One of my friends from Church in Florida told me the subject for their Writing Class was "My Favorite Room". So my mind started going back in time to all the rooms in the nine different homes I have lived in. I came up with the Florida Room in our home on 23rd St. South.Â
When the girls grew up and left the nest Fred and I decided we needed a smaller home. He found an adorable little house on this side street. It was a 2 and 2 with a nice size Living Room and Dining Room. A tiny little kitchen (that's OK I don't spend any more time in the kitchen than absolutely necessary). And a Florida Room. This was my favorite room. It was small in size, 11 x 14. It's charm made it seem much larger. One wall was window from ceiling to floor which gave us a beautiful view of the back yard full of fruit trees and flowering shrubs. There was room for a sofa. We had one that opened up into recliners on either end. Fred's recliner and a table to hold a cup of coffee or glass of iced tea.  Also, the TV was out there. Every evening after we ate our dinner we would hurry to get the dishes done and get out there to see "Jeopardy". Or after the cable came through we would watch the Atlanta Braves. The Braves were my team until the Rays came into being.Â
Another thing makes this room so special to me. When James was maybe 4 years old, Joann and Bill lived down the street coming into 23rd and James would walk down, his Mom watching from in front of their house and me standing at the end of their street waiting for him. We would play ball in the back yard or maybe I would chase him around with the hose. We would get him cleaned up a bit and share an apple while we sat in my favorite room.
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