As newlyweds, my husband and I had very little money so the first place we lived in was a tiny white-washed adobe-style apartment.
The rooms were small, the kitchen was ancient, and we could barely fit a double bed in the bedroom. But it did have a nice-sized screened in porch.
Soon after moving in I decided to to buy some plants for the porch. I loved the way they looked and decided to hang planters and add a few pieces of salvaged patio furniture.
It wasn’t long before we began sitting out on the porch in the evenings, talking and enjoying our little greenhouse.
Our tradition has lasted and, no matter where we’ve lived, we’ve continued to spend most evenings sitting on a porch, surrounded by nature.