Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep

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Thank you for your support. Now let me say a little about how this podcast works.

My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

For more nothing much in your life, we invite you to listen to our daytime show called Stories from the Village of Nothing Much, where you have a shot at actually hearing the story.

Now, this is a tested and true technique for falling asleep and returning to sleep if you wake in the night. It works by occupying your mind just enough to keep it from wandering, giving it a job to do so that it stays put and the job is just to listen.

The story is simple and calm, and there's nothing to keep track of.

I'll tell it twice, and I'll go a little slower the second time through. Don't hesitate to turn it back on if you wake later and feel your brain beginning to gear up.

Our story tonight is called Summer Afternoons, and it's a story about the possibilities of a special part of the day. It's also about an empty ginger ale bottle filled with wildflowers, a walk by the railroad tracks, date bars and park benches, and elevating the everyday.

My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

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My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

Thank you for your support.

My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

And that's what these stories are. They are quiet, simple places to rest your mind.

Just by following along with the sound of my voice, you'll begin to train your brain for better sleep.

They are quiet, simple places to rest your mind. Just by following along with the sound of my voice, you'll begin to train your brain for better sleep.

You can find a link to subscribe in our show notes, as well as our other shows, first this, and stories from the village of Nothing Much.

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My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

If you need more nothing much in your life, well, we've been working on that.

We have a daytime version of our show, perfect for reigning in anxiety and generally making you feel good.

We also have a morning meditation show called First This, 10 minutes down to earth mindfulness practice.

You can subscribe to our premium feeds for bonus and extra long episodes, and treat yourself to our wind-down box, full of full-size products that I love.

Links for all of these are in our show notes.

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I'd read a note in her handwriting in a margin of her grimoire that, if a rite or ritual didn't actually accomplish something useful or good, well then, she didn't much see the point.

I found that her type of practical magic suited me best as well.

And I thought I'd write it into the grimoire, an idea for a rite of spring some descendant might read about one day, recognizing my handwriting like I recognized Grant's and being encouraged to step out into the garden and offer up some gift to the birds.

This month, we are releasing the Nothing Much Happens wind-down box.

A wellness box of hand-selected products that I personally use and love.

Along with a few exclusive stories to round out your cozy routine.

Each box features products specially selected for your relaxation.

From Everessia Wellness, Chill Now, a high potency organic certified reishi mushroom extract, to Nutrachamps, tart cherry gummies great for sleep and reducing inflammation, and they taste great.

There's a lavender candle to mark your moment of calm from our favorite small batch candle makers Vella Box.

A meditative activity for you by way of a brighter years mini coloring book.

It's a fantastic way to disconnect from your screen and tap into your creative self before bed.

There are more mushrooms this time in chocolate specially formulated for good sleep from the lovely team behind Alice Mushrooms.

Delicious essential oils that were made to be rubbed on your wrists and neck from my friends at Woolsey's.

And of course a melatonin for those who need an extra helping hand to rest by way of new strips.

Place it on your tongue and it dissolves in seconds.

Like everything in this village, we took our time to create this for you.

That is such a pleasure to be able to help so many of you with what I do.

And I'm excited to create comfort in new ways with our first ever wine down box.

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This month we are releasing the Nothing Much Happens Wind-Down Box, a wellness box of hand-selected products that I personally use and that I love, along with a few exclusive stories to round out your cozy routines.

After six years and more than 130 million downloads, I've kind of cracked the code on how to help you sleep. I'll tell you a story.

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I read books.

I read books. I sit with my cat, Sycamore, and watch the ducks swimming on the lake.

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If this podcast works a little too well for you, if you haven't heard more than a few minutes of it and you sometimes wish you could actually hear the story, well we made something for that. It's called Stories from the Village of Nothing Much and it's a daytime version of the show.

As always, you can support what we do as well as get ad free and bonus episodes of our shows by subscribing to our premium feed. There is a link in our notes or you can just search NMH premium on your Apple podcast app.

