Understanding Space

Jeff and I are meeting for dinner tomorrow evening.
I am his pretend sister and he is my pretend brother.

Jeff and I have looked at DOZENS of houses together,
either from the MLS sheet or by walking through them.

Khem (my husband) and I decided to sell our 1890,
Carpenter Gothic,Victorian home in Stone Ridge, NY.
We wanted an easier house
and I had a bad feeling about the real estate market.
Jeff sold our home just as the market was starting to crack.
We bought what we call The Tree House.

This is not my father's house.
The last house was so similar to the one my father renovated
for our family in Lakeville CT that my mother commented,
"Your father would have bought this house."
I already knew that.
What I didn't know was how difficult it would be to live in.
After putting two roofs on
and rebuilding the front porch that tried to twist off the house
Jeff helped us move on - into a new home and on with our lives!

Yet, this history of moving through space with Jeff is precious to me.
He was willing to imagine our lives in different configurations
and then advise us.
He understands design in relation to feeling, motion and use.
This is rare.

I will bring the designs/ patents to our dinner
and we will walk through them together.
We may never build them,
but it is entering the museum of my father's creation
with a trusted friend/ chosen brother and wonderful playmate.
In case you haven't gathered from my previous posts,
a good playmate is special.

xoxo,
Bob's Daughter