Weather in Palm Springs

It's been hot some days, windy some days, but always sunny. Two days ago it was 110, finally nice enough to be in the pool all day. When the wind comes up in the afternoon, the pool gets a little chilly. But it is always refreshing to take a dip. We've been doing some research and have turned the research into the physical. We now own a house in Palm Springs that we are getting ready to turn into a vacation rental. You will be able to stay in a mid-century modern house. It doesn't have a similar layout to Henry Wright's house, but it is certainly one that realtor Rex Thornbird might have listed and sold. It was originally owned by a couple that worked for the movie studios. The woman, Betty, was a PR specialist for Warner Brothers. Her husband worked for Universal in the real estate department. They bought the house new in 1961 and used it as a weekend home until Mr. Rifkin passed away. Then Mrs. Rifkin moved in full time and lived here until she went into a retirement home about ten years ago. For a while it was owned by another couple, and now - we're the third owners. If you're interested in checking out Henry's neighborhood, you can rent this house - we're happy to have readers as guests!
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Albert Simon
June 2011

June in Palm Springs

Normally it is hot here even in June. But temps have been very mild with days in the low nineties and cool evenings. Last night at a fund raiser for the Palm Springs Fire Department there were twice as many people as expected. Some folks (us) waited in line for over an hour to get a piece of fried fish. Were these locals? Canadians soaking up the last of the sun before heading home? Los Angelites who wanted to escape June Gloom that is covering the coast? We don't know but the town is busy. It was hard to find a parking spot on Palm Canyon at midday, something that is usually pretty easy in June. It seems to be good for this little town though, restaurants are humming and business is booming.
Just wait until it gets hot.

Albert Simon