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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

i live here

photo by Mary @ simple things

I live here, in a small house that my father built with his own two hands,
where my grandfather's clock holds pride of place on the mantel,
and the morning light is a blessing.

Here are my mother's curtains, my aunt's mirror,
and my grandmother's coal scuttle.
Books are piled on the floor, and a woolen throw lays ready to warm the morning air.

Here is where I dream,
where I hug my children and kiss my husband before the roaring fire.
My little red house.
I live here.


23 comments:

  1. oh mary - so beautiful - so very beautiful

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  2. so beautiful and with love that just oozes from those walls !

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  3. I didn't know that your father built the little red house...that makes it even more special! I love the books piled on the floor!

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  4. Beautiful history in your home. Love hearing about it's past and how you live in it so fully in the present.
    Great job!

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  5. That is just a wonderful room, I love all the history behind it. It would be the perfect place to be.

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  6. just perfect. i love all the memories and sentiment here. such a beautiful room, too!

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  7. love this. would love your home, full of life and memories.

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  8. Beautiful room and words...I would love curling up on that couch with a good book and a cuppa.

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  9. your lounge room is gorgeous. I would sit on the couch, next to the fire and look out the window. sigh.

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  10. This is just the sort of comfy room I love....surrounded by books. I never have any luck trying to photograph my interior spaces. I love this picture. It draws me right into the room.

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  11. A home built and filled with such love. How lucky you are to have this... So nice to meet you!

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  12. This room looks so welcoming, and like the home of a family. Beautiful.

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  13. wow! all that history in one place! that's so awesome where you have so much of your family and memories.

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  14. What a beautiful place full of family history and love to nurture and raise your family. I've moved so much in my lifetime that I can't even imagine how sweet that must feel.

    So nice to meet you Mary!

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  15. Family and memories of family - what's better than that? Best place to live.

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  16. this looks a perfect spot to curl up in and leaf through that pile of books on the floor.

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  17. deep sigh, for love. i love the stories that go along with your home.
    *waving and blowing kisses, to Mary*
    : )

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  18. So meaningful. I love your home!

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  19. What a beautiful home you have! This is a fantastic photo!

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  20. your home looks like the setting for a romantic novel- so warm and inviting! to be surrounded by all your family's belongings must be so comforting.

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