10x24

I think the best impulse gifts are either ephemeral or consumable - if you give flowers or a bottle of wine, you're not presuming on space in someone's home the way you would with a long-lasting houseplant or something even more permanent.

Of course, I don't have enough people in my life to give me flowers, so I give them to myself! At this time of year, I almost always have flowers in my apartment.


Ah, my apartment. You didn't really think I'd stopped loving it, just because I don't talk about it non-stop anymore. So tonight, I took the camera and took pictures of it. This is coming in from the barn. My front door does not go directly outside.


The whole apartment is 10 by 24 feet. So I needed the loft to give myself more space. One of the really cool things is the light in this place - on sunny mornings, it just pours into the window. I took the sunshine pictures before I got all the plants I have now.


I sleep up on the loft. The only tricky part is getting up there - the ladder is very steep. But I can sit up in bed without bumping my head, and with the exception of nocturnal bathroom visits, it's perfect.


Under the loft is my kitchen. It's not very big - the size of the loft, which is 8 by 10 feet. But it's got all that I need - a bar-size fridge, the same size freezer, a sink, an apartment-size stove, and a microwave.


At the end of the apartment, a bathroom. It's not particularly exciting, it's just a bathroom. I have a great shower, but no bathtub. I've missed having that a few times, but in the grand scheme, it's not a big deal.

So that's my home. Do you like it?

Posted by Johanna at April 1, 2004 10:42 PM