tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post6641167783651534455..comments2023-07-03T04:21:51.816-07:00Comments on The Story Board: Home Sweet HomeAdriennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05583029102450754497noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-38349688519545209892009-09-11T14:26:07.158-07:002009-09-11T14:26:07.158-07:00Donna - How funny! It's a shame some people fe...Donna - How funny! It's a shame some people feel they have to be so guarded. Glad you had the chance to see it, anyway.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583029102450754497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-19432404063542513802009-09-11T13:46:21.996-07:002009-09-11T13:46:21.996-07:00How cool it must have been to visit your mom's...How cool it must have been to visit your mom's home! When my sisters and I traveled back to Oklahome several years back, we decided to seek out my dad's childhood home--the home where we spent many Christmas vacations. Both grandparents had since passed away, and the new owners were living in the home. They were not at all amused to see us staring at the house, and refused our request to even take a picture of the outside of the house. (I took one anyway.) They seemed to secretive and anxious about us being there that we decided perhaps they were in the witness relocation program or were felons on the lam. Ya never know.msprimadonna67https://www.blogger.com/profile/04987221270784648882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-74056085870220887592009-08-23T19:12:47.911-07:002009-08-23T19:12:47.911-07:00No, you can't go back, can you? We moved ever...No, you can't go back, can you? We moved every 4 years when I was growing up and my parents have continued to move at said pace. My home is here now. I have nowhere to go back to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-52300697443232743812009-08-21T06:00:27.962-07:002009-08-21T06:00:27.962-07:00I still visit my hometown as my brothers and brot...I still visit my hometown as my brothers and brother-in-law are in the same town.It is a small town but a lot of memories are so alive. Now, home is where my family is - in the city.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272333503136774741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-87697686122816380332009-08-19T19:26:30.103-07:002009-08-19T19:26:30.103-07:00Keri - I think house viewing has always been part ...Keri - I think house viewing has always been part of my visits to LI - the old Victorians, the beach mansions, the post-modern architecture - it's all fun to look at.<br /><br />Suzanne - I did the same thing...up until my parents moved, I referred to a trip to Virginia as going "back home."Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583029102450754497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-33511614332352664042009-08-19T14:32:16.334-07:002009-08-19T14:32:16.334-07:00Great question. Great post. My family moved a lot ...Great question. Great post. My family moved a lot when I was a kid. I used to refer to my trips from LA to Jersey as "going home," but after my parents moved out of state, it simply became going to Jersey." And it doesn't happen often anymore.<br /><br />I like your definition of home being the place you can't wait to get back to.Suzanne Casamentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08306151428658707692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-82642035770116465452009-08-19T04:54:31.163-07:002009-08-19T04:54:31.163-07:00Gorgeous house. :) And what a wonderful trip..
H...Gorgeous house. :) And what a wonderful trip.. <br /><br />Home to me is a feeling. We never moved during my childhood, so I lived in the same home until I was twenty-four. Whenever I visit my parents, it definitely feels like home. <br /><br />And our house here at the Jersey shore feels like home. After a long day, I walk in the door and completely relax. :) <br /><br />The homes in Long Island are gorgeous, aren't they?? :)Keri Mikulskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674081854220914215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-26356403582219432562009-08-18T19:06:42.853-07:002009-08-18T19:06:42.853-07:00MG - I love the character of those old Victorians,...MG - I love the character of those old Victorians, too, but it's probably best we don't live in one. We are not really DIYers when it comes to big projects.<br /><br />BabYpose - I agree!<br /><br />Becky - Wow, right next door? I'm surprised you haven't knocked on the door yet. The curiousity would get to me!<br /><br />Kelly - I always had an itch to get away, but I can see the advantage of staying in your home town...especially when the kids are little and you need a babysitter. :)<br /><br />Anne - Oh gosh, yes...home is where the heart and a big ol' pile of laundry is.<br /><br />King of NY Hacks - I don't think that's what Dorothy said.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583029102450754497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-78394350914186368152009-08-18T17:25:57.934-07:002009-08-18T17:25:57.934-07:00Home is where the tornado takes you.Home is where the tornado takes you.King of New York Hackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08202932202319991075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-33808107646684001402009-08-18T14:16:44.369-07:002009-08-18T14:16:44.369-07:00I love that house!
