It seems that I've spent my whole adult life without a "home". I'd bought a townhouse, then a house, but it was always a place that I knew was temporary..."I'll live here until... Then came the b&b and it's always been my business and house, but not my "home".
4 years ago we bought our "home". It's such a different feeling. I can't live there yet, but I can visit in the slow season.
When I saw the quote above this morning, I just wondered how many of us have that need of a real home. Sorry, I'm just a bit pensive today!.
Breakfast Nemo said:
It seems that I've spent my whole adult life without a "home". I'd bought a townhouse, then a house, but it was always a place that I knew was temporary..."I'll live here until... Then came the b&b and it's always been my business and house, but not my "home".
4 years ago we bought our "home". It's such a different feeling. I can't live there yet, but I can visit in the slow season.
When I saw the quote above this morning, I just wondered how many of us have that need of a real home. Sorry, I'm just a bit pensive today!
I went to where we built our home on acreage, where we had our family and so on...I was concerned I would drive up and feel this lump in my throat. When we drove away to fly east over 10 years ago...I cried. If I could have taken the place with us...The flowers we planted, the colros we chose, the porch swing (was still there) etc.
And now, it is just a house. I was so happy to find it this way when I was there. I saw the huckleberry bushes I relocated near the gate at the top of the drive, I pocked one and ate it, the old trees that had gotten bigger over 10 years...but felt no regrets. I am happy where we are. But we look forward to having strangers out of our midst one day...
So for now, we paint for the guests, we plant for the guests, we do not do anything long term, so that is the big difference. But this IS OUR HOME. 100%. That is why someone will lose a leg if they try to step in OUR quarters. I gave up feeling like the 'caretaker' here a few years ago however, and now claim every inch as our home. I know that seems half dozen of one 6 of another, but it makes sense to me.
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