Our first home in the USA, we bought in 1965,
In Covina on Ranger Drive.

First view did not leave an impression….
It was a VA repossession.

At the end of a Cul-de-sac,
With a “Tiki hut” and an empty pool in the back.

Mountains were not far away
And we saw them on a clear day.

Much work needed to be done…
And then some.

At $18000.00 not a steal,
But a very good deal.

We had sold one of our flats in the Netherlands
To have a down payment cash in our hands.

And with the balance, we turned our new home base…
Into a cute little place.

We built and decorated without haste…
Adding our own taste.

But we knew…
We desired a home with a view.

So when we came upon Montezuma way,
We found the home where we wanted to stay.

But we often thought back…
To our beginnings on the Cul-de-Sac.

Our first USA years were spent here
And the memories remained very dear!