23.04.11

From here ...

Just back from a gorgeous week in Cornwall and whilst driving up the M5 a sense of dread filled me - I know this is common on the M5 but this was different , the traffic was flowing freely and although I was leaving behind sun , sand, sea and beautiful galleries, I'm usually quite happy to return to my home. This time all I could think of was the routine and commitment that comes with a home and obviously on this occasion I'd really needed a break from it.
Now I'm back at home it's fine, I'm once again surrounded by all that's familiar and it feels good but it made me realise that having a home comes at a price , one that most of us are more than happy to accept - but that price is freedom. It binds us, and the majority of that is great - it gives security, comfort, happiness and warmth but it also ties us, removes our freedom and weights us with a burden of responsibility.
This is an element of home that I hadn't really thought about, I was well aware of the positive aspects but the negative didn't appear to apply to me - I'm a home bird . However when relaxed away from home with my family I had most of the positives of home with none of the negatives.
Its a bit like a recipe, the things that make my home within the walls that are a house : family/pets , friends , emotions - love, happiness, friendship, warmth , sentimental items , functional items , responsibility , commitment ,  food and drink ! Perfect.

 to here...

Now I need to play with this recipe and see what develops.