high window at home, in the storm.
—
“early impressions are like glimpses
seen through the window by night
when lightning is about.”
– e.f. benson
Sep12
Category Archives: home
Aug22
already home.
when giving a friend my new address
she was surprised
to discover
that she already was familiar with that address
and she could let herself in
as she already possessed a key.
she used to care for a little black cat who lived there,
bonnie.
her client happened to be
the woman who sold me my condo
and now
there is a new little black cat living there,
my olive.
there must be something about the house
that needs a little black cat living there
to feel like home
I think they would have liked each other.
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“I believe that life is chaotic, a jumble of accidents, ambitions, misconceptions, bold intentions, lazy happenstances, and unintended consequences, yet I also believe that there are connections that illuminate our world, revealing its endless mystery and wonder.”
-david maraniss
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image credit: getdrawings.com
Aug21
new signs?
now that I’ve moved from the west side to the north side
do I have to learn new signs?
—
“search for beauty without features, something deeper than any signs.”
-francesca da rimini
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image credit: babycommunity.com
Aug19
losing your head.
some of us adapted to the move more easily than others.
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“don’t let the good days get to your head, and don’t let the bad days get to your heart.”
-caroline ghosn
Aug18
la casita pacifica.
at last
I’ve moved into my new home
I’m going to call it
la casita pacifica
(the tiny peaceful house)
near the river, the flowers, the woods, the town, the family
“i’m really quite simple. i plant flowers and watch them grow…
I stay at home and watch the river flow.”
-george harrison
Jul18
helpers.
grandie f and his friends take a short walk
through their neighborhood
(and now mine)
to help bring a few first things over to my new digs.
the friendliest movers ever.
—
“i get by with a little help from my friends.”
-John lennon
Jul15
this year.
what a year it’s been
on July 15th of last year
I put my 100+ year old cottage up for sale
through 2 sales – (the first a near miss, the second a hit)
showings, open houses, fixing, cleaning, clearing, minimizing, negotiating
a roller coaster ride
filled with lots of ups and downs
lessons learned
money spent
tears and laughs
fingers crossed
then moving and storing and staying with family
while waiting for the place I wanted to be next
hoping someone would be wiling to sell it
at just the right time
at just the right price
and with all this
somehow
it has fallen into place
here I am
exactly 1 year later
on july 15th once again
and today
I’ll be taking ownership
of the place that is exactly where I want to be
a simplified life begins
in the perfect home for me
happy to make it my own
in the ‘july’ of my life
near family, near the trees, near the water, near the town
what a wonderful difference 1 year can make.
—
“my life, i realize suddenly, is july.
childhood is june, and old age is august,
but here it is, july, and my life, this year, is july inside of july.”
-rick bass
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photo credit: mark bugnaski – MLive.com
