Tag: findinghome

What Feels Like Home

“Because I was fifteen and generally an idiot, I thought that the feeling of home I was experiencing had to do with the car and where it was parked, instead of attributing it wholly and gratefully to my sister.”  The Dutch House by Ann… Continue Reading “What Feels Like Home”

The Magic and Mystery

The other day on NPR, I heard a Norwegian scientist explain “the physics behind Santa Claus.” He had some pretty interesting answers to the questions children have been asking since St. Nicholas turned into Santa in the early 1800s. You can listen to this… Continue Reading “The Magic and Mystery”

Sick. At Home.

When you’re sick, it’s always better to be sick at home.

Where Do You Go When You Can’t Go Home

If worse came to worse, where would you go?

My Home May Not Be Your Home

My ideal home may not be your ideal home, but we can still agree on what home is

There’s a Spirit in Your House

“Please, just let someone else sleep with you.” I was sitting on my bed and talking to my house. Begging her, actually. A few months earlier, I had put all my personal belongings in storage and moved only some clothes, books, and essentials to… Continue Reading “There’s a Spirit in Your House”

A Bit of Chaos is Home

Thank goodness for kids and pets

Best of All He Loved the Fall

How the Seasons Affect our Relationship with Home

Purchasing Property in Italy, Part 5

The Search Continues

A New Lease

Four years ago, I moved to Oklahoma. I had sold my home in Idaho a few months earlier and spent two months on the road touring the south, looking for my next place to live. Oklahoma was not even a remote possibility. That spring,… Continue Reading “A New Lease”

Creatures of Comfort

Change happens and it often comes with some discomfort.

Purchasing Property in Italy – Part 4

Could a home in a historic Baglio be the perfect place for me? Great view, recently renovated, and next to a restaurant, what could possibly be the downside?

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