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My Grandmother's House
My grandmother has always live in the same house in Saltillo. That house down at the end of the street, that even though is small in size, it is capable of receiving everyone who needs it. It had changed of colors throughout the years, plants have died and there have been new ones, but that feeling of entering that one place where you always feel loved and welcome has never changed. The house has a never ending smell of cigarrete, due to the great amount of cigarettes my grandma smokes. Every Sunday afternoon opens the door to all the family: uncles, aunts, cousins, grandsons and great grandsons, everyone together for the day. This house has been scenario of so many fights between lots of family members, but that doesn’t really matters to everyone, because as it was the place to fight it is also the place to get together again and forget any misunderstanding that once happened. There are some places that are more special of this house, the TV room is one of them, this is the place in which we spend the most of time, even though it is not that big we have always managed to fit. Here we spend the time watching the Sunday night programs that are famous in the moment and we give our opinions about what is happening. While we chat and watch the program we also manage to play some cards or domino and laugh about the games. The kitchen, every grandmother has their very own and unique one, and when it is the time to get some dinner we always have the pleasure of having some food made by her with that great taste of love only she knows how to add. The small yard where she has her flowers and where she takes care of her dog is definitely another special place. Here I used to play with the dog, a French poodle, which made me had fun in those times when I wasn’t old enough to play cards. This is the perfect description of my grandmother’s house, that for everyone can sound as a very normal one, but for me is the greatest place in the world, is that place where I know I will always be welcome and I will always found love. I will love to say this will last forever but sadly it won’t, so the only thing that is left to do is to enjoy it while I can.
