How can I properly express the perfection of my stay at Will’s cabin? I guess I can venture that it felt like the best kind of home for the two months I stayed there.
These are the elements which nurtured me every day there:
The super-clean, high quality, modern-design aesthetic with which the cabin was finished and furnished inside (and the lavishness of goodies left for me upon moving in). The gentle, respectful and kind attentiveness with which Will treated me — always there in a heartbeat when I needed something, yet very low key himself; so though we co-existed with warmth on his city-spacious property, there was a feeling of absolute privacy as well. The solace of Will's native succulent gardens and three different areas within his back yard where one could sit and read, have a sweet lunch, or even dine with friends … all of which I did at various times. The vibrancy of the City Terrace neighborhood, which I found colorful, humble-real, and extremely friendly as I strolled through it literally every day, getting to know fresh-juice vendors and shop keepers on my way. The five-minute walk to a great bus-line running easily into downtown LA and from there, anywhere else in Los Angeles via other buses or the awesome Metro. And, oh yes, the incredible city-skyline sunsets I watched every night out of my window as I cooked and ate my evening meal.
I came to Los Angeles grieving the loss of my husband, and have had back-to-back nurturing experiences at Air B&Bs now -- this was my second, and chosen for good proximity to my daughter who lives here. I not only feel now that Los Angeles is becoming my home, but most importantly that in the course of these early months I have experienced human terrific kindness in the form of my Air B&B hosts. Will is this kind of stellar host.