We're heading home Friday morning after a couple of nights here in the Silverlake neighborhood of Los Angeles. It's a duplex tucked into a hillside, the landlord lives downstairs with her dog, Bambi. The view from the decks and the bedrooms is spectacular, reminiscent of a Tuscan village we're told, whatever that is. There's a garden below for Birdie to explore, the first avocado of the season is growing under the tangerine tree.