Scaling down

I have been thinking a lot lately about scaling down. Not scaling down friends or school, but the possibility of scaling down to a smaller home. Of course, we are talking decades down the road but it is already in my head. John's too. We talk about it every now and then.

Thinking about paring down has made me think of my grandparent's house. It was my favorite place to be growing up...my happy place.  My Grandmother had a small cabinet in her dining room that held her dishes, silverware and maybe even cups. I have found one at IKEA that is similiar (in some ways, very different in others), but it makes me think of her.  If I had room now, I would have one.