It is near empty. The closing is Monday
and the house still has 'good bones'
I could see myself many years ago, standing
in front of the dining room window,
...
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Louise Marie-My best friend Lew took a photo of an old house, and he entitled it, 'The house where nobody lives in'-but the picture is haunted by the memories of those who loved there-and I thank you for capturing that familiarity that simultaneously helps us feel at home and yet tenders the distance and melancholy we richly experience. Phillip
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Louise Marie-My best friend Lew took a photo of an old house, and he entitled it, 'The house where nobody lives in'-but the picture is haunted by the memories of those who loved there-and I thank you for capturing that familiarity that simultaneously helps us feel at home and yet tenders the distance and melancholy we richly experience. Phillip