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Subscribe for ad-free, bonus and extra long episodes now, as well as ad-free and early episodes of Stories from the Village of Nothing Much! Search for NMH Premium channel on Apple podcast or follow the link below

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My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

I have a story to tell you, and this story exists to give you a calm, happy place to rest your mind.

It's like a nest to settle your fluttering self into.

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I stumbled upon an old crate full of cookbooks.

I'd bought a few paperbacks that were part of a new-to-me series that I was now devoted to.

And the neighbor selling them had offered to throw in this whole box of cookbooks for free.

I couldn't make out their titles very clearly, but one in particular felt hefty, and its cover had a woven feel that I liked.

A winner of a recipe whose top corner had been folded over by its previous owner. A good sign in a hand-me-down cookbook.

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Thank you for your support.

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If you enjoy these bedtime stories, I think you'll find even more enjoyment from my book, also called Nothing Much Happens. Along with favorite and never-before-heard stories, there are beautiful illustrations, recipes, guided meditations, and more.

So many of us are struggling with sleeplessness and anxiety this year in particular. Let my book be a place to rest your mind. Buy it from your favorite bookseller or get an autographed copy, wrapped by my own two hands, at my website, NothingMuchHappens.com

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And if you need a little more nothing much in your life, head to NothingMuchHappens.com where you can find some special pieces inspired by the show. Hoodies have finally arrived.

And if you need a little more nothing much in your life, head to NothingMuchHappens.com where you can find some special pieces inspired by the show.

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If you're planning to gift someone you love, who might be yourself, with some of our Sweet Dreams merch this holiday season, best to get it done soon.

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We also have an insulated drink tumbler that says, you've done enough for the day.

They ship all over the world, and are available at nothingmuchhappens.com, where you can also gift our ad-free and bonus subscriptions.

If you need more nothing much in your life, my book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available from your favorite bookseller. It is full of beautiful color illustrations, old favorites and never before heard stories. Recipes, a map of the village and a cozy index so you can search for stories by your favorite feel-good topic. It's been translated into many languages and is for sale all over the world.

Our Premium Plus feed has over 30 exclusive bonus episodes. I've just written a really nice story called Afternoon Tea that lives on that feed.

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This time last year, I was writing story after story to add to my new book, Nothing Much Happens, cozy and calming stories to soothe your mind and help you sleep.

And now, a year later, my beautiful book is available all over the world.

I can't wait for you to see it, to read one of the 16 new stories that are only in the book.

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They're ad-free and available on all platforms, just search First This.

I have a simple and proven way to help you sleep.

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So many listeners have confirmed what I've been telling you all this time, that the more you listen, the more quickly you'll drop off, and the quality of your sleep will continue to improve.

Let me say a little about how this podcast works. I'm going to read you a simple, soothing story.

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I'll tell the story twice, and I'll slow down a bit with a second telling. If you wake again later in the night, you could start the story over, or just think back to any part of the story that you can remember,

Just to make sure your cup continues to runneth over with cozy stories, We'll be adding a second episode here each week. We're on season 12 now, and I bet even if you've been listening for years, you've missed a lot. You were asleep, and that is good.

So we'll be bringing back old episodes for a fresh replay each Thursday, starting this week with one of my favorites, Rosemary for Remembrance.

I remember telling Bob after I wrote that story that I felt like as I had written a whole episode about gourds, I had mastered the craft of writing about very little. It's a lovely autumn story with a bit of poetry woven in.

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Just to make sure your cup continues to runneth over with cozy stories, We'll be adding a second episode here each week. We're on season 12 now, and I bet even if you've been listening for years, you've missed a lot. You were asleep, and that is good.

Learn more about everything we do at NothingMuchHappens.com.

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We have a beautiful new merch line available through Nothing Much Happens.com. Cozy hoodies, t-shirts with beautiful images from the book, as well as stickers and a few other things.

