To claim.
Recipe for turning a soulless shelter into a meaningful habitat (aka: how I spent the day recovering my home):
~Walk to mailbox and realize that I've been shut indoors for days, not taking advantage of a place that needs no unpacking, no decisions.
My forest.
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MY YARD.
It needs nothing of me.
I walked the property with my camera (my close eye)
and acquainted myself with the
and acquainted myself with the
trees
rocks
spider webs
chipmunks
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| From Claiming the space |
horrible lawn decor
(that makes me laugh so much I feel I cannot remove it)
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| From Claiming the space |
~ Sit and watch cat.
Octavia's outside debut!
Octavia's outside debut!
This cat has never been outdoors on her terms.
Though we've been leaving the door open for her to test it out, until today she had not ventured.
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(She LOVES it here).
~FINALLY get the bookshelves where they belong
and let the books out from their stuffy boxes
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| From Claiming the space |
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| From Claiming the space |
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| From Claiming the space |
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| From Claiming the space |
so they can find breath
to tell me where they belong
~Friends helping you unpack and giving you structure on ways to unpack.
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| From Claiming the space |
Also, friends who bring you doughnuts and Whole Foods sandwiches for lunch.
Also, friends who eat these sandwiches outside in the sun whilst sipping rosé*.
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| From Claiming the space |
Also, friends hanging things, listening to the plants, and making decisions.
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| From Claiming the space |
Also, a wee bit of cheeeesy-ness** to finally make me laugh
about this whole crazy thing called
H
O
M
E
*Ever been curious about the difference between White Zinfandel and Rosé? Wikipedia explains it well.
** Though funny in the moment, Kelly stands like this about 80% of the time.
** Though funny in the moment, Kelly stands like this about 80% of the time.
4 comments:
I always love seeing you together and I'll find it more and more dear as time goes by now that the Capitol Hill Gang has officially been dispersed.
Love you BOTH.
Love your HOME.
Wish I was there to help settle you in!
And little Octopussy is going to start bringing you mice, very soon, as well as assorted birds, from the great outdoors!
Glad to see that you are still goofy. I love that last smile-- i can hear you laugh and about to call someone a "dork."
Oh leifers,
No matter how I portray myself, I will always always always be a GOOF.
We are always ready to help out! And we will expect to see your smiley face in our new place in just a short week and change. October is the month of nesting, I guess.
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