Heart of the Matter

Where we love is home,
Home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.

~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

What place

does your

heart call

home?

Even though

I live in

the Midwest,

my heart

feels most

at home

in the

Pacific Northwest.

I love

the lush green

fern and flower-

strewn forest

floors....

The wildness

of the Coast....

The snow-capped

mountains, like

benevolent

watch-guards...

And the verdant

river valleys,

bringing forth

fruit

lavender

wine...

I love the

marine fog,

in the mornings....

The crisp and

starry evenings...

I love the

dry heat of

the summers

{and no mosquitoes!}

And the misty,

damp winters

with fires in

the fireplace....

I love 

the pioneering

spirit of the

North West...

Lewis and Clark

Sacajawea

But more

than anything

else, I love

three special

people {and one

new puppy}

who call it 

home.

Dad and Kate

My Gigi

Mom and Kate

Packing our 

bags....

Getting ready....

Going home.

What place

does your

heart

call

home?

PS:  Thank you for your

continued thoughts and

prayers; your messages

and e-mails about my

friend Kathleen. 

Her surgery went well

and we await the pathology

report {fingers crossed}!


[images:
all flickr {click for attribution}
except:  lavender fields
three special people
one silly dog in suitcase!]

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