A Visit to Carpinteria Cemetery

As I've previously shared, we were among thousands of people in our area who were forced to evacuate our home for several days in late May.Although the uncertainty was difficult, we tried to make the most of the unexpected situation, finding that staying busy was better than sitting around worrying.After spending a couple of nights with our son and daughter-in-law, we left our cat in their care and traveled north to Carpinteria to visit more relatives; we then ultimately ended up in the "Danish village" of Solvang for the first time in many years. (Shoutout to the very nice Hadsten hotel in Solvang which gave us an "evacuation discount.")During this spontaneous trip we fit in visits to two cemeteries, which gave us the chance to break up our drives with exercise while also paying our respects to some notable filmmakers.Our first visit was to Carpinteria Cemetery, in Carpinteria, California, south of Santa Barbara.We only made two stops in this small cemetery, but it was very special…