Inside and Out

Laurie and I continue to settle into, and fall in love with, LA. We wake up every morning to a cool mid-sixties. Sometimes there is a marine layer of clouds for the first couple of hours, but because we live in Long Beach, we are not as affected as some places. By mid-morning the sun is bright and the temps are in the mid 70's. Early afternoon, just as you might be feeling a little warm with low 80's, the ocean breeze starts up like clockwork and keeps you cool until dusk.
Paradise!
We have more to explore just within Long Beach than we could see in a year, and it is but a tiny part of the greater LA area. Within a 2 hour drive is every kind of climate, terrain and amenity you can dream up.
We have found a very nice 2 bedroom/2 bath place in a wonderful neighborhood (think Twyckenham Hills with palm trees). A guest room just waiting for you! (yes, you).
I have a 20 minute drive to work with minimal traffic hassles, and anything we could want is within a couple of miles of our house.
Every beach has a concrete pathway, including a walking lane and bike/rollerblade/skate lanes. You can stroll or roll for miles with the Pacific on one side and beautiful homes, shops, and restaurants on the other.
Now, for some pics:

This is a front view of our house: 3660 Cedar Ave. Long Beach, Ca. 90807


A view from just inside the front door across the living room

From the living room through the dining area to the kitchen
Our bedroom and door to the master bath

This is Ocean Drive through part of downtown Long Beach

A "small" stretch of the beach and pathway running past Long Beach

Laurie near the water. . .notice how wide the beach is. This is 10am on Saturday 9/15After a very long walk today, we went to an area on the water called "The Pike" where there is a huge yacht basin and tons of shops and restaurants. We had lunch at a Mexican place, drove the 3 miles back to our neighborhood, picked up a steak for the grill tonight and an LA Times to read while napping the afternoon away. Wish you were here :)