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Laura Lyster-Mensh
Special to Times Newspapers
Virginia, with its long, humid summers and rural lifestyle, is well-known for its porches. Once a necessity as a respite from indoor heat, porches have also always been a place to greet, eat, meet, and put up one’s feet.
By way of definition ^ A porch is a raised floor,
usually covered by a roof, accessible from the house. Most porches also serve as entrances or exits to the back yard area. j|k Patios are generally paved
or otherwise hardened surfaces at ground level just outside the home, usually without a roof. 4h Decks, often found at the
rear of a home, are usually built to be accessed from living spaces, and are generally not covered.
These spaces, neither indoors nor out, had fallen out of favor in an age of air-conditioning and television, but are now regaining popularity as ways to extend living space and offer the benefits of the
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