Keeping Place Book Discussion: Our Fellowship of Strangeness
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
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?
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
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
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”)....
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