and here , where we stood : the anteroom , the main room , the heart , the kitchen , the dining room , the living room , then all purpose roomit is all of thesewith its stove , its deep counters , its large , marble top table for eating , reading , playing , sawingwhich we always referred to as the acre for its sizehere , where i had lived most of my young life , either by the acre : reading , writing , drawing , playing , or under it : smelling , listening , dreaming ; here , where madhuri would perform her magic by the stove , or with thread and needle , or with her colors and brushes , yes this room was home universe to me , and i was suddenly overcome with the welcome of it all .