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Cultivate home

September 3, 2013 By Marilyn Webster 3 Comments

There’s a store on the main street of Sebastopol, CA that sells great cooking and baking tools. Whenever I drive by, I think about how much I like the name of this store: Cultivate Home. Cultivate is a verb I associate with the garden – preparing the soil, planting seeds, watering and fertilizing, weeding and […]

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What makes a house a home?

June 1, 2012 By Marilyn Webster Leave a Comment

My recent move from northern California to western Maryland has me pondering the question: What makes a house a home? I’ve walked into houses and immediately felt at home. I’ve walked into other houses, including at least one beautifully decorated house, and been aware that I didn’t feel that “at home” thing. I can’t put […]

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