E Smith Sleigh

About the House E Smith Sleigh

Quotes about Home"No matter who you are or where you are, instinct tells you to go home." - Laura Marney"No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark."? Warsan Shire"No matter under what circumstances you leave it, home does not cease to be home. No matter how you lived there - well or poorly." - Joseph Brodsky"I want my home to be that kind of place-a place of sustenance, a place of invitation, a place of welcome." - Mary DeMuth"You can have more than one home. You can carry your roots with you and decide where they grow." - Henning Mankell"There is no place more delightful than one's own fireside." - Cicero My grandmother and great aunt and uncle provided a better atmosphere for me than my parents. I loved their home and longed for it when I was away. I thought of it as my refuge. When I left for college, I decided I would make a pleasant home like theirs for my own family. As in my childhood, I moved many times in my adult life. I tried to maintain homes that were organized and full of laughter. My goals were well intended. The truth, without platitudes and excuses, is that maintaining a good atmosphere in anyone's house is difficult when the people who dwell there don't agree with your goals or they become ill and pass away. Also, events outside of your home, the human world or your government, may transform the circumstances inside your home. "People come and go in life. I've learned that the home you create must first be present within yourself. Build that wonderful home and never allow it to fall down or be torn down."- e. smith sleigh"Under no circumstances do you allow your home to become, or be made into, a cage." - e. smith sleigh