Interiors - Washing dishes should always include a view.

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I think the kitchen is the heart of a house. To me it is a place of comfort and creativity. I still wash all my dishes by hand. Cleaning and drying each pot and pan and each of the utensils that have been chosen over the years for their purpose is a pleasure to me. But the best part is the neatly stacked squeaky clean dishes and glasses, the counter dried with a towel, and the satisfaction I derive from a humble job completed.

In all my past apartments and homes, I can't remember ever having a sink without a view. Behind my deep sink now is a big window where I watch song birds at the bird baths and hummingbirds at their feeder. Sometimes I get to watch cotton-tailed rabbits and deer grazing, and always, always, the antics of squirrels.