Barn Pixie

We have lived in this house for 21 years today. We moved into it May 1, 1999, which was impossibly long ago. I planted trees and tulips and daffodils, and tried to understand the neighbors feelings about her lawn. We've been here, in this temporary house, ever since. All the things we do 'just for now, we'll change when we have to, or can figure out the next thing' become more or less permanent, like this house, and living in the Valley. The things I've thought are more permanent don't last more than three years or so - the last house, the neighbors on the other side.

It could be that everything is in flux and thinking of it as temporary simply makes it easier to make small corrections so things work better in the short term.

Happy anniversary, house. Thank you for keeping out the wind and rain, the sun, most of the wildlife, the snow. Thank you for keeping the roof up, and the water out. Thank you for holding us together until we move apart. I'll work on the gardens when the sun comes out, I owe you that much