Bubb and I just wanted to see how things looked, and unfortunately, the current owners aren't showing the love to the old house that it is used to. When we pulled up, they were trying to tame the jungle that was formerly Granny's rose garden. The big evergreen tams on the corner were huge and the whole family of current owners were hacking away at them. Probably needed to do so in order to provide visibility to those turning right onto Hartley street. I remember doing some surgery myself after Lumpy passed away.
So, here is the front door. The hydrageneas are still there, but there have been a few new trees and shrubs planted in the yard. We did notice that the house needed painting, but with a wooden exterior, your house always needs paint somewhere.
We had to be a little surreptitious in our surveillance, because the homeowners were right out front. I am sure they would have demanded some explanation if they had noticed us shooting photos. We got this photo of the garage side of the house. Notice the new door on the north garage.
This is Bubb's favorite photo. The big tree in the back is the old avocado tree that my Grandpa, Jasper Almond, planted so long ago from a seed he sprouted in a mason jar. We used to get groceries sacks of avocados to haul back to Utah with us when this thing was in season. We can't even imagine what it would cost to buy all those avocados.
"You can never go back home again" is more of a reality than any of us would like to admit. Both Bubby and I were glad we stopped, but I don't think I will need to do so again. This happy place will live in our memories forever, but, quite frankly, our memories are far rosier than the reality that currently exists.
Buboppy
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