I was playing with pretty watercolor flowers and made a colorful frame I love. It’s perfect really anytime of year, but I feel we all need bright cheerful flowers this April, May, and beyond. I saw a sign that said ‘welcome home’, and it reminded me of my mother, long gone. Many of us live at a distance from family and old friends. This sign re-affirms our need to welcome each other home.
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“May the Road Rise to Meet You” is an Irish blessing that is often used as a prayer. It has traveled throughout the centuries in songs, word of mouth, and even a popular cross-stitch pattern. The words connect centuries of those who have faithfully hung onto hope through their faith.
"May the road rise to meet you" was originally written in Gaelic. The phrase is actually mistranslated quite a bit from the original Gaelic language it was written in. “Rise” actually translates more accurately to “succeed.” So the text means,“May you succeed on your road.” The link on the text is to Crosswalks post on the origin and meaning of the saying including the longer original verses.
The author of the blessing isn't known. Many attribute it to Saint Patrick, as it resembles some of his writings. The Irish like to use images of nature and everyday life in their blessings and prayers. Just as the blessing starts with a prayer for you to succeed on your road in life, it also ends with an image of safety as we are held in the palm of God's hand.
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
Originally published on comfortspringstation.com on 8/17/21
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If you have little or no room at the entry, create a landing spot at the door with a rug and tile flooring where the door swings. It will help keep your living area clean and will visually suggest an entry.
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If you have room for a table or bench, add that. A mirror or art on the wall can help develop the feeling of an actual space.
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An umbrella urn or stand to the side of the door helps develop the feeling of a landing. You can find them in wood, metal, or pottery.
If your front door opens into a more open concept room, you can define
an entryway. You get to decide on its size, too. The easiest way to
create a visually distinct entryway in an open floor plan is to position
a few furniture pieces with an area rug and a mirror, wall art, or
hooks. I really like the modern hall trees with storage. They create a mud room at the front door with the addition of a rug and pillows.
If a hall tree is not in your budget, and you have no space, you can make your own.
If there’s no room for furniture, use a runner, baskets, and hooks to create that feel.
How about a shelf to help create your storage?
A. Place the sofa with the back lined up with the entry door. The back of the sofa effectively produces the feeling of an entry hall
B. Add a table with baskets or seating.
C. A tall bookcase is another great option.
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For those of us with no entryway, my goal was to provide ideas and inspiration for possible changes to create a perfect small space to greet your guests. Here’s wishing you a beautiful day and a happy home.
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I blogged with WordPress for over 13 years at www.comfortspringstation.com. Just last week, I set up my new blog here on Blogspot. My old site will only continue to be live only until March. My goal is to post the most popular posts from Comfort Spring to Carol On The Lake. I wrote over a 1000 posts on that blog, and I certainly don't need to bring all of them over to my new one.
Since my old blog, www.comfortspringstation.com was a WordPress.org website, I had several plugins that gave me lots of information. A very important plugin is Jetpack. It provides protection, stats, and other functions. At the beginning of every month, I'd get a report from Jetpack on the visits to the blog by day, week, month. You can modify and search for a 12-month report, a report from the start of the year until now, and other interesting subjects like leading referrers.
In 2025, www.comfortspringstation.com had 146,841 views with 114,493 individual visitors.
The statistics from Jetpack were:
You will notice in the top 7 posts, 6 of them have links and have already been published on the blog. I apologize for so many posts in the last week. At first, I thought I should add these to the new blog right away, but that's not a fun nor practical way to share them. I put up the 6 from the top of the most visited posts list. I will add the others in the future. I like to blog on Monday about whatever is on my mind or happening. I'll sprinkle these mostly top recipes in the future posts on Mondays & Tuesdays. As I publish or schedule from the list, I'll add a new link to this post. I'll feature this post for the first year. Let's see how many actually are published.
Update 2/9/26
I have written and scheduled all but 5 posts of the top 50. I should easily finish writing and scheduling the 50 in the next week.
On Thursdays, I usually post nature photos. I like to participate in Yogi's Den's link party, Sky Watch Friday on Thursday afternoons. The quality of photography is outstanding, and I do love looking at the sky. Whether blue skies, dark winter clouds, sunrise, or sunset, I like them all.
That is my plan for my blog. It's a similar pattern of posts as Comfort Spring, but I did lots more posts there. I hope you drop by and visit me here at Carol on the Lake, and I'll drop by and visit you on yours if you have one. Have a great week and STAY WARM! The weather is terrible!
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