Q: What does “home” means to you?
A: We live in the woods, on an island. Coming home from the big city, I really experience the importance of place. The closer the ferry gets to the island, the more relaxed I feel. My shoulders let go, my head empties. This place is where I leave traffic and crowds behind and become more me. This place, this island, nurtures and supports me. It is, therefore, pretty odd that after 13 years, I don’t think of this place as home. Home is still the Bay Area, California, where Leah grew up, where we had three cats and a dog, where we were a family together.
2 thoughts on “The meaning of home”
Having lived in 16 different homes since I was married in 1967, I have found that HOME is simply where my family is at the time. Maybe Sunnyvale or San Jose or Louisville or wherever. As long as there is the love of a spouse, children, and, of course, a dog, there is HOME.
People ask me where I’m from or where’s my home…Right here, is my answer.
Karen,
It occurs to me that an island would make a wonderful setting for your next book.
Think about it!
xo
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