Seeing it through…the open window
My pal Ted…
On many of our drives around the island
as we passed through the little hamlet of West Tisbury
Ted would retell the story of two white houses
sitting side by side
mirroring each other’s front porches
and clapboarded wings.
You know about those houses right ?
They were built by two sisters
who wanted to live separately
but keep an eye on each other
so they built them so the kitchen windows
were just across the way.
I really enjoyed
that while painting all that white washed wood
I never actually dipped into the white paint.
And that when I started searching online
for a place to stay while visiting for this summer show
I did a double take
to see this front porch
from a slightly different angle
listed as available to rent.
No coincidence, I expect…Ted…
that we’ll be getting to choose for our ownselves
which of those windows
to open soon.
PS – upon reflection and looking more closely at google earth there are two other houses on that side of the street which would fit the brief of side by side kitchen windows…so if I got the house mixed up please don’t tell Ted.
