The Charm of Handmade Things

Clare and Hannah talk about the positive effects of handcrafts: sewing, gardening, cooking, and building your own home! "Every tool invented by mankind is an extension of man's hand or mind." (CTW) The books we mentioned in this podcast: A Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity by William S. Coperthwaite Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall, illustrated by Barbara Cooney The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living by Meik Wiking These books are available in our Bookshop.org store in the section called "Simplify...Simplify." We also mentioned a video of a hand-built getaway cabin. Here is Dave's video chronicling the build, "Simple off grid Cabin that anyone can build & afford." And here is his wife Brooke's coverage of the same build: "8-Day Tiny Cabin Build- off to a rocky start?" And don't forget: Hannah and Clare are reading The Martian Chronicles in preparation for our next Book Club episode! Pick up your copy today! We’d love to hear your thoughts! Click here to send us a text message! Support the show We provide links and other resources to help you find and enjoy the things we talked about on this episode! Note that some of these may include “affiliate” links to books and other products. When you click through and purchase, the price of the item is the same for you. In fact, most of the time you’ll get a discount! But the company gives us a little somethin’ somethin’ to say “thanks” for sending you their way! This helps you enjoy the website and the podcast EVEN MORE by eliminating intrusive advertisements. Thanks for clicking! Theme music: “Splanchnics Riff” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker Clare is an independent author who would love it if you checked out her books! If you like exciting thrillers featuring an “everyman” hero who rises to his or her full potential in the face of peril—-you might enjoy The Keys of Death. It’s a veterinary medical thriller about a small-town animal doctor who gets tangled up in a whistle-blowing scheme against a big biotech company. Or, if you prefer shorter fiction, try Startling Figures, a collection of three paranormal urban fantasy stories.