I stand on my new porch and through the leaf-barren trees and down the hill I spy a river. Across the river, I spy the ground where my great-grandfather’s house once stood. I spy my father stopping by his front porch every day when he walked home from school for a snack or a hug from my great-grandmother. I spy her waiting for him wearing her big apron, wiping her hands, telling everyone, “Whatever he did wrong, he didn’t go to do it.”
From my new front porch, I spy the one-room schoolhouse on the river where my grandmother taught. I spy her ringing the old bell, calling her students inside, loading the woodstove to keep them all warm. I spy the house over the next hill she built with her own money after my grandfather died. I spy the little cemetery where he’s buried. I spy my father coming back from the war to see my great-grandfather one last time. I spy my great-aunts and great-uncles and innumerable cousins who lived and loved here once upon a time.
And sometimes I stand on this new porch and I think they spy me. :smile:
Posted by Suzanne McMinn on November 9, 2007
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Yes, please put me in the draw.
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PS please enter me for the drawing.
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You do have lovely memories, Suzanne, memories to hold close to your heart and cherish all your days.
Please do enter me in the draw and happy Friday to all.
-Kim
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I’d like to be included in the draw too.
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Count me in the draw.
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I hope you have a wonderful day!
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Please add me to the drawing.
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The house is looking so good – what a legacy YOU are leaving. :smile:
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Please put me in for the draw too.
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What lovely pictures — your house and land are so full of memories!
I spy….
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