Where I was born
Where I was raised
Where I keep all
my yesterdays.
...Anonymous
I found out today, my childhood home did burn down. Pacific Palisades was my home for the first 28 years of my life. It is gone. My town is gone. Everything is gone.
I am taking time to grieve along with all the other Palisadians. They understand just how much was lost. Their memories are my memories. My heart is broken.
Thank you for all your support and kindness in my previous posts. I deeply appreciate you.
If you can open the Facebook post below, it describes how I feel perfectly. It is so beautifully written.
Beautiful and dreamy like our memories. I’m sorry for your loss. Not knowing where you’re from, I’m from Southern California and I grieve as I watch and it’s not just all my old haunts that have burned and are gone but also several friends have lost literally everything it their lives. Just devastating. Please take care and shine as much as you can to help spread some hope. ❤️🩹
A beautiful photo but so full of tears! I read the Facebook post, Cathee! Ohh, so much heartbreak with so much loss! Please know we are here for you as you grieve! We can't really know the deep deep ache that you and others are feeling, but we can stand with you and hug you from afar! xo
I am so sorry to hear of your terrible loss along with all who are devastated in their losses of homes and property. Beautiful flower and capture for this sad time in history.
Everything is gone. Yes, I do have my memories and I lived there at the best time. I was blessed and lucky. I am still at a loss and worried about the current owner of my home. It burned down and I do not know what she will do now at the age of 80 years old. She does have a son who I hope lives some where near and can help her. Thank you for your kind and supportive comments during this difficult time to my native state with these wildfires in Los Angeles.
So many lost their homes to the devastating fires last week. I have three friends, among the thousands of others, who lost theirs and all their possessions. It’s beyond comprehension.
This will have lasting effects for all of us in California.
The Palisades Fire ripped my heart out and turned me into a puddle of tears. Not only for the current residents who lost their homes but for the loss of my childhood town and community that was my foundation growing up. It burned all the landmarks, my home and town I remembered and grew up in with such devastation. It was unfathomable for me to accept. The town was there for 102 years, then burned to the ground in two days. I am still having trouble accepting this.
So I have been in a Palisades group that has been supporting and reminiscing how wonderful our childhood was. It has helped me to be corresponding with others that understood how lucky we were to grow up in the Pacific Palisades when we did. Thank you all for your support and understanding in my absence.
I had a storybook life in a storybook place.
I hope to be back very soon. And I will fill in the rest of January with photos of my childhood and memories of the Palisades before and after the fire.
@gardenfolk I have been wondering how you are doing, Cathee. Please- no rush- only come back when you feel ready. The Palisades group sounds so good for your individual and collective grieving and healing. Thinking of you! Hugs!!!
Everything is gone. Yes, I do have my memories and I lived there at the best time. I was blessed and lucky. I am still at a loss and worried about the current owner of my home. It burned down and I do not know what she will do now at the age of 80 years old. She does have a son who I hope lives some where near and can help her. Thank you for your kind and supportive comments during this difficult time to my native state with these wildfires in Los Angeles.
Your photo is a beautiful tribute.
This will have lasting effects for all of us in California.
Beautiful capture fav
The Palisades Fire ripped my heart out and turned me into a puddle of tears. Not only for the current residents who lost their homes but for the loss of my childhood town and community that was my foundation growing up. It burned all the landmarks, my home and town I remembered and grew up in with such devastation. It was unfathomable for me to accept. The town was there for 102 years, then burned to the ground in two days. I am still having trouble accepting this.
So I have been in a Palisades group that has been supporting and reminiscing how wonderful our childhood was. It has helped me to be corresponding with others that understood how lucky we were to grow up in the Pacific Palisades when we did. Thank you all for your support and understanding in my absence.
I had a storybook life in a storybook place.
I hope to be back very soon. And I will fill in the rest of January with photos of my childhood and memories of the Palisades before and after the fire.