Note: I changed to counting down to counting up.
From original post: I will be turning 63 late next month. Sixty three! It is not an auspicious number. No big round number, no massive event. Just a birthday - hopefully the first in 3 years that isn't Covid screwed.
But, here's the thing, I am feeling pretty good right now (mentally). And I am looking forward to the next phase of my life. Having said that, it is time to look back fondly on what gifts I have been given. And, by gifts, I usually mean the pleasure of experiences with friends and loved ones.
Today I actually can give a great experience to Greg, my first and most annoying long term boyfriend.
But first if I may wax nostalgic about Greg. It was a very early and very rough relationship. He was wracked with Catholic Guilt (about every kind of catholic guilt you can have!). We stayed together 8 years, because I was determined not to be my father - and 7 1/2 years was his record for being married. Once I passed htat, I realized I was with greg for all the wrong reasons.
BUT I did take away a love of Architecture from him. Which is great because I put him through Architecture School and he decided not to be an architect on his first day at a fantastic farm where he could design from day 1. Scooter was not happy.
Anywho:
#59 Love of Architecture:
Considering that I am from LA, the first thing I fell in love with was old LA Moderne. And one very modern LA architect.
The first one here is the famous Case Study House - the Stahl Residence. The Case Study homes were a project that originally dealt with the building of modern houses, with modern materials that would translate to wide scale and low costs residences.
Spoiler, they ended being very not low cost :-).
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