A year and two weeks…that’s roughly how long ago I arrived with a moving truck, anxious for my fresh start, my new beginning, my do-over or maybe my do better. Anyway, I was attracted to my new home specifically because I loved the lanai (which I had only seen in realtor photos). A dear and trusted friend toured the property on my behalf and reported back that she thought this would be a great fit for my situation…and bonus: we would live relatively close to each other. A few weeks later, it became my new home sweet home. I quickly got to unpacking loads of boxes and made a point to focus rather quickly on decorating my lanai. I had brought several pieces from my former yard when I moved and was excited to find each piece it’s place in my new space. It’s funny how we want to start over~start fresh and yet we bring so many things from our past into our future. There’s comfort in the known, in what we’ve cherished and come to love. Packing those garden items up, having them loaded and unloaded from a moving truck and moved cross country didn’t come cheap. I was certain I wanted each of those pieces, so certain I sacrificed bringing other things in their place. The truth is, very few of those once precious items are even being used or displayed now. Much of what was so valuable to me 13 months ago has since been sold or donated. Garden decor became a metaphor for my life…
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