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Lori Keene's avatar

Yes. Emergence! Bravo to you dearest. I wish I could be there to be part of the long middle.

Carol's avatar

Looks like it will be a beautiful home when you are finished. Love your cat.

MW Powell's avatar

Metphors of life. Love this.

gracetrofa's avatar

Ah I could tell from the writing, she knows her way around words, well done. Easy, meaningful the skill distracted me from the content. But I get what you mean about houses, stability. My home has always been inportant to me, now that it is perfect, I may have to move, too expensive.I look around and attach, detach, fearing whats next

Alissa Dickey's avatar

Thank you, Paula. I'm getting ready to embark on a kitchen renovation project myself. And my writing -- yes, it is an emergence. And the rooms are coming together after many structural and design choices. This is such an amazing way of looking at the world . . . cherishing the middle.

Good luck with the renovation!

Annemarie Osborne's avatar

Your article touched me deeply. It offered brilliant flashes of insight into my feelings about home as a sanctuary, not just a dwelling. I too was uprooted during my childhood, moving from a war-torn country to America and living with an aunt and uncle who hated children. Having one's own home nurtures the spirit in an indefinable way.

Kim Mayo's avatar

Thank you for this, a metamorphosis and it is yours. Just finished SKYLARK and enjoyed it very much. Also, CIRCLING THE SUN. ❤️

Dina McQueen's avatar

Beautiful, Paula! Thank you so much for sharing this journey to home with us. What a meaningful experience, and moving post.

Kimberly Escamilla's avatar

Thank you, dear Paula. I needed this today--as I'm housesitting (living in a long middle) in the US for the next 12 weeks.

Amy Renalds's avatar

LOVE this Paula - such a fan. Thank you for sharing this particular journey with all of us~

Kathy Bommarito Bommarito's avatar

Paula I so enjoyed this piece you wrote about renovation. It is very moving and profound. I love it. But — no surprise, I seem to love everything you write. Your writing has a quality to it that I can’t describe, but it is very appealing to me. Thanks for sharing this experience. Kathy