I find fall and winter to be the times of year where I
create a well lived-in home.
Spring and summer bring me to want to be outside of my home.
It brings open windows or doors that may let some dust and bugs in; the light
is different and lasts longer; food is microwaved and grilled more than turning
on the heat of the oven.
In the fall and winter, I can cultivate aspects of what I consider my own well lived-in home.
Soup or stew in the crock pot; lots of incense, sage or cedar sticks
burning; warm air circulating; blankets
strewn about; lotions and soaps that smell of lavender, vanilla or almond; books on corners of tables that are finally being gotten around to; quieter
music filling the air; new journals filled with life reflections and future
plans; coffee set on the morning timer to welcome me to the new day.
What evokes a well lived-in home to you? In the fall and winter how do you nest and
tend to your inner garden?
