"I’m just paying attention..." and oh boy can I relate to this essay!!
I too have bounced around with that thing called home. You have made me remember what I called my purgatory years (which irritates one of my sons to no end because he thought it wasn't so bad) when we spent almost a full year living in our motorhome on a 20 acre parcel in Rancho Santa Fe with only electricity and no water or sewer dump available...that was two adults, two teenagers and three mid-sized to big dogs in one motorhome where we had to carefully time bathroom visits to stretch out having to drive somewhere to dump the tank once every two weeks if we were lucky, and each day we packed up our clothes to shower and do laundry at my husbands moms house a few miles away...egads and from there we "upgraded" to a 2-bedroom guest house on the ranch which at least gave us a bathroom!! I know now that I never want to go through that again!! Although summers in Maui I can still do...xxoo
I just befriended my first crow pair in the last year, and then the hubby died or was hit by a car. So I started talking to Cheryl Crow. She would fly along with me and my dog Jenga, as we took our morning walks. I would leave treats for her along the way and tell her Cheryl, here, and point to where they were. When we came back, the treats were gone.
I believe she's finally found a companion as she doesn't fly low with us anymore. There's a huge Jacaranda across the street where she usually roosts, but maybe her new partner has a better place a few blocks away. I don't know, but never did I ever imagine I would enjoy the company of crows.
I live on a small sailboat and have for over 30 years, so yeah, I've been there. I do have a few keepsakes still, but most of my photos are stored in the cloud. You may need a boat!
I love watching those shows about the people that live on the boats in the canals in Europe… I mean, I feel like I could make home anywhere. I’m down for a boat.
We lived on our boat for a few months in Marina Del Rey and I LOVED it. Great walking, which I knew (Venice is my old 'hood) but also great stores and such views!
"I’m just paying attention..." and oh boy can I relate to this essay!!
I too have bounced around with that thing called home. You have made me remember what I called my purgatory years (which irritates one of my sons to no end because he thought it wasn't so bad) when we spent almost a full year living in our motorhome on a 20 acre parcel in Rancho Santa Fe with only electricity and no water or sewer dump available...that was two adults, two teenagers and three mid-sized to big dogs in one motorhome where we had to carefully time bathroom visits to stretch out having to drive somewhere to dump the tank once every two weeks if we were lucky, and each day we packed up our clothes to shower and do laundry at my husbands moms house a few miles away...egads and from there we "upgraded" to a 2-bedroom guest house on the ranch which at least gave us a bathroom!! I know now that I never want to go through that again!! Although summers in Maui I can still do...xxoo
I just befriended my first crow pair in the last year, and then the hubby died or was hit by a car. So I started talking to Cheryl Crow. She would fly along with me and my dog Jenga, as we took our morning walks. I would leave treats for her along the way and tell her Cheryl, here, and point to where they were. When we came back, the treats were gone.
I believe she's finally found a companion as she doesn't fly low with us anymore. There's a huge Jacaranda across the street where she usually roosts, but maybe her new partner has a better place a few blocks away. I don't know, but never did I ever imagine I would enjoy the company of crows.
Cheryl Crow!
Crows are the best
I live on a small sailboat and have for over 30 years, so yeah, I've been there. I do have a few keepsakes still, but most of my photos are stored in the cloud. You may need a boat!
I love watching those shows about the people that live on the boats in the canals in Europe… I mean, I feel like I could make home anywhere. I’m down for a boat.
We lived on our boat for a few months in Marina Del Rey and I LOVED it. Great walking, which I knew (Venice is my old 'hood) but also great stores and such views!
I loved this essay. It is about feeling rooted and “belonging” somewhere. And having your stuff!
I completely understand those competing feelings. You really explained it wonderfully. Thank you!