It may be grubby, but it’s home.
Home is …
where the DVRs record the shows we watch.
where the bed is comfortable and we can sleep.
where the dogs are … dirt and all.
where the furniture isn’t classy, but is back-friendly and lets me put my feet up so my ankles don’t swell.
where my stuff lives.
And a dog or two
It’s grubby. Frayed at the edges. Dusty. Full of memories, hopes and dreams. It ain’t fancy, big, or likely to impress anyone. Lots of things need fixing, replacing, painting, cleaning.
For all that, it’s incredibly comfortable. It has soft edges and inviting places to sit and rest. The roof don’t leak … and most of all, it’s ours.
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It’s HOME. Lovely.
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And mostly, it’s the most comfortable home I’ve ever lived in. Except for the damned STAIRS.
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A fact of life — homes need attention and repair! Yours is comfortable and works for/with you!
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I know. It’s okay. But what I could do with about 20 grand and a good contractor!
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It’s a good thing I’m working on mine well before the time when I need to sell it — the first estimate was over twenty grand, although I’ve trimmed it to about 10.
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We could probably repair it for 10, but to really get it up to where it ought to be? Twenty. And we don’t have anything like that. All the windows need replacing. Like THAT’s going to happen in this lifetime.
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It’s a nice home Marilyn, I would call it “comfy chic”.
Leslie
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I frequently call it the money pit …. but mostly, it really IS the endless fixit list!
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Houses always need something, but when you rent it too needs something but the landlord seldom does the repairs. You’re gradually getting a lot done Marilyn.
Leslie
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We got a couple of things done. Not enough, but at least the bad window was replaces and we are getting rid of the bugs. And I got the stair climber and the door.
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That’s actually quite a lot done. At the beginning of the year we had our basement dug up, as well as the front garden and two holes in the driveway when they had to replace the sanitary pipes. I’ve been cleaning up ever since.
Leslie
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Yes — it’s called HOME for a reason!
And it looks very inviting and comfy to me. And the dogs….
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It is a comfortable and friendly place. I’ve made a lot of homes in a lot of places and I got good at it 🙂 But this is the last one, I think.
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Those last two words are so important. For people like us on low incomes if you don’t have a home of your own life is so much harder. Trying to pay rent, feed yourself, keep warm and clean is almost impossible on a low income here and I know it is the same for you in the USA probably worse. Too many people become homeless for no fault of their own even if they work.
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I am grateful we HAVE a home. A lot of people don’t. I could live without the stairs, though.
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The place where you feel comfortable
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I used to think of it like a stage on which I performed my life, but since I stopped the show, it’s just comfortable. Except for the stairs.
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There’s no place like….OUR home. Thanks to thee, My Lady.
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