Where is it for you? In The Lemon Orchard Julia drives cross-country from Old Lyme CT to Malibu CA. She's lived her whole life on the east coast, but something inside is driving her to find a new place, make sense of life's events, hold tight to her some treasured ideas and let go of others. She might not know it at first, but she's looking for a new home.
Do you live in the same home town where you grew up? Have you moved half a world away? Do you love to visit the places you spent your childhood summers or have you explored new territories?
I've done both. I love the Old Lyme beach cottage my grandparents built, and I've also left the familiar behind to search out new places. It's not that one is better than the other; it's more a matter of listening to that inner voice and following where it leads. Home is where the cats are, a place to sit quietly to think and write and read, a comfy chair in the shade.
What is the place that you call home?
[UPDATE May 7: Congratulations Rachel Hartwig on winning this week's drawing!]