"We leave something of ourselves behind when we leave a place, we stay there, even though we go away. And there are things in us that we can find again only by going back there." - Pascal Mercier
I love this story Teri. It's hard to go back, but at least the house is still there. The house I grew up in in Northern CA is gone, the lot is not split into 4 parcels, but the driveway was still there and the pine trees that my Dad planted. There's a story there too...
I know those feelings you describe so well. One of my friends bought the house we sold when we left CA. Now that I'm back, I've seen not only the outside but the inside. Trust me, be glad you didn't venture in ;-)
Lovely, Teri. Your musing gave me a sense of who you were AND still are. I love that about you. Rhonda
Thanks so much, Rhonda! I'm going to try to be more like the woman I was (keeping the best parts of the woman I am too, of course)!
I love this story Teri. It's hard to go back, but at least the house is still there. The house I grew up in in Northern CA is gone, the lot is not split into 4 parcels, but the driveway was still there and the pine trees that my Dad planted. There's a story there too...
Thanks, Holly! I'm sorry I just saw this! Tell me your story, please!
I know those feelings you describe so well. One of my friends bought the house we sold when we left CA. Now that I'm back, I've seen not only the outside but the inside. Trust me, be glad you didn't venture in ;-)
Yeah, you're probably right!