My little front porch is a special place. I have written about it before...how it wasn't used for the first couple of years, but now it is a favorite place to sit. I fixed it up with quilts, cushions, tables, chairs, and a plant stand. I have an old glass jar that I filled with white Christmas lights...turned on, it looks so pretty at night. My small garden is right next to the porch. We can look at the flowers, watch the hummingbirds and see what is going on around our neighborhood. I can remember my Grandma, sitting on her porch, when I was growing up. She watched and watched...it was a favorite pastime for her. It does appeal to older people, because we like to see what young people are up to. New bikes, roller blades, kids running, and in our neighborhood....golf cart parades. My little neighbor girl comes over, whenever she sees us outside. She makes herself at home...sometimes sitting between us, I have a big doll that sits in one of the chairs. He is a "pouting kid" no face and he kneels on his legs. She loves this thing. Wants to take off his clothes and put them on again.She loves him and scolds him...sounding, I'm sure, like her Mother. She takes all the quilts and throws, lays him on the bench and covers him, before she goes home. He is fixed for the night. The other night, Joe, went out on the porch to sit for a bit. It was late and very dark. He went to sit on the bench and jumped up....he said that he thought someone was there. It was just the doll, with all his covers. Gave Joe a scare for just a moment. A porch can be a restful place...even just a stoop, like our old house after the war. My Mom painted the little stoop and put those metal chairs that would rock and tip over. They were yellow. She bought a lemonade set in yellow to go with her tiny porch. At night, during those hot summers in the 50's, you would find her out there sipping lemonade and watching the neighborhood. She is gone now, but yesterday was her birthday. I looked in the mirror this morning and saw a glimpse of her. I think I will go have coffee on my little porch.
Balisha
Balisha
