home
hōm/
noun
- 1.the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.
Home is a place that is familiar, where you know the rules, you know the layout, you know how things work. You have expections. Rhapsody is our home. The sense of home is strong. The majority of the time she is at anchor or on a mooring. She is a boat, so she moves. She rocks back and forth, sometimes a gentle rock and other times not so gentle. While she is at anchor she rocks, but always returns to the center. We understand these rules, we feel them, we move to them, as others move to the rhythms of their homes.
