Category: Making it home
Cozy, friendly, orderly, fun, inspiring. That’s what I want when I walk in the door.
-
Of course I would love the Friendly Street neighborhood where I live. It’s the official name of the neighborhood in Eugene because Friendly Street runs through its heart. It’s walkable. There’s a small grocery store that has everything you need. A food truck quad with sheltered dining. Four parks (two tiny, two large) within five…
-
Hanging out the laundry to dry in the hot sun. That’s a thing a retired woman has time to do. And savor. String out the line, drape the sheets, clip on the wooden clothespins. Listen to the cheeping nuthatches scolding that you’ve interrupted their breakfast. Imagine yourself as a part of a long long line…
-
Kate’s been gone a while. Years. Today, while tidying the electronic desktop, I stumbled on several images that made me smile. Kate loved investigating a lower kitchen cupboard during late-night wanderings. The open cupboard door next morning always revealed her secret. This particular morning was the beginning of a gut-the-first-floor house remodel. We’d set up…
