Porch Gatherings

There isn't many simple pleasures to match sitting on the porch. This is the ultimate porch-sitting weather. We have many pleasant chats on the porch. Sometimes we decide to have our meals out there. Oh, we don't have a fancy porch with all the amenities, but the porch suits our simple needs. I listen to my favorite music out there on the portable DVD/CD player. I also like to watch cartoon features and comedies.

We do bird and squirrel watching; we watch the cars go by, etc. Most of all we relax and enjoy being close to nature. We have pulled off some serious napping while sitting on that porch. At times, I don't realize I had fallen asleep until I awake and stare at the clock, and it becomes obvious that an hour or more has slipped by.

I work crossword puzzles, wordsearch, read, and converse right on that porch. Porch-sitting goes way back as a necessary pleasure. A few generations back, my Mom and her Mom were
prone to utilize the porch practically every day. They peeled bushels of peaches, tomatoes, picked and shelled peas and beans in preparation for canning them. All the while we worked, we sang songs, or if we came across a juicy bit of gossip, well, then, we indulged in that, too.
Porches are fun and also very functional. They do take away some of the wear and tear from the home. When many of our family and friends come by for a visit, we can't get them any farther than the porch. Everyone and everything stops there!