On 11/16/2010 12:57 PM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:30:09 -1000, >
> wrote:
>
>> These days we don't have a table to eat at or sit and talk. My guess is
>> that someday we'll have a table but I doubt it'll be as warm and
>> memorable as that old small table that I'll always remember as being
>> bathed in sunlight. Like sands in an hourglass, these are the days of
>> our lives. :-)
>
> I know what you mean. Some friendships are cherished all your life.
>
> Speaking of tables... We lived in a one bedroom apartment in Palo Alto
> when we were first married. It had a deep balcony that went the width
> of the apartment. When the weather was warm, our table was outside
> and we ate every meal out there. When it was cold, I moved the table
> inside; but it was against the sliding doors so I could pretend I was
> outside. They certainly were good times! I miss that indoor/outdoor
> living. No deck here and we're built into a hill so our living space
> is on the second story although from the street it looks like it's at
> ground level.
>

Beats the heck out of me if these spaces exist because of the stage of
life we're in or if it's some happy peculiarity of architecture -
perhaps it's both. No matter, if I ever design a kitchen, my priory is
going to be to make an inviting space like that old table area. Oddly
enough, the kids will probably be gone by then so I can make it about
the same size. :-)