tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post2922591912054185010..comments2023-10-06T06:24:23.622-04:00Comments on don't eat alone: imaginary estateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-12238531428429863432007-09-15T10:25:00.000-04:002007-09-15T10:25:00.000-04:00Written as only someone who values the spirit of a...Written as only someone who values the spirit of a home and who has a home for sale! And as someone who presently also has a home for sale I especially appreciate the line, How can I leave this house to someone<BR/>without imagination enough to see it?<BR/><BR/>Somtimes, before a showing, I intentionally leave something in the house just so the prospective buyer knows that real people with real lives live in this home.<BR/>Thank you!redbarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831106176785052009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-28663957346019404622007-09-13T14:24:00.000-04:002007-09-13T14:24:00.000-04:00Great take on the prompt Milton. I especially lik...Great take on the prompt Milton. I especially liked:<BR/><BR/>"Our laughter and longing have colored the walls and settled into the carpet."<BR/><BR/>What a great image!<BR/><BR/>Glad you found the island!Rob Kistnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11365982588165098990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-35587023837050912872007-09-13T10:57:00.000-04:002007-09-13T10:57:00.000-04:00We are. Our house was built in 1910, one of the ol...We are. Our house was built in 1910, one of the oldest homes in this neighborhood, probably as a summer place for someone. It's a great old place.<BR/><BR/>Peace<BR/>Miltondon't eat alonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407613063346798197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-15787280557146807242007-09-13T10:49:00.000-04:002007-09-13T10:49:00.000-04:00Amen. I was just watching some show about how to s...Amen. I was just watching some show about how to sell your home and you're right. people try to make them like show homes.<BR/><BR/>oh well.<BR/><BR/>Hey, you're living in an old home again? I remember the row house in Boston, of course. What personality that home had!Real Live Preacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757644935379896122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-5394689861769792252007-09-12T23:40:00.000-04:002007-09-12T23:40:00.000-04:00Life seems to have taken on the category of 'invis...Life seems to have taken on the category of 'invisible'. This post is delightful, full of fun, wisdom, provocative from start to finish.Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-65190858029156784912007-09-12T22:26:00.000-04:002007-09-12T22:26:00.000-04:00just moved and it never felt quite right running o...just moved and it never felt quite right running out so they wouldnt have to see people lived there, then again maybe it was cause i didnt want to leave, and still wish we hadnt. beautifully written tho, good luck with your house and wherever your journeys take you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-29899803192261941682007-09-12T17:36:00.000-04:002007-09-12T17:36:00.000-04:00I really like this! It sounds like your home has i...I really like this! It sounds like your home has incredible energy in it and lots of love. I love the line "How can I leave this house to someone/ without imagination enough to see it?" Right on. Let them look somewhere else. And I love the distinction you made between real estate and the imaginary estate.<BR/>:)Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11746014771712020963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-81893139048646057302007-09-12T13:48:00.000-04:002007-09-12T13:48:00.000-04:00I love this line "our house stands on stones and s...I love this line "our house stands on stones and stories" - I don't own a home, but I have a table that has been host to countless conversations, struggles, joys, tears, boredom . . . <BR/><BR/>Nice to meet you at Writer's Island.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-59223108147489586112007-09-12T13:16:00.000-04:002007-09-12T13:16:00.000-04:00Milton, I have been through "staging" a home TWICE...Milton, I have been through "staging" a home TWICE and I really hated it. It feels sad to sit around in a bland "model" house for months waiting for it to sell - never being comfortable or at home.<BR/><BR/>Your prose is BEAUTIFUL.Tee/Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01213584316807112321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-24023818539595325552007-09-12T12:15:00.000-04:002007-09-12T12:15:00.000-04:00I loved this.A couple years ago, when we were look...I loved this.<BR/><BR/>A couple years ago, when we were looking around to try to find our starter home, I wrote about looking at houses that smelled of new paint and cinnamon, because all the walls had been painted cream and someone had boiled cinnamon sticks to make it "smell like a home". Drove me nuts.<BR/><BR/>And I still live in an apartment where the hall smells like a home - Old Bay when the neighbors have crab, and curry most days, and pizza and fried chicken in the elevator...Plain Foolishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02922112483988477841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-85573485595675659922007-09-12T11:44:00.000-04:002007-09-12T11:44:00.000-04:00I enjoyed reading. I particularly liked this:Our l...I enjoyed reading. I particularly liked this:<BR/><BR/>Our laughter and longing have colored<BR/>the walls and settled into the carpetJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15149139820474072721noreply@blogger.com