I am parked in front of my friend's house, in the San Fernando Valley. As I'm driving the Ventura Freeway, which I'm doing each day to get to Pasadena, and driving through Burbank, I can't help but think of "Laugh-In", which made these place names (and others) household words all over the nation, back in the 60s and 70s. "Laugh-In" was recorded in "beautiful downtown Burbank" and made stars of Goldie Hawn, Lily Tomlin, Henry Gibson, and others. (I'm also driving not far from Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Universal City.)I arrived here last evening. I'd forgotten how thick the smog is here; and I'd forgotten how the smog enhances the colors of the sunsets.
Although driving the LA freeways is not my idea of fun, especially in an RV, I have to admit that the view of the city lights in the valley down below was impressive, as the freeway went through the foothills, on my way home tonight.
Today I volunteered at the Rose Palace,
one of the float barns where the floats are being decorated. Loved it! I met up with a small group of Escapees here, who are also volunteering. I was amazed at the sight of the thousands and thousands of roses, other flowers, and other plants, waiting to be prepared and used [photos of a very small section of them, at the top and above]. The float barn where I am volunteering (Phoenix Decorating) is filled with twelve of the floats, with hundreds of staff and volunteers climbing around on them, glueing, pasting, and working on the floats. It's an impressive hive of activity. My first job was to help a group glue some pieces of corn shucks onto the City of Glendale float. Then I worked on gluing salmon-colored lentils to the center of a daisy that will be part of the Lions International float. Such meticulous work. I am looking forward to watching them take shape over the next few days.
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