“The end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time” – T.S. Eliot
Library of Congress - Historic American Buildings Survey; Alex Bush, Photographer, September 14, 1935
Summer has come. It took a while, but it is here in force now. All up and down Prospect Avenue the retirees are out working in their gardens, and putting flowers into their flower boxes. The lilacs are in bloom, and the canopy of maples is shading the sidewalk in dappled light. I’ve been busy all morning getting the porch furniture from the barn out back, and hosing off the dust and cobwebs. By dinner time the awnings will be hung, and the air will smell of grills all up and down the street. Pull up a chair, can I get you a cup of coffee?
In the summer of my 40th year, it is time. Time to dust off the creaky aluminum rocking chairs, and put them back on the porch. The webbing is a little faded, but it’ll hold. It’s been a long time since I sat a while, and pondered life. So much has changed, and yet so little. Sitting here, coffee cup in hand, listening to the sounds of a lazy summer afternoon on Prospect Ave. it’s hard to believe I ever left. In some ways I guess a part of me has always been here. Well, welcome back to the rest.
This is a blog about nothing, which is to say, everything. At least the things that matter. And to be honest, a lot that doesn’t. But isn’t that what life is about anyway? We won’t be here forever. Why confine ourselves to just a few interests, when there is so much to talk about?
Don’t you want to just smack me when I crawl into these hard to reach corners and set up camp?
Although I actually have something to say that is on topic here. I know *gasp*
No I don’t, but I thought I’d say that.
Toodles
Jeez. I half expect to find you going through the medicine cabinet next.
psst. Don’t bother. I keep the Xanax in the candy dish.
I just discovered your blog. Love the concept! I look forward to hearing your stories from the porch.
Welcome to the porch! Pull up a chair. Can I get you something to drink?
Poked around your blog a bit after seeing it on WordPress Freshly Pressed – great stuff. Just out of curiosity, where in Minnesota are you? I am a native Minnesotan now living in New Orleans, so I was just curious.
Enjoyed reading your work, look forward to reading moe as I subscribed.
Have agreat weekend, happy Father’s Day! (I saw you mentioned ‘the kids’ a few times.)
Mark L.
Thanks!
I am a resident of the Greater Twin Cities Metropolitan Area now, but was born and raised in a podunk town in Upstate New York.
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