Making space for mom and dad

The Fremont Place home of Patty Lombard and Bill Simon. What was once the chauffeur’s quarters, at right, is now a cozy cottage for Patty’s parents.

Anne Lombard and Rocci Lombard sit on the back porch outside their new cottage home in Fremont Place.

A look inside the chauffeur’s quarters turned nonagenarian couple’s home.

A look inside the chauffeur’s quarters turned nonagenarian couple’s home.

Rocci and Anne sit in the quarters that have been adapted for their lifestyle needs and personal preferences.

The walkways to the building have been smoothed to remove trip hazards.

A bright, airy kitchen overlooking the pool allows all generations to gather around the table. It also gives Patty Lombard’s mom, Anne, an outlet for one of her passions: cooking.

Utility sinks are helpfully located off the pool and garden where the Lombard family grows some of their own food.

Anne relaxes in her new Southern California digs. She and her husband had lived in Florida.

The pool-side kitchen is equipped with a pizza oven.

The area has been adapted to accommodate use of walkers.

Rocci is an avid gardener.

Citrus trees on the property.

Anne Lombard and Rocci Lombard sit in their favorite outdoor spot at their home in Fremont Place.

The outdoor kitchen features a pizza oven and a fireplace.

The lanai became a kitchen that opens to the pool, with herbs growing conveniently out of the new deck.

Here’s a closer look at the culinary herbs mulched in gravel at the pool’s edge.

Raised planters hold vegetables, and other edibles. Pots contain lemons, limes and kumquats.