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I often find myself thinking of the phrase “home is where the heart is.” It is a phrase that debunks the idea that a home is one physical space in which an individual resides. Instead, it argues that a home is where one feels the most love, the most belonging, and so on. It’s a beautiful concept, really, and it is one that helps me to understand how fortunate I am to feel that way regarding two places. Not everyone is lucky enough to have the experience of growing older in tw

Late June arrived before anyone realized, and the summer heat had begun to linger over the town. The trees sway along to the melody of the rusted wind chime and birdsong, which echo across the acres of space, occupied only by the wild. Golden light trickles across the splintered wood that sits beneath my feet. I take in the crisp, sweet smell of the freshly trimmed grass that was recently bathed in last night’s shower and finally take my seat in the rocking chair that has bee