This evening Anastasia was cooking food for the coming week.  As a result, our apartment got rather hot.  When I went to take some trash outside I was surprised at how much it had cooled down, and there was a gentle breeze blowing.  The lovely evening was emphasized all the more by the stuffy indoors.

Strangely, the first thing that came to my mind was that when we buy a house, it will need a porch.  It may take a little while to afford it, but before the kids have all flown the coop, I'd like a porch.

I realize that a porch doesn't necessarily belong on a wishlist because it is something I'll need to do myself.  However, a barren porch is a pitiful sight.  In order to be functional, there are a bunch of things required:

• place(s) to sit
• small table to hold drinks, newspaper, etc.
• wind chime
• candle in a cage
• miscellaneous small artsy-fartsy things

After scouring the Internet for a few moments, I found the images at the top.  They are things that I like, but before you go and grab any of them, you may want to check with my wife. ;-)

Here are a few interesting sites that I found while wishing for a porch:

http://www.vintageglider.com/
http://musicalfurnishings.com/
http://www.barrysfrontporch.com/
http://www.porch-swing-memories.com/
http://asouthernlife.com/