Sad or lonely house??

My house is sometimes sad - especially when watching the news lately. I have also been to two major funerals and talked with a friend about another. People are missed.

My house is not lonely though - I am always doing something. When I am at home relaxing it is quiet but that is different.

In the latest episode of Little House on the Prairie the little house was empty as everyone was away. Laura went by to see it and she was asked how it looked. She said lonely.

My neighbour’s house looks to be lonely when she is not at home - no lights on at night and no dogs out and about in the back yard.

A long time ago now my mom fell and broke her leg. She stepped out for the afternoon and was not home again for 10 weeks. That was the first time I stayed alone in the house. I was not lonely though. The garden did miss her.

Then in 2001 and 2004 when my mom was in the hospital and convalescent home, the house was lonely then. The folks that bought it said to me - the house seems to be sad and lonely. It was missing my mom’s attention and attendance. The house was never the same for me and my sister.