people. I grew up there and now live two hours away, enjoying a lifestyle I never would have been able to experience had I remained in LA. But it's just down the road if I want to visit for a day or two or need to fly out of LAX. I vote for remaining in Mexico.
I wouldn't say crowded (I mean, other cities are way more crowded -- LA's pretty spread out) but very much agree with the expensive part. I feel like if we lived anywhere else we'd all own property / have way more savings by now lol.