Please note that the memories and artwork contained herein are copyrighted 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Lazy Morning Memory

It is morning about 10 am or so. The sky is clear bright blue. I am sitting on a balcony or porch. There is a table with chairs. I think I may be reading a newspaper and having coffee or tea. The building, I have seen in other past memories. It is several stories tall and is grey stone brick work. I can't tell whether it is home or that chateau. It is a very peaceful morning and I am enjoying the sunlight, the quiet, and simply being outside. The furniture appears to be metal painted white. I am also in uniform and my hat is sitting on the table. My feet are crossed and up on one of the chairs.

No one else is out there with me. I almost get the impression that this could be a hotel. The balcony has a lovely view of a front area of a broad lawn with circular driveway and lots of trees and flowers. It looks very well kept up. I can see a hazy area off to the southeast that I think is a city or town. I feel completely relaxed and at ease. A very nice feeling. For some reason I pull out my pocket watch and check the time. It is either 10 am or 10 minutes til 12 noon. I leave the watch on the table open.

The sun is awfully high in the sky. It must be almost noon now. (I think a passage of time has passed since the beginning of the memory.) The porch area seems much brighter. I fold up the newspaper and remove my feet from the other chair. I get up and lay the folded paper down. I straighten my uniform jacket and trousers. I pick up my watch and then my hat. I put the hat firmly on my head. The leather part is warm. I don't really feel like wearing it, but the visor does shade my eyes from the sunlight.

I lean on the stone/concrete veranda wall that has small columns in the design. I lean on my elbows and look out for a moment not really seeing anything. I just look. I feel a bit restless. I need to go somewhere. I pull out my pocket watch again. It is 12 noon. I leave the balcony area and go inside the double doors. It was warm and nice out, so I guess that's why the doors were open. Inside it is suddenly dark and I can't see too well.

I am confused right now. I keep seeing different rooms. Some of which I know are not in this building.
- a bedroom described earlier
- a large hotel style dining room
- and the Voss library room at the Voss family home.