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My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold. Thank you for your support.

Your mind needs a place to rest. That's what the story I'm about to tell you is. It's a nest to lay your attention in.

You are going to love this. You are going to read it all in one day. Call me tomorrow and tell me I'm wrong. I dare you.

You are going to love this.

You are going to read it all in one day.

Call me tomorrow and tell me I'm wrong. I dare you.

I had to admit he'd struck gold again.

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Thank you for your support.

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As always, you can find more Nothing Much, including some special audio, autographed copies of my book, and links to subscribe to our ad-free and bonus episodes at nothingmuchhappens.com.

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My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, has beautiful illustrations. Windows into this world. As well as stories you'll never hear on the podcast. It's available all over the world. Check your favorite bookseller or ask at your local library.

And why not ask your friendly local librarian to order Nothing Much Happens the book?

There's a beautiful hand-drawn map in the front, so you can see where all your favorite Nothing Much Happens locations are in the village.

If you are looking for an ad-free version of this show, bonus episodes, or links to our beautifully illustrated book, find it all at nothingmuchhappens.com.

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Some of the ways you support us so that we can support others is simply to rate and review the podcast, to share it with friends, to buy my book or ask your library to order it, or to subscribe to our premium feeds.

You can subscribe to our premium feeds to listen to bonus, extra-long and ad-free episodes, as well as get autographed copies of my book or some cozy merch. All at nothingmuchhappens.com.

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Let's listen back to one of my favorite episodes, which inspired a new book I've written.

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yes the book published in 34 territories so some things didn't translate and I largely relied on my publishers to find equivalents that made sense but lots did resonate all around the world we all of us enjoy a walk a hot drink fresh sheets times of companionship and solitude and baked goods

I wrote a few recipes for my book and I found out how challenging that is for example I tried to create a unique and delicious chai recipe to go along with the Spice Shop episode book only you should get it and twelve attempts later I had to break it to my editors that it would not be included in the book maybe one day I'll collaborate with someone who has those talents

If you are looking for more nothing much in your life, we have two dozen bonus stories on our premium plus feed.

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my audiobook, also called Nothing Much Happens, is already available in many, many languages.

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And there's still time if you are in the U.S. to order an autographed copy of my book for the holidays.

If you're not in the U.S., we have signed book plates available and our book was published in 34 countries, so there's a good chance it is waiting at your favorite shop or library for you right now.

You can also buy merch, sign copies of my book,

It's all at nothingmuchhappens.com.

If you enjoy these bedtime stories, I think you will find so much pleasure from my book, also called Nothing Much Happens.

Readers have reached out to say that, besides its beautiful illustrations, never-heard-on-the-podcast stories and recipes, it feels like a protective talisman when it sits on their bedside table.

It makes them feel safe just knowing it's there.

People often tell me they wish they could live in the little village I write about, and I agree with them. I'm always working on creating more ways into it. Stories here, my book, an audiobook,

my website where you can see it illustrated by Leile Piver, our merch and our social feeds where we post cozy pictures and host community.

the two-year anniversary of my book, also called Nothing Much Happens.

It is beautifully illustrated. It has a map in the front so you can see where all your favorite locations in the village of Nothing Much are. It has recipes, it has self-care rituals, 16 stories you've never heard before, and an index of coziness so you can look stories up by things like socks, tea, or cats.

It's been published in dozens of countries around the world, and it's available in print and as an audiobook.

Since I was a child, it has been the dream of my life to write and publish a book.

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my beautifully illustrated book

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You can also buy merch, listen to spooked-up versions of our Halloween episodes, and link to our social media feeds. Again, that's nothingmuchhappens.com.

A beautifully illustrated book, an audiobook, ad-free and bonus episodes, and now a morning-friendly ten-minute meditation called First This.

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For years, you've asked me for a podcast to help you start your day.

