Drawing just one card from the tarot deck is the easiest and probably the most commonly used method of doing a reading overall. Without a storyline like when interpreting a spread, there are no complications, no card relationships to compare and contrast. You can simply interpret the single card as the answer to your question.
Alternatively, you may use this method repeatedly in succession to let the cards tell you a story.
A man and woman beneath an archway which gives entrance to a house. They are accompanied by a child, who admires two dogs accosting an old man sitting on the porch. The child is petting one of them.
Upright Meaning:
Gain, riches, family matters, the home, gift, dowry, pension, haven, country, neighborhood, comfort zone.