Nesting
Nesting: Dump
In my adulthood, I’ve been heard to say “I am not coming into your abyss” as a reminder to myself and others that I c...
Nesting: Water
A variety of personal nesting activities require water: Cut flowers in water make me smile. Weekly cleaning the bird ...
Nesting: Letting Go
Sometimes the act of nesting requires letting go. This of course is far easier to write or say than to actually do! T...
Nesting: Tabletop
“Big top” conjures images of crowds and performers at a circus. “Tabletop” brings to mind holiday dinners, nightly fa...
Nesting: Hope
When our nesting time fails to create hope, comfort, and joy, we are unable to enter the world beyond our walls with ...
Nesting: Gift Economy
Have you heard of a gift economy? I hadn’t until reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmerer. She blends poetry and...
Nesting: Clean Windows
Nesting involves windows – in our living spaces and into our souls. When our physical windows are dirty, the day beco...
Nesting: Soap
As well as being practical, soap and soap dishes can add flair and fragrance to any sink. Washing our hands is more i...
Nesting: Dough
Dough-making in both cases is affected by our environments and our approaches to making the dough.
What dough will yo...
Nesting: Connection
NestingCards grew out of post-2016 recognition that friends and family members were telling stories about growing dis...
Nesting: Letters
While book club reading Jefferson’s Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America by Catherine Kerris...
Nesting: Seen Elsewhere
Reading is a big part of my nesting. As a result, I participate in several book clubs. Stephanie’s July selection is ...