Our House Sings

3/4/2023

Our house sings when winter storm winds blow.

Does it sing stories of creaky bones at the ripe old age of 113?

Does it sing stories of the father who built this house for his daughter so that he could look out the window of his house at night and see light from his daughter's house and know that she and her family were safe?

Does it sing stories of the family who raised three sons here 90 years ago?

Does it sing stories of the garden viewers who toured the grounds or of the golf course long overtaken by the forest?

Does it sing stories of the woman who lived here years ago and how she dressed all in white and danced on the lawn in the middle of the night?

Does it sing stories of us as young parents moving in with a two and a four-year-old?

Does it sing stories of Christmas morning pasts of two little boys who were so excited about their Lego sets that they forgot to get dressed for hours?

Does it sing stories of those two little boy transforming into towering teenagers?

Does it sing stories of breaking hearts mixing with tears of joy as those two young men left the house?

Does it sing stories about the two little girls who graced our house with their presence this fall?

Does it sing stories only about the past, or does it also sing about what's to come?

Our house sings when winter storm winds blow.

5 Comments

Susan M Kennedy

3/4/2023 05:09:44 am

The format is beautiful, but I'm so curious about how you know this beautiful history of your house. Have you read that book, Farmhouse?

Kate Narita link

3/4/2023 05:19:05 am

Hi Susan,
I have not read Farmhouse, but I will check it out. I'm always looking for books to listen to as I commute to and from work.
I know the house's history through various sources. One of the three brothers pulls in our driveway every now and then to tell us tales about he and his brothers. He's the only one left. People in town have told us stories throughout the years, too. The property next to ours is a DCR property, and the private owners who partnered with DCR to renovate the property, did research on their house. It's a public space, a lovely cafe, and the story of how the former state park superintendent built our house for his daughter is framed on their wall.
Thanks for asking,
Kate

Erika Victor

3/4/2023 07:27:23 am

I love these questions! It is fun to imagine the lives that have been lived in the space we now call home.

3/4/2023 06:31:10 pm

Yes, it is fun to imagine, and it is also fun to remember a few of the many memories we've made here over the course of 18 years.

Ramona link

3/5/2023 11:39:44 am

Lovely to read and contemplate. It makes me think of our house of 25 years we just left this past summer. When I was teaching, I learned that one of my student's grandparents built the house.
I love how your stories have been added on to the stories you've learned. I enjoyed meeting you this morning at our slicer zoom.

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