I honestly can’t tell you what our future holds in
Rochester. I hope to host a double wedding here someday. I hope to compose the 'next great song out here. I hope to be here when they wheel me into hospice. However, I’m
(hopefully) only 1/2 done with living and that’s a long time. My job might pull
(or push) me to move to Austin, I might take some future opportunity to
who-knows-where, or I might get fed up with the cold winters and just find something warmer.
However...
All I know right now is that this summer has been fantastic
where I am right now. This is my yard. My kids grew up here, I know every inch
of these 5 acres of land, and when we have friends and family over and our yard
is used, it means everything to me. Offering this space up for reunions,
campfires, puppy play, kid summer fun, is what it’s here for.
Sometimes I sit out here and play guitar and write songs…but
not often enough. Sometimes we fetch. Sometimes we walk the path through the
park looking for wild raspberries. Sometimes we stand on the porch watching the
rain come in from the view you see here.
No matter what happens, I cherish this Hinterland as the
place where Karyn and I made, and continue to make, a great life. Is it hard?
Time-consuming? Overwhelming?
Yep.
But nothing worth anything is easy…
…and right now where we are is precious.