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after 140 episodes and a beautiful book published in so many places, and hearing from so many of you who tell me, yes, you're sleeping after years of struggle, and that you use the stories to calm anxiety and develop mindfulness.

I've also got autographed copies of my book and signed book plates to send out.

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Of course, there are more in my book.

Great ways to make sure Bob and I can keep these stories coming are to just tell the sleepless folks in your life about us, to subscribe to our premium or premium plus feeds, to buy the book or ask your library to add it to their collection.

If you need more coziness in your life, and listen I get it, I need maximum levels myself, we have options for you. Snuggly hoodies, blankets, and sleep masks in our merch store. Bonus and ad-free stories through our subscription feeds. Charming photos, many featuring my dogs on our socials, and a book with a map of the village, and illustrations of the bakery and the bookshop. Find it all at NothingMuchHappens.com.

My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

If you love these stories, there is a whole world waiting for you in my book, also called Nothing Much Happens. It's available in hardback and as an audiobook, which I read myself.

There are 16 new stories and the only place to hear them in my dulcet tones is in the audiobook, which I of course recorded with Bob's help.

In my book, an audiobook, there are 16 stories that you've never heard on the podcast.

You can get the book wherever you like to buy them, and become a premium plus member at NothingMuchHappens.com.

If you enjoy these bedtime stories, I think you will find even more enjoyment from my book, also called Nothing Much Happens. Along with favorite and never-before-heard stories, there are beautiful illustrations, recipes, guided meditations, and more.

You can subscribe to our ad-free and bonus episodes by merch and my book, all at nothingmuchhappens.com.

Our story tonight is called Auld Lang Syne, and it's a story about daybreak on a new year. It's also about a little book with a page missing, what we let go of and what we keep, and the scent of woodsmoke on a January morning.

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They ship all over the world, and are available at nothingmuchhappens.com, where you can also gift our ad-free and bonus subscriptions.

Our book, also called Nothing Much Happens, has gorgeous illustrations that you can fall right into.

I'd brought up a couple of books from my to-be-read pile that I was eager to dive into, but just now I found the only thing I wanted to do was rest my head against the cushions and close my eyes and feel the warmth of the fire on my face.

We'd take long walks in the woods with our dog. Clean out the yard and rake the leaves. Have a fire most every day. Read our books on the porch when it was sunny and from the sofa when the rain fell.

On Sunday, November 7th at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, you can join me for a live read and color along on Instagram.

We'll have a printable full-page illustration from the book for you, so you can get out your colored pencils and crayons and listen to a few favorite stories before bed.

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We have some lovely new merch in our store. Stickers and hoodies, long-sleeve shirts and tees.

Take a look, and as always, you can get our bonus and ad-free episodes through nothingmuchhappens.com.

I have a simple story to tell you to help you relax and drift off to sleep. Not much happens in it, and that's sort of the idea.

I'll read the story twice, and I'll go a little bit slower the second time through. If you find yourself still awake at the end of the second telling, don't worry. Sometimes that's how it goes.

This is a kind of brain training. Sleep will come more quickly and with more ease as you practice, so have patience if you're new to this.

Welcome to bedtime stories for grown-ups, in which Nothing Much Happens.

You can get a With Audio Engineering by Bob Wittersheim hashtag if you know you know hoodie or t-shirt as well as a really lovely collection of Nothing Much Happens gifts and goodies.

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We have a beautiful new merch line available through NothingMuchHappens.com. Cozy hoodies, t-shirts with beautiful images from the book, as well as stickers and a few other things.

My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

If you love these stories, there is a whole world waiting for you in my book, also called Nothing Much Happens. And there are bonus stories, four of them now, on our Premium Plus subscription feed.

If you love these stories, there is a whole world waiting for you in my book, also called Nothing Much Happens.

And there are bonus stories, four of them now, on our Premium Plus subscription feed.

If you love these stories, there is a whole world waiting for you in my book, also called Nothing Much Happens. And there are bonus stories, four of them now, on our Premium Plus subscription feed.

