Have you ever gone back to visit your childhood home? My family moved a few times growing up, but there was one house I spent 11 years in. I recently went back to visit for the first time in 10 years. Mostly it was exactly the same and it was fun to see a new family (also with 5 kids!) living in and taking care of the house. There are some really pretty meadows behind the house that have luckily never been developed because they are protected wetlands. I was happy to see the buttercups are even more profuse now.
Photo: Chelsea Fuss.
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Oh lucky! We moved 11 times, so I'm not even sure what my childhood home was - some of them are all mashed up in my memory. I love the buttercups!!
Posted by: Jane Flanagan | June 09, 2011 at 02:41 PM
We moved a several times as well. But just yesterday I went with a sister, our mom and our grandmother to a house my grandparents built 50 years ago. Family moved from there 30 years ago but it was so fantastic to visit. The house, land and view are even more phenomenal than I remembered.
Posted by: Sara | June 09, 2011 at 02:58 PM
How wonderful that there is a new family enjoying and taking care of your childhood home! Fuzzy feelings! :)
Posted by: Forever Lovely | June 09, 2011 at 05:33 PM
My mother still lives in the home I grew up in, but growing up I spent a ton of time at my grandmother's house. She passed away 16 years ago, and we sold her house about 14 years ago. I'm dying to go back there this summer. We finally own a car, and so can get there now. Fingers crossed, this will get done this summer!
Posted by: Marty J. Christopher | June 09, 2011 at 06:57 PM
Oh, that's what those are growing in my garden! I have those along the side area with my peonies.
very pretty flower.
xx
callie
Posted by: callie grayson | June 09, 2011 at 07:00 PM
My mom sold my childhood house after my brother passed away and we haven't been inside since. But we often drive by it. It was a beautiful old home built in the late 1640s (so really old)! Original hardwood floors, ceilings only slightly over 6ft high, loads of character! I miss it.
Posted by: Caroline | June 09, 2011 at 07:27 PM
Our old house has dandilions. However, my lawn is full of buttercups which look nice when flowering but are almost impossible to get rid of. I wish the slugs ate them, instead of my basil.
Posted by: Seb | June 09, 2011 at 08:31 PM
I've often wanted to go back to the home where I spent my summers in my childhood, but I don't quite know how to do it. Did you just go and knock on the door and say "Hi, I used to live here, can I come in?" And it worked?
Posted by: Nomadic D | June 10, 2011 at 12:27 AM
I love finding inspiration like this on blogs, simply stunning!
Posted by: Ana | June 10, 2011 at 04:26 AM
sumptuous!!
thea.
xx
spoonful
Posted by: theaxx | June 12, 2011 at 11:39 PM
You totally inspired my latest post Chelsea!
Posted by: fineartistmade | June 13, 2011 at 05:49 PM