Tuesday, May 7, 2013

10 Reasons to Have a Porch

1. A porch is a place of peaceful contemplation and enjoying the flora and fauna. 



2. A porch is the best spot to park rocking chairs, which invite folks to sit down and enjoy some face-to-face, tech-free conversation.


3. A porch is the poor man's counselor's office.

4. A porch is doubly special when it has a swing attached. It's my favorite place to hang out with my grandchildren and rock the baby to sleep.



5. A porch is an oversized playpen for children, pets, and adults alike.

We made a simple rolling gate out of a section of fence to enclose the front porch for pets and little ones.


6. A porch is a great place to read and expand the mind. I don't need my reading glasses when I'm reading on the porch.



7. A porch is a good place to shell peas, eat watermelon, crochet or knit. 

Every time my grandson Finn visits, we find a new stack of sticks on the porch, leftover from his imagination.

8. A porch can be a magical anything to child's imagination. My grandchildren regularly turn the back porch into a food store, or a fort, or a miniature town with wood blocks.


My grandkids think we built the ramp just for them!

9. A porch is a good way to stay connected to the neighbors.




10. A porch is the smile on the face of a home.

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