Tag: home

Can You See It?

Remodeling a home as a verbal thinker Our house in Bellevue is going to need some work. Nothing structural, thank goodness. And all things considered (age of the house, having been a rental for twenty years, etc), the work is not really that much.… Continue Reading “Can You See It?”

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”

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

“La mia casa ė la tua casa.”  I’ve been saying this quite a bit in the last week. I’m sure you know this phrase in Spanish, mi casa es tu casa: my home is your home. This is the ultimate offer of hospitality, yes?… Continue Reading “My Home May Not Be Your Home”

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”

Purchasing Property in Italy, Part 6

Could an old decommissioned railroad building be made into a home?

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.