Yes, it is, MEG. I once loved this state. Now, all I want to do is get out of here. Like dita said, load up our wagons and head out. If only we could!
Let's see how they manage when push comes to shove and the liberals realize it's a "them or us" situation. We'll see how long they continue to embrace the illegal alien cause when they finally get it through their heads that there is no longer enough money to go around. I believe that day has come. They just don't realize it yet.
I feel so nostalgic about the old days, enjoying the natural beauty of this state. We have so much of it, and the gorgeous weather, couldn’t be better.
I was telling GeeBee recently about my long ago friend, Doris Davenport. I can give her real name because she has passed on. She was once an up and coming actress in the heyday of Hollywood, but was terribly injured in a car crash and never got parts again.
She and I became neighbors in the mid-’60s. She was in her 50s and I in my 20s but we became fast friends. She knew how to live. When we both had time off (and wanted to get away from all our suitors, haha), we drove all the way up the coast taking our time. At that time, there was very little development in Cambria (it was called Cambria Pines) and that was a great overnight stop. You could hear the waves of the ocean at night.
We stopped in Solvang, bought cheese, bread and wine, drove all the way up to San Francisco. Those were easy times, where you could change itinerary spontaneously.
I have travelled the coast a few more times, Jade Cove being a favorite discovery also, and am glad I have those memories.
Meg, I also spent many a lovely day or weekend in Santa Barbara, shopping the old State Street and staying in B’n’Bs, going to the botanical gardens and the Mission.