Clearing Out the Cobwebs

I’ve never had a summer house or ski condo or anything like that, but checking back in here with my website and blog feels like I imagine that would feel.

It’s a place I know and love, but the key feels a little sticky in the lock and when I look around it has an empty, stale feeling.  I can almost see the vase full of wilted flowers on the table, and cobwebs in the corners.

Things are just as I left them in the middle of December, not realizing that I would be gone quite so long.    It’s like I planned to be gone for just a few days, but it ended up being weeks.  And so instead of closing up properly, making sure the fridge was emptied and the trash taken out, things are kind of scattered about.

Definitely not a conscious exit!

I’ve been thinking for a couple of weeks now that I really needed to get back in here and do a little tidying up and I’m sure I will.

But most of that will have to wait.

I imagine if I did have a little cabin in the woods somewhere I’d spend the first hour or two visiting every room, opening the windows and airing the place out.  I’d be making sure the electricity and hot water were functional, taking inventory in the kitchen, wiping down the counters and getting rid of the most obvious cobwebs.

But after that, after making sure the basics were handled, I think I’d want to light a fire in the fireplace and curl up on the couch with a cup of tea  (Because there would always be a stash of tea in the cupboards!) and soak up the essence of the space: warmth, safety, coziness, comfort, relaxation and spaciousness.

And then I might pull out a book or my knitting or enjoy a quiet conversation with anyone else who wanted to chat for a bit.

So despite all the things that need to be done, the wilted flowers that need to be taken out, the remains of the last project that need to be cleaned up, etc… I’m not doing any of that today.

Right now, I just want to warm up this space and warm up myself for the tasks of tidying, re-arranging and so forth.

So today I’m just waving Hello.  I’d love it if you’d wave back, and if you’re so inclined, you’re welcome to sit and stay for a while.

There’s plenty of room on the sofa and I have lots of blankets to cuddle up in.  And the tea kettle is always on!

Do you have a cabin/summer house/vacation condo or some such?  What is it like when you go back after being gone for a while?  Do you have a blog that you sometimes leave unattended?  What’s it like for you when you venture back in?

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