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Over at Revgals Songbird says: I've got home on my mind: what it feels like, how we make it, what we carry from the past and how we separate other people's leftovers from objects that really reflect our identity. My family has had one home for the past 13 years, the longest I've ever lived anywhere. As the time when all the children are gone comes closer, I wonder where my next home will be?
So here are five questions about home.
So here are five questions about home.
Hmm, this is an interesting one for me, I have lived all over this country and in not a few places around the world, being in a fixed location is unusual for me and so home takes on a different meaning. That said here is my play.
1) Where was your first home?
1) Where was your first home?
The first home I remember was in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, I lived there for about 8 years I was born in Singapore and we moved to Kuala Lumpur when I was still to young to really remember it.
2) Do you ever dream about places you used to live?
No. I miss different things about different places, e.g. the Texas heat, being close to the sea in Tollesbury, the beauty of Norfolk. etc. But this is not the stuff of dreams!
3) If you could bring back one person from your past to sit at your dinner table, who would you choose?
Oh that is quite difficult to answer, but I guess right now I'd say my mum, she died 2 years ago and we will miss her at my youngest daughters wedding in November :-(
4) What's your favorite room in your current living space?
The Conservatory, it is bright and warm and looks out on the garden.
The cello is not mine!
5) Is there an object or an item where you live now that represents home? If not, can you think of one from your childhood?
Our rug, it has now lived in 4 different living rooms and is still lovely and bright!
For now home is Sherburn in Elmet, North Yorkshire:
