home ownership | Charity Singleton Craig

Keeping Place Book Discussion: Our Fellowship of Strangeness

by Charity Singleton Craig | Jun 29, 2017 | Blog

This is the most difficult form of housekeeping to me: to make my home a place where others feel they belong.

Keeping Place Book Discussion: Uprooted and Longing for Home

by Charity Singleton Craig | Jun 14, 2017 | Blog

Many of my moves were brief enough that the impact of not belonging was negligible. At other times, I’ve settled in long enough that it seems like I should feel at home, yet don’t.

Keeping Place Book Discussion: Who’s Taking Care of Us?

by Charity Singleton Craig | Jun 8, 2017 | Blog

I still worry that I’m “unwifeable,” that a home where I am the one taking care of us is a bit too risky.

Starting to Conserve

by Charity Singleton Craig | Nov 13, 2006 | Archived Blog Posts

Over the past several months, I have been prompted to think more about conservation, stewardship, reusing, recyclying, saving, etc., and I have to admit, I feel a bit overwhelmed. There are so many statistics from so many sources. And the problem can just seem...

58 degrees

by Charity Singleton Craig | Oct 23, 2006 | Archived Blog Posts

Though I didn’t want to turn the furnace on until November, the 30 degree nights and 40 degree days have caused me to cave in. However, as a compromise, I’m keeping the thermostat set firmly at 58 degrees (aka “the battle against cold air”)....