"May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most dazzling view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds." – Edward Abbey
HOME RENOVATIONS
Sunset on the Porch, Hartford, NY
“The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” – Maya Angelou
In my quest for finding what the word ‘home’ means for me, I have moved a lot. From busy suburbs to the rural farming community where I now live, I’ve experienced both the joys and pains of living in many different places. And each time I have learned a little more about myself, as well.
I discovered that at the heart of each move to a new place is the drive to create. Whether that means helping a musty old farmhouse come back to life after years of disrepair, or unveiling the sleeping beauty inside a neglected Queen Anne, I have enjoyed each and every project to the full.
Even the missteps along the way were valuable lessons. And in the end I have created homes for both myself and others to enjoy.
I've never really liked labels, I am this, I am that. But in the interest of introducing myself, I can say that I am many things: nurse, writer, photographer, poet, painter, gardener, friend, armchair philosopher, counselor, nature lover, home makeover aficionado, movie buff, practicing yogi, and aspiring world traveler. I think that's a pretty good list for now. I want to become a bigger part of the vital, creative force I feel deeply at work in the world and connect with other people who want to do the same.
I've never really liked labels, I am this, I am that. But in the interest of introducing myself, I can say that I am many things: nurse, writer, photographer, poet, painter, gardener, friend, armchair philosopher, counselor, nature lover, home makeover aficionado, movie buff, practicing yogi, and aspiring world traveler. I think that's a pretty good list for now. I want to become a bigger part of the vital, creative force I feel deeply at work in the world and connect with other people who want to do the same.
