HOME

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August 20, 2009

(Melisse here…)

HOME

We packed up and left HOME, St. Louis, MO., a place that means so much to us, our family, friends and neighbors, our house and it’s gardens, our easy-access town. And yet, after driving cross-country (stopping first in Pocatello and Jackson where my brother, John, generously as always, laid out the red carpet for us) we crossed into California where the winding, tree- lined mountain roads filled our hearts and minds with the same word for different reasons: HOME. After nine years away, the sights and smells, the anticipation of reuniting with old friends, let us know that we were HOME here, as well. We brainstormed on the word and its concept:
There’s no place like home.
Home is where the heart is.
Home is where you hang your hat.
Home sweet home.
Can’t find my way home.
Mountain home.
Homeward bound.
Home cookin’.
Home made.
Hometown.
Homey.
Homer - But that’s another story.
Home is a place.
Home is a state of mind.
Home is a sense of belonging, familiarity, comfort, resonance.

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Comments

[Debby]

Right On!
Loved every word and every photo...seriously. Inspiring and gratitude generating....keep it coming. (and so you, Dave) xoxox

[Maggie]

Home
You should include Frost's line from The Hired Hand - Home is where when you have to go there they have to take you in.

[kyra]

home is where your soul sings. home is where things make sense. home is where my gut is. that must mean my home is getting larger every day. xxxxxx!