Beautiful writing, Shawn. I can relate to so much of this. My husband and I are in the midst of letting go of a property that has been in the family for 50 years. We have lived here for 19. Before that, it belonged to my grandparents, who built the little house and barn in a former potato field with an incredible view of the mountains. Everywhere I look, I see a memory--from my earliest childhood, to raising my own children. Every corner of the six acres. Every scar on a tree or ding in a wall. I remember. But our kids don't want it, and we want to travel as nomads, so we sold it. We are happy to start this next chapter of our lives, but it is bittersweet. Indeed, parting with something/someone so dear is a uniquely sweet sorrow. Thanks for writing.
This beautiful writing really hit home with me. We recently cut down the large tree in the front of our over 100 year old farmhouse. The electric company had trimmed the top of it so that is was very misshapen and it prevented sunlight from reaching the front of the house at all. I’m enjoying the clear view of our pasture and it will provide some firewood to heat our home for a few weeks. I didn’t think any of our grown children would care, but the youngest asked to save a slab to make a small table out of it to “remember” the tree. All four of them climbed that tree and used the various swings that have been tied to it. Thank you for putting my thoughts into beautiful words!!
Beautiful writing, Shawn. I can relate to so much of this. My husband and I are in the midst of letting go of a property that has been in the family for 50 years. We have lived here for 19. Before that, it belonged to my grandparents, who built the little house and barn in a former potato field with an incredible view of the mountains. Everywhere I look, I see a memory--from my earliest childhood, to raising my own children. Every corner of the six acres. Every scar on a tree or ding in a wall. I remember. But our kids don't want it, and we want to travel as nomads, so we sold it. We are happy to start this next chapter of our lives, but it is bittersweet. Indeed, parting with something/someone so dear is a uniquely sweet sorrow. Thanks for writing.
Thanks for sharing that, Sherry. That must be tough to walk away from, but also, what an exciting adventure awaits! Soak it up.
This beautiful writing really hit home with me. We recently cut down the large tree in the front of our over 100 year old farmhouse. The electric company had trimmed the top of it so that is was very misshapen and it prevented sunlight from reaching the front of the house at all. I’m enjoying the clear view of our pasture and it will provide some firewood to heat our home for a few weeks. I didn’t think any of our grown children would care, but the youngest asked to save a slab to make a small table out of it to “remember” the tree. All four of them climbed that tree and used the various swings that have been tied to it. Thank you for putting my thoughts into beautiful words!!
Thanks for sharing this, Stefanie. Change can be hard, right?