My Ultimate Blog Party post is a few posts below, or you can click here. I updated it a little.

I don’t know what brought this poem to mind, but I saw it somewhere ages ago. If I ever have an official guest room, I want to put it there in some form. To me this is the essence of hospitality.

If you come cheerily,
Here shall be jest for you;
If you come wearily,
Here shall be rest for you.

If you come borrowing,
Gladly we’ll loan to you;
If you come sorrowing,
Love shall be shown to you.

Under our thatch, friend,
Place shall abide for you,
Touch but the latch, friend,
The door will swing wide for you.

– Nancy Byrd Turner

(This cute little house is from a purchased set from the Graphic Garden. )