Bloom

Character & Charm

Bloom
Bloom

Mari Davis

There was a time we lived in an old white house that had oldstyle hardwood floors probably dating 30-40 years old. I loved that old floor. The sounds the creaks made when you walked. The look of old. The worn off wax in places of heavy traffic, and the shinier places near the walls.

One day, I spent a little time down on my hands and knees shining a section of that hardwood flooring. Each…