This is the home we built in 1997. We have lived here longer than any other place. Both of us have moved so often that it was wonderful to be able to stay put for a change. This picture was taken several years ago, and the trees on the left are much taller now. We've actually stayed in one place long enough to watch trees grow higher than we are!
This summer there will be a gathering of our family again, and the house will be filled with happy talk and laughter. I wish that all the children and grandchildren could be here, but it isn't always possible, so we will be happy to have those who are able to be here. We can't put everyone up - only three bedrooms and a loft - but there are lots of places nearby where the overflow will stay - and we'll have meals here. I hope the weather will cooperate this year and we can grill frequently! This will be a celebration of Bill's 80th birthday although the actual date was last month.
Sometimes it seems as if this peripatetic society doesn't have the "home" for children to go back to, and our children were adults before this became home to us. But I hope it has now become their "home" as well.
Looks like a really nice house! We'd love to come for a visit and will have to figure out how to swing it.
ReplyDeleteAnytime! We'd love to have you come for a visit. Lots to see and do - and Sylvie could have fun seeing sea lions and maybe whales!
ReplyDeleteEvery time I read the word, peripatetic, I have to look it up. Why can't I learn that word??! That's a lovely house. Is the road busy? I'm just the opposite of you. Except for two apartments when I was in college in Boston, I've just lived in my childhood home, and this old farm about eight miles away. :<)
ReplyDeleteNan, the road is private, so isn't very busy, or wasn't when we first moved here. Lots of homes have been built in the area so the road is busier than it was, however, we "live" on the opposite side of the road, so the cars don't bother us. We can sit in our living room and look out at those trees behind the house and watch the birds and squirrels. Bill has multiple bird feeders scattered around, and spends lots of $$ on seed! The birds are our "pets" as we decided these were our traveling years, and our dog years are to come! We each had a dog when we married, but they are long gone.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see this little house again (and you!) this summer. Just booked our flights!
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