The Porch

The porch blog was a fun read.  It reminded me of a house that I used to rent in NE Portland.  It had a great porch with a swing that hung from the rafters. My neighbor used to stop by often and have a smoke.  We would sit for hours and talk about nothing.  I could relate to his contrast about the porch and the living room.  He is right; on the porch there is no obligation to make small talk.  You can just sit there and do your own thing.  In the living room it seems much more confining and you feel you have to entertain your guest rather that just let them relax.   He uses great detail like “sorry bunch in the living room /see how hard they work to keep up a steady dribble of talk.”  It is the detail he uses that kept you flowing from one idea to the next.e He