Homecoming!

   Tonight is our favorite sort of evening because a little before eight we'll pick our daughter up at the train station and she'll spend the weekend with us. One of the most satisfying aspects of doing all these projects is seeing Sudie James' reaction each time she comes home. Tonight we celebrate our fourth month in the house and we will celebrate her fourth visit with a delicious dinner made by Pete.
   It's a lovely change of pace for her here since this is quite rural compared to her life in NYC.

125th

The green in our town

    When she is here with me we take walks in the woods, sip hot cider, visit used book stores and dream that one day it may warm up enough to return to the beach or sit out by the fire under the many stars.
    But when she arrives tonight we will whisk her back to the house and she will walk through the rooms and point out the changes that she sees. I've purposely held onto the next post since it is her latest surprise, and as she sits on the train that is hurtling towards us, I hope she is filled with as much anticipation as we feel about her imminent arrival.
   Welcome home, my love.

Art by our friend Jon Oldham