What a nice visit I've just had with Ken and Caroline Robinson, who have a great apartment in a co-op in the Baldwin Village/Inglewood area of LA. It's a two bedroom, 2 bath, hardwood floors, built-in oven, great balcony. It was built in the 1960s and it looks it. The master bath is pale green tiles with black tile accents; the fixtures are black, the cabinet and drawer fronts are tiled, the shower door is etched -- all very dramatic. The other bathroom has a jacuzzi tub -- it and all the tile is dusty pink. I loved it.
Anyhow, Sat. matinee at the Disney Center (designed by Gehry) was the LA Masterworks Chorale (of which Caroline is a member) offered an xmasy concert and C had a solo! Then on Sunday I went sailing with Ken and his buddy Jack, who was his best man. Jack owns a J35 racing boat, named Privateer (which has an illustrious history) and which he is converting to a cruising sailer. It's always nice being on the water. Here's some pix.
This is Ken, the 1st mate of the Privateer.
And here we are out to sea.
Adult female sea lions hogging the buoy off Santa Monica pier, while young females collect in a little fins up pod, waiting their turn.
End of the day furling, folding, and packing of the sails.
Caroline out on the balcony, amusing us both.
And this is the view north from their balcony. Way off in the center distance you can see the white blob of the Hollywood sign.
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