Homecoming
Sometimes the best way to understand what you love most about your hometown is to leave it. You know that feeling you get when you return from a trip and look out the window of the plane or the car and notice a charming building, a secret side street, or little park you’ve never seen before? It’s like seeing a freckle on a loved one for the first time. It can trigger a deepened appreciation and affection for the details that were always there but for some reason you just missed. It’s a delightful state, which is why I try to achieve “tourist mind” as often as I can whether I’m at home or away. Putting together each issue of Sunset requires the staff to play tourist wherever we go. It’s…
