Siiiigh…
Sometimes life is the bees’ knees but sometimes it’s not. It can be tiring, sad, frustrating or nuisance value.
Any or all of those things.
And when it is, I’ve noticed I retreat with willingness to House.
After a frustrating week, nothing super bad, but in its own way, energy-sapping, I pulled up at House with a super sigh of relief. The dogs leaped from the car, I unloaded food and a weekend bag (and faithful laptop, Gisborne files etc) and stood on the patio listening.
Birds.
Children in the schoolyard.
Waves.
The sigh of the sea breeze.
I lifted the keys and with a rattle and squeak, they unlocked the one door that House has, a glass multi-panelled door that allows even more sunshine into an already luminescent space. And then I stood at the entrance and rubbed my hand over the architrave saying, ‘Hallo House. It’s good to be back…’
And House just wrapped its light, pleasant, plain interior around me, welcoming me back. Healing without saying a word.
That night, I slept for 9 hours…
What a beautiful place to spend some time.
Ann, it’s heavenly and has its own personality. I’m very lucky.
Very glad to hear it, Prue. It’s so easy to overdo things. We all need a time to be at peace.
Ah Gerry, I consider myself blessed to have a healing place to escape to any time I like!
Looks a really lovely calm place! I wish I lived closer to the sea…something very soothing about the waves.
It’s a funny little house, Kathryn. Ever since we bought it from the elderly lady who was its original owner, twenty four years ago, it has been a very calm house, an uplifting place. There is always somewhere you can sit to ‘get away’, either inside or in the garden. As to the beach and the waves- soothing indeed. When I’m in town, I have a little machine that plays ambient sound. My favourite channel is the waves. Great to write by…
I love your posts about House. It’s like a mini holiday just reading about it. We holiday in North Queensland in a house on the beach- I love the sound of the waves at night and always sleep so well.
Have you seen the pictures of Richard Armitage at the Emmy’s tea party event- just released? He’s looking very Gisborne like.
Kindred spirit, Bollyknickers. Nothing like beaches! And no, haven’t seen RA at the Emmy’s. Off right NOW to seek him out!!!! Thanks for the heads-up!