One day last week I was sitting on the swing outside, and i noticed the sprinkler next door. The sun was shining on the water drops, and it just looked so pretty. I've been in a very contemplative mood, not able to get anything done but daydream. When I was in first grade, my teacher wrote on my report card that I was daydreaming too much. That hasn't changed.
I am going back to Philadelphia this weekend to share a special occasion with special friends. As I have written before, I am still homesick for Philadelphia and all my friends there. Going back is always bittersweet. It's such a joy to be there, but it's always in the back of my mind that it's no longer my home. I loved my house there. This is a photo I took on our deck, which was surrounded by trees. It was one of those houses that you never want to leave.
I moved here to be close to my family. It is good to be near my mom, my sister, and my three nieces. I am getting to know my nieces in a way I never could have from a distance. This photo is my youngest niece, last week when I took her to her dance class. I wish I could have my family and my friends and my home in Philadelphia all at once. But I can't. So, I am living here and I visit there as often as I can.
i know what you mean - i think new york is my philadelphia and massachusetts is my kentucky..though i'm starting to yearn for kentucky. if that makes any sense.
ReplyDeleteAhhh that is so sweet,
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Special.
Yes Philly and Pa are just diff. than the south.
We are in Virginia now after 13 years N of Q town.
I am glad you can go back.
And yes we were going for retirement in 4-5 years.
So now job hunting will begin...hard at our ages.
Have a great time in Philly!
thanks for your kind words..
Mim
I did the opposite. Moved away from my home town to be me.
ReplyDeleteIn a small town of 20,000 at the time, I got tired of being Paul's daughter and Christine's sister (seeing as she was a celebrity at the time) ... it was the best thing I ever did. Now...I am even further away because I moved out of province and to a bigger city....... soooo glad I did. I am miles from the problems with my nephews and the havoc surrounding all of them..... my life is peaceful and I can devote time to those who don't insist on ruining their own lives as well as those of others. My decisions, in retrospect, were the best ever.......
I will have to read more as I love to read blogs close to home. I am from TN and I know you are not that close, but still. I used to live in Paris,Tn which is 20 minutes from KY state line.
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