My Sun Room

I've never known a fixed address.  I love the home we've made for three years in our rental house so I'm sad that it's now up for sale.  Last night, I sat in the sunroom thinking of how much I'll miss the joy I feel while in that room.

two walls are all window, one an eastern exposure
the other walls, floor and ceiling are old red, knotty wood
the brick fireplace has a beautifully carved, simple mantel
approximately twenty houseplants on antique stools thrive
on the floor among the plants is a life-sized, carved, wooden swan
many mobiles of either angels or hearts hang from the ceiling
on the mantel sits my collection of antique weather vanes
there are five, mismatched chairs in a semicircle
two spindle leg tables sit among the five chairs
on one table is an imitation antique radio tuned to light rock
in a corner, on a stand we built, is an electric keyboard
on one wall in a case we built, there is a dartboard
and everywhere in the room are memories of good, fulfilling times spent




... CayCay
August 6, 2019
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019


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Date: 8/9/2019 4:50:00 PM
I completely understand how much your home means to you CayCay. Growing up we moved so often I attended 15 different schools by ninth grade. When my husband and me finally settled in our home I told him I never want to leave. We have been here 30 years and I would like to die here. I hope you get your wish to stay in the home that you are in because I can tell how much it means to you. A wonderful entry for the contest CayCay. Best of luck, Connie xxoo
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Date: 8/8/2019 7:57:00 PM
Dear Caycay, I can feel so much love you have for your house in reading this. I do hope they never get it sold!!
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Date: 8/8/2019 5:56:00 PM
Can I come over to see this beauty? Just kidding,-)) CayCay..a great list. Panagiota
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Date: 8/8/2019 2:12:00 PM
We have just sold our beautiful family home of 50 years, which my parents built and we renovated and landscaped the garden. The house was too big and with our two sons married with wives and lives of their own, had to sell. We were immediately in a situation that we were forced to buy somewhere to live - meanwhile have to pack, throw away and sort out 50 years of memories. Feel inconsolable, although have found a modern smaller home in an estate, so I understand you completely. Hugs, Jenn.
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Date: 8/7/2019 8:47:00 AM
Sounds like a beautiful sun room and i can see how you will miss it....sad to hear the house is being sold but maybe the buyer will not wish to live there and let you stay...regardless this is a nice poem you penned Cay Cay...i enjoyed the read :) hugs
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