"There's No Place Like Home"

I must say I definitely felt like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz today ... first as the jet circled over the flat but beautiful-to-me Kansas plains, and then again as I drove down our gravel lane with my car windows down, a gentle afternoon breeze blowing across the prairie grass.

It's always nice to go home and visit family, but these days, it's even better to come back home to the quiet of the countryscape around me... and the momentary pandemonium of 3 dogs who are ecstatic to see me!

 
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  1. DebFebruary 18, 2010 at 6:45 PM

    That's a very fitting title for the Oz Girl! I know exactly what your talking about. I like to getting away but I like coming home even better. Hope all was well with your grandmother when you headed home.

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  2. Wander to the WaysideFebruary 18, 2010 at 6:53 PM

    There's no place like home, there's no place like home, there's no place...

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  3. jane augensteinFebruary 18, 2010 at 7:18 PM

    Oh, I'll bet you are glad to be home! Sounds like
    your weather is more friendly there.
    Glad you are back home safely!!! :-D

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  4. JackieFebruary 18, 2010 at 7:25 PM

    Welcome Home! How is your grandmother?

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  5. Life With DogsFebruary 18, 2010 at 8:29 PM

    I'd love to get lost out there with my dogs for a couple of days. Solitude is heaven in our modern world...

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  6. MaryFebruary 18, 2010 at 9:21 PM

    I'm glad your home safe & sound. That was one way to avoid the motels & bugs, though I'm sure it was a hard trip to make.

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  7. ~from my front porch in the mountains~February 18, 2010 at 9:29 PM

    Welcome home, Susan! I love coming home, too. But, then I really hate to leave :(
    Like a dog with my head hanging out the window, I start to whine the closer I get to the farm. Because it smells like home!

    How is your Grandmother doing?

    xo, misha

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  8. teraFebruary 18, 2010 at 9:41 PM

    It is true that there's no place like home. I always think I want to go somewhere else but then I'm done with it about 2 or 3 days later. :)

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  9. City girl turned Country GirlFebruary 19, 2010 at 3:51 AM

    So glad you finally made it back home!! Hope your Grammie is still getting better!! Prayers for her and you all!!

    ps~ I will be ordering more cookies from you again! They were SO good!!

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  10. Joe ToddFebruary 19, 2010 at 7:20 AM

    Glad you had a safe trip. More snow coming to Ohio LOL

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  11. UnknownFebruary 19, 2010 at 7:35 AM

    I agree 100%, there's nothing better!

    Thinking of your grandmother.

    ~Andrea~

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  12. Jody BlueFebruary 19, 2010 at 9:46 AM

    Saying a prayer for your Grma. Home is where the heart is!!

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  13. ain't for city galsFebruary 19, 2010 at 4:26 PM

    Truer words were never spoken...no place like home!

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  14. Cindy Beck, authorFebruary 19, 2010 at 4:57 PM

    Welcome home! We're glad you're back to the land of Oz. :)

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  15. The WildwoodFebruary 19, 2010 at 5:08 PM

    No place like home, but prayers for your grandma

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  16. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2010 at 5:22 PM

    As much as I miss the amenities that city life offers, there's a great deal to be said for the silence the country life offers us.

    Oh, and laying your head on your own pillow at night is pretty darn nice too!

    Wishing your grandmother well.

    Di
    The Blue Ridge Gal

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  17. Kilauea PoetryFebruary 20, 2010 at 12:03 AM

    I'm sorry about your Grandma..glad you were able to see her at this time. My dad turned 93yrs this past October as well..when your up there your up there!! Anyway, my heart goes out to you. I imagine its good to be home now.
    Aloha, Regina-

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  18. Flat Creek FarmFebruary 20, 2010 at 8:32 AM

    Glad you're back home. There is nothing like the welcome home from those precious critters, huh? -Tammy

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  19. TONY LETTSFebruary 20, 2010 at 12:39 PM

    it's so nice to go travellin' but it's oh so nicer to come home as Frank sang

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  20. Carma SezFebruary 20, 2010 at 6:52 PM

    How does that Bon Jovi song go: "Who says you can't go home...." How awesome that you can get away from all the chaos of city/suburban life. Hope your grandmother is doing better.

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  21. Laughing Orca RanchFebruary 21, 2010 at 2:36 PM

    Yay! You're home again! I hope all's well, too.


    ~Lisa

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