 |
|||
 Bold Type:Short Story Contest |
|||
 Jim Grogan Cottage Grove, MN Watch for a new contest |
May, 2002 Contest: What is more important to you, how your home looks or feels and why? |
||
| Congratulations to the winner. Here's what he wrote... |
|||
| How my home feels is more important to me than how it looks, though after reading Lauri Ward's books, I recognize that the two are connected. As a Catholic priest, I live alone in whatever housing the parish provides (currently a suburban bungalow), which is often furnished with donated and accumulated furniture from previous residents. But I am faced with housing 10,000 books, 1500 CD's, and two cats. Having the things I love around me is important to my state of mind, but by applying the ten principles of Use What You Have Decorating, I've made considerable progress in creating a pleasant looking environment as well by housing my books in two rooms, having appropriate storage for my CD collection built and having two chairs re-upholstered. I love to cook and entetertain and am anxious for friends to see my "new look." Thanks, Lauri! Your common sense approach is making a difference in my life. | |||
| Jim Grogan, Cottage Grove, MN | |||