Home is wherever I am with my ...I love that house!<br /><br />Home is wherever I am with my kids.<br />I only wish when I got here (we just got back from vacation, too) the laundry dragon didn't greet me...Anne Spollenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12915171740680350711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-70813242976440729692009-08-18T14:04:55.603-07:002009-08-18T14:04:55.603-07:00What a beautiful home! How wonderful you got to to...What a beautiful home! How wonderful you got to tour it again, too!<br />I live only five or ten minutes away from my childhood home so this area feels like home. But my current house (that I have lived in for ten years) feels more like home to me than the one I grew up in.Kelly Polarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968381456100611120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-69890464939386014512009-08-18T05:28:23.931-07:002009-08-18T05:28:23.931-07:00That's a great story about visiting your mom&#...That's a great story about visiting your mom's house. How nice those folks were to invite you in!<br /><br />It's such a treasure to be able to visit the site of memories. My parents built a house right beside the house in which I grew up. Every time I visit, I wish I could walk through the old house. Maybe I'll ask the neighbors next time!Rebecca Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851717214205302476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-78164496213360814512009-08-17T19:15:50.334-07:002009-08-17T19:15:50.334-07:00Home is where the loved ones are.The house is beau...Home is where the loved ones are.The house is beautiful and built in 1920s, wow.babYposehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07263491410854100332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-67825749923770417222009-08-17T18:14:57.714-07:002009-08-17T18:14:57.714-07:00I never wanted to live in an old Victorian (knowin...I never wanted to live in an old Victorian (knowing it would be a money pit) but that's where I ended up. Now I'm glad, because there's something about the character of a really old house that makes it feel homey.MG Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584010470283038023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-49411132564874490322009-08-17T16:55:58.559-07:002009-08-17T16:55:58.559-07:00Ara - Now that sounds like an interesting story!
...Ara - Now that sounds like an interesting story!<br /><br />Vodka Mom - I could've used a pair of ruby slippers last week, if it would have spared me a crummy flight home...<br /><br />Angela - I'm glad we found it, too. I haven't seen it since I was very little, but I still remembered it. Maybe that's why English Tudor is my favorite. :)Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583029102450754497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-60824259613040859352009-08-17T14:47:04.689-07:002009-08-17T14:47:04.689-07:00I'm so glad you found the house - it has chara...I'm so glad you found the house - it has character!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14741384161639818654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-11842666529310356142009-08-17T09:17:53.587-07:002009-08-17T09:17:53.587-07:00there;s no place like home, Dorothy. no place lik...there;s no place like home, Dorothy. no place like home.Vodka Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04734323418017847775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-18116737532509756342009-08-17T08:30:19.854-07:002009-08-17T08:30:19.854-07:00Wow! How cool to be invited inside! Neither or my ...Wow! How cool to be invited inside! Neither or my parents lives in a house I grew up in, so the closest thing I have these days is my in-laws' house, where my husband grew up. Since I lived with them for a couple of years, and I met them when I was eighteen, it's kind of odd, but their house is the place that most feels like "home" to me.Ara Burklundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449683179737319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-50744493318380875832009-08-17T08:28:28.738-07:002009-08-17T08:28:28.738-07:00Lily - Eh, some of the best things are sappy!
I th...Lily - Eh, some of the best things are sappy!<br />I think for a while after I moved I still thought of my parent's house as home, but it changes when you have a family of your own.<br />Your grandmother's house sounds interesting!<br /><br />LW - In a way I'm glad my childhood home was torn down. We were the only family to ever live there. I think it would be surreal to see someone else there.<br />BTW, I'd love to see pictures of your five miniature donkeys!Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583029102450754497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-38821557361121464552009-08-17T04:15:42.086-07:002009-08-17T04:15:42.086-07:00I grew up on a farm not far from where I am now; i...I grew up on a farm not far from where I am now; it is about 25 minutes away. Although close to me, I have not been by in awhile. I find it very sad to go back, the land is full of houses, and the old barn is full of building equipment. The large barn with its beautiful chestnut beams has long been taken down to <br />suit the fancy of the very rich. <br /><br />Home for me now is here in my gray saltbox with its welcoming red door. Home is with my dh, kids and <br />five Miniature donkeys. Someday we will leave this place and I know my kids will be sad. I envision them doing just what you just did, driving by and saying that is where I use to play.<br /><br />LouiseLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991997893130824007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4528227961565444889.post-63573712808357399222009-08-16T18:38:45.212-07:002009-08-16T18:38:45.212-07:00My parents moved out of my childhood home about 30...My parents moved out of my childhood home about 30 seconds after I left for college- we'd been there 16 years! <br />Their new house is very nice, and comfortable, but it doesn't feel like home. <br />My grandmother still lives in the house where my mother grew up. It has that same unreal 20's spanish inspiried architecture that you can't find in our part of the country anymore. <br />I'd say, since Mr. Cate and I got our first place, home is wherever he is. <br />I know. Sappy. But true.Lily Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17732112345439595471noreply@blogger.com