tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8609668410134276508.post749291382094645875..comments2023-06-21T09:14:08.639-05:00Comments on Skipping Past Cornfields: HomeJulianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15407208541547891658noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8609668410134276508.post-88072472352919448562010-09-08T13:30:08.727-05:002010-09-08T13:30:08.727-05:00Do you know, when I first saw those plates, I thou...Do you know, when I first saw those plates, I thought immediately of my grandparents? Home is a collection of memories for me as well, and this was one of those memories. Small world.Princess Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369821358981992598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8609668410134276508.post-74065082859879506732010-09-07T12:47:36.873-05:002010-09-07T12:47:36.873-05:00It sounds like you've begun to feel at home in...It sounds like you've begun to feel at home in your own skin much more these past few years. Maybe that contributes to Utah feeling more like home for you? It was kind of a surprise for me to realize in the process of writing the post that The Rocky Mountains really ARE home for me. But surprises are part of the beauty of writing, don't you agree?Julianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407208541547891658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8609668410134276508.post-69588458115973478822010-09-07T12:26:48.586-05:002010-09-07T12:26:48.586-05:00I guess I should clarify that I lived in our VT ho...I guess I should clarify that I lived in our VT house longer than any other in my ADULT life. (my life didn't really start till I left my childhood home.)Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019311467241458492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8609668410134276508.post-71278539989987235692010-09-07T12:23:51.500-05:002010-09-07T12:23:51.500-05:00I lived in the same house from shortly after my bi...I lived in the same house from shortly after my birth till I left for college, yet I was always uncomfortable and it wasn't a happy time of my life. Perhaps that's why I never felt like California was "home". I <b>have</b> come to love the region as I've discovered it as an adult, though.<br /><br />I lived in 4 different places in the Chicago area during our 7 years there, and while I love the city and have some wonderful memories and friends from our years there, I never could imagine claiming any of those places for my own for good.<br /><br />I lived in our house in Vermont longer than any other home in my life, but I really didn't like my life during those years (and I could hardly survive the winters!) Now there is almost no one left there to draw me back. I've some beautiful memories of those years and I love autumn there, but I have mixed feelings about Vermont over all.<br /><br />I've lived in my current home 4 years, and though I'm not a big fan of our actual <i>house</i>,from the very beginning this area has felt more like home than anywhere else. I've never lived anywhere that I felt content before, always kind of wishing I could move on, find my place that feels right. I don't know how Doc feels about being here for the long haul, but he's content to finish raising our kids here...which will be another 8 years at least. For that I'm grateful. <br /><br />I think that generational-sense of having a "home" is less and less common as the world is continuously on the move. It's a blessing to find any piece of "home" in one's life. I'm finding it inside myself as I evolve and grow. ♥Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019311467241458492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8609668410134276508.post-36527847322645542832010-08-25T16:02:26.947-05:002010-08-25T16:02:26.947-05:00Just teasin' ya!!Just teasin' ya!!Cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286142983409557379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8609668410134276508.post-67949366591333725752010-08-25T14:51:16.608-05:002010-08-25T14:51:16.608-05:00I actually have very good memories of Alabama (muc...I actually have very good memories of Alabama (much of that due to you and Miriam). It was a great time of my childhood, even if I didn't put down roots. :)Julianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407208541547891658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8609668410134276508.post-51982114381459182482010-08-24T22:29:22.042-05:002010-08-24T22:29:22.042-05:00Beautiful sentiments.
I kinda wonder why Alabama ...Beautiful sentiments.<br /><br />I kinda wonder why Alabama doesn't feel like "home" to you...cockroaches, unbearable humidity and the confederate flag doesn't call to you??<br /><br />:-)Cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286142983409557379noreply@blogger.com