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Dear Aunty Moonbeam Header by sketchystyles.comI cherish weird things about every home I’ve ever lived in.

In my childhood home it was the doorway between the living room and the kitchen. It was a threshold between the old part of the house and a newer addition. My brother told me once during a thunderstorm that the old part of the house was protected by a lightening rod but that the new addition was not. My six-year-old mind extrapolated that information and decided that it wasn’t safe to go into the kitchen during a storm. So I would sit in the doorway and watch my mom cook from across the room.  You couldn’t budge me into the kitchen with a crowbar.

At my childhood cottage there was a screen door that had a particularly noisy hinge and gave a distinct twang when it slammed shut. I’m sure the way we kids ran through that door and let it bang behind us drove the adults insane. But years later when visiting the cottage I just had to swing that door wiiiiiddde open so I could hear it’s loud rusty goodness.

In my first apartment it was the measly 30″ of counterspace in the kitchen.  I loved that teensy little prep area - it was my zone.  In those two and a half feet I made meals, assembled snacks and once, for a friend’s wedding, baked 252 cookies.

In my current apartment it’s my art wall.  To some it might seem like a giant white wall with things haphazardly tacked to it (which kinda sounds like how serial killers decorate).  But to me it’s evidence of an ongoing experiment with colour and expression. It also holds quite a bit of my kid’s art, the sight of which reminds me never to take any of my projects too seriously.  He can create something just as full of life and movement and shape with a few absent-minded brush strokes.

I’m sure I’m not alone in these strange loves.  I bet if I could talk to every person who reads this post (man, wouldn’t that be fun??…oh the conversations we would have about crafting!) we would discover that everyone loves something weird about their home.

I did the below sketches years ago for friend of a friend I never met.  He wanted drawings of his cottage and I asked for him to supply photos of the favourite areas or vistas.  What I got back was a series of vignettes but no explanation of their meaning.  I don’t mind because it allowed me to make up my own stories about what he loved about his cottage.  Maybe these chairs faced the sunset.  Maybe this porch corner was where his dog lay in the sun.

All I know is that they meant something to him.  And I’m so happy I could create drawings to tell that story.

How about it dear readers?  Anyone else have a special (albeit strange) part of the house they love?  Anyone else feel a fondness for the odd nooks and crannies of a home?

Front and Chairs Sketch by sketchystyles.com

Garden Corner Sketch by sketchystyles.com

Post Signature by sketchystyles.com

Follow along!


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