tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2234682891641398053.post7131232214148508982..comments2017-08-31T03:28:07.215-07:00Comments on Chronicles of a Thrifty Homemaker: Homemaking 101: Anywhere You Live Is Hometerricheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2234682891641398053.post-50797182720279836922011-05-11T21:59:46.023-07:002011-05-11T21:59:46.023-07:00Ambiance makes a home more than a building does, I...Ambiance makes a home more than a building does, I think. B asked "What are your dreams?" once right after he deployed. I answered, seriously, I'd like a little place with air conditioning, running water, and a porch somewhere where it's nice to go outside. He got frustrated, because he thought I was joking or being a smart alec. I suggested we each write our own dream sheet or wish list, and when he gets home we can swap and compare. The things I found popping up on mine really have next to nothing to do with architecture and everything to do with the way the place feels. Your home was one of the examples I used in it, actually. Clean enough to be healthy, but not a sterile perfect clean that people are scared to touch. Some of the physical things that made it onto my list were basic creature comforts, like ceiling fans and screens in the windows. But, before that came chasing fireflies, being able to hear the crickets and whippoorwills, and the smell of freshly mowed clover. Home is a feeling more than a place. We often associate a place with "home", but if pressed to answer what we love best about it, we won't answer "Those absolutely perfect curtains, and the gables over the window". We'd probably tell you how the place made us feel.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06933693484851610498noreply@blogger.com