Images by Brian Coryell

While taking break from work and Virginia Beach, I ventured out to New York with my wife to retrieve some furniture. During my trip to New York, I met some wonderful and interesting people. Of those interesting people, I met Rita Digesu (above photograph). Rita, a friend of my wife's parents let us stay at their newly renovated ranch house in beautiful Laurel, New York. I got the opportunity to sit down with Rita as she told many wonderful stories. One in particular was the story of her "sign" to buy their new house. To make a long story short. While doing a walk through of the house with her husband, Rita walked outside to the back yard and found a soccer ball wedged between the limbs of this tree. AS SOON as she saw it, she took this as a sign that this house was filled with strong family vibes and that the family before them were able to turn a house into a home. Rita wanted to make this house into her home. Since purchasing the house Rita has never moved the ball from