"...we part with tender relations stretching far behind us, that never can be exactly renewed..."
I never try to stay too long in one place. I think it's the people that you surround yourself that makes a house a home. And, since you can never be too far from good friends or family, you'll always be a little nearer to him than you think.
Scott,
sorry to hear of yr. predicament; i hope a good solution presents itself soon. Moving is a pain, but sometimes its good to go through all the stuff we accumulate.
mojo:
Thanks for that. Like you, I've never stayed in one place too long. But you're right, it's the people who choose to surround yourself with that "makes a house a home."
Scot
rdl,
Thanks for coming by. Moving is always a pain, which is why I think getting rid of most of stuff may make less so, maybe even carthetic.
Scot
Extremely well thought and beautifully written. Housing for the less than affluent continues to dissolve into the ether, and even teeny bits of communities are being blighted, whether by Wal-Mart, smart condos, or McMansions.
Thanks for the great read.
And how true.
Craig,
You're welcome. Appreciate your visit and comment. Thanks.
Scot
AS always, the calm, reasoned breakdown of what is. (I wish our elected representatives could learn how to evaluate the facts in front of them instead of raging and pointing fingers.)
For a town as small as the area you live in to allow that many affordable apartments to be taken off the market is unconscienable, but I have seen such deals there before - and in other towns and cities. A little under-the-table perks for the right people usually wins the day.
Good luck at city hall!
How well you tell the story of the people who are faced with this decision that they had no part in making. I can almost hear them thinking. I can hear myself thinking what I thought in similar situations. You have brought those thoughts and feelings . . . and insights back to me.
The darn thing is that the developers are playing Monopoly. They are just going around the board, passing "Go," trying to get their next property. And you know when you play Monopoly, you never really think about the people who live and work inside that hotel you just mortgaged on Boardwalk. Those people aren't really real. It's a game after all.
How well you tell this. How could the planning board not see? The problem, of course, whether they can do anything at all. They have their own "game" to play. I'm so sad to hear that this phenomena of our time as come to visit at your life.
gramma:
Unconscionable? Yes, it would seem so.
As Liz says in her comment, it's as if a game of monopoly is being played, but without any thought or concern for the people whose lives may be effected by their transactions. Thanks for visiting and commenting.
Scot
Liz,
Your analogy of "Monopoly" is a good one. And you make a good point: ". . .you never really think about the people who live and work inside that hotel you just mortgaged on Boardwalk."
Too much with real estate these days has gone beyond making a reasonable return. As I see it, the market's in for an eventual crash. Wages are not increasing fast enough to keep up with housing costs, and it's getting to the point where most people will be unable to buy any kind of housing.
Appreciate your insight,
Scot
Scot, I sent you an e-mail about this earlier, but I thought I'd mention how clearly and compassionately but not condescendingly you've laid out the situation in your post.
BTW, we share a family name---my father's family came from New Brunswick where there are a lot of Cunninghams.
Lorna,
Thank you for your kind and thoughtful comment. Seems like quite a few Cunninghams are spread throughout New England and eastern Canada. Although I'm not sure if I have any direct relations to the Cunningham's of New Brunswick, although I'm sure there must be an eventual common link somewhere. My grandparents came over in 1929 from St. Andrews, Scotland. I'd like to go there for a visit someday.
Having a problem with my email today. But I'll get back to you as soon as I have access again.
Scot
Somehow I sense that you carry your tranquility and happiness within yourself, and you will be fine wherever you land. Hope it's a place with a nice view!
patry,
Your reassuring comment is appreciated. A view would be nice. Thanks for coming by,
Scot
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