A Loving Place

Home is cozy blankets and peppermint candles Skor squares, dirty snow, and scotch cookies at Grammie’s Mae greeting me at the door when I get home The waves hitting the hot sand and turning white Stopping at the top of the ferris wheel and watching the sunset The best week of the summer at Camp Glenburn Shopping at the Cows store while eating “Wowie Cowie” on a sprinkle cone Waterslides and slushies with Lara at Hartt Island A week at Nanny’s filled with lots of fun Dribbling the ball up the court, dreaming of dunking one Day Nanny’s country market pumpkin chocolate chip cookies Sipping pinã coladas by the pool in Mexico Painting with pastels at Clay Café over the holidays Dinners with Sophie followed by board games Grammie’s delicious mashed potatoes and gravy with my family on Boxing Day Mom reading “I Love You All Year Long”to me when I was little Singing duets with my dad in the car Trying on dresses with Claire when we were kids Scrolling through captured memories of my first Christmas Costco chicken nuggets and fries on a Friday night Campfires in the summer with marshmallows fights and s’mores Building a house of Lego with my cousin and my brother Paddle boarding over the lobsters as they swim beneath me Collecting sea glass and seashells from PEI Days when Claire and I would make dance videos and play games in the treehouse The stockings Nanny gives to us on Christmas Eve The colourful trees at Pine Grove and pointing out my favourites Remembering when I would play pretend with my American Girl dolls My shoes squeaking as I run down the court to get back on defence Jumping on the trampoline on a hot summer day Home is everything and everyone I love