I remember hours on front porch having a book in my grip growing up. The most admired part was that the cool winds undulating throughout the draperies Grandmother swung in the eves to keep to outside the mosquitoes. There is something about the noise of undulating feel in the breeze which still sends a glow of happiness down my spine. Irrespective of whether your porch is wood or cement, make certain the surface is flat and even.