If you love these stories, there is a whole world waiting for you in my book, also called Nothing Much Happens. And there are bonus stories, four of them now, on our Premium Plus subscription feed.

My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, has beautiful illustrations, windows into the world, as well as stories you'll never hear on the podcast.

If you love the world of Nothing Much, I invite you to seek out my beautifully illustrated book. It's full of favorite stories, recipes, guided meditations and tips for self-care. It's available in many formats all over the world.

My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever you like to buy books.

My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

You can listen to ad-free and bonus episodes of this show by becoming a founding member of our subscription service.

It is a really lovely way to support what we do and to hear even more about the village of Nothing Much.

My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

You can listen to ad-free and bonus episodes of this show by becoming a founding member of our subscription service.

My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

For just a few dollars a month, you can get access to all seven seasons of Nothing Much Happens, with zero ads and a bonus episode every month that won't be available anywhere else.

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Starting today, and for about the cost of a latte, you can get access to all seven seasons of Nothing Much Happens, with zero ads and bonus episodes every month that won't be available anywhere else.

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Now is a particularly good time to follow us on Twitter or Instagram or Facebook. We'll have some exciting announcements coming up in the next few weeks and I don't want you to miss out on them,

My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

If you love these stories, there is a whole world waiting for you in my book, also called Nothing Much Happens. With 52 stories, 16 of which will never be on the podcast, it takes you through a whole year in the village of nothing much. And along with the stories, you'll find recipes and guided meditations and the most charming illustrations that will make you want to climb right into the pages and stay a while.

If you love these stories, there is a whole world waiting for you in my book, also called Nothing Much Happens. It's available in hardback and as an audiobook, which I read myself.

If you love these stories, there is a whole world waiting for you in my book, also called Nothing Much Happens. See the busy bakery on a Saturday morning in a beautiful illustration. Make the sandwiches we eat at the allotment. And read 16 news stories that will never be on the podcast.

I've heard from so many of you who have bought or been gifted my book, also called Nothing Much Happens.

When you hold it in your hands and look at the illustrations, you feel like you can climb into this world, and when you see it sitting on your bedside table, it feels like a protective talisman, keeping you safe as you dream.

It is available right now in hardback and in audio all over the world.

A beautiful book of our bedtime stories is available now. And if I do say so myself, it makes a lovely gift.

The illustrations are charming, even the colors, the feel of it in your hand, the sight of it on your bedside table.

It's all designed to be a source of comfort and relaxation.

A beautiful book of our bedtime stories is available now. And if I do say so myself, it makes a lovely gift.

The illustrations are charming, even the colors, the feel of it in your hand. It's all designed to be a source of comfort and relaxation.

Get yours from your favorite bookseller, or you can buy a signed copy or signed book plate from NothingMuchHappens.com.

If you enjoy these bedtime stories, I think you'll find even more enjoyment from my book, also called Nothing Much Happens. Along with favorite and never-before-heard stories, there are beautiful illustrations, recipes, guided meditations, and more.

Let my book be a place to rest your mind.

Buy it from your favorite bookseller, or get an autographed copy, wrapped by my own two hands, at my website, nothingmuchhappens.com.

I think you would love my book, also called Nothing Much Happens. Readers have reached out to say that besides its beautiful illustrations, and besides the stories that you never hear on the podcast, its recipes and care rituals, it feels like a protective talisman when it sits on their bedside table. It makes them feel safe just knowing it's there.

This time last year, I was writing story after story to add to my new book, Nothing Much Happens, cozy and calming stories to soothe your mind and help you sleep. I was testing recipes and creating care rituals and emailing with the illustrator.

And now, a year later, my beautiful book is available all over the world. I can't wait for you to see it, to read one of the 16 new stories that are only in the book.

To learn more or to buy an autographed copy, go to NothingMuchHappens.com.

Nothing Much Happens, the book, is available in many countries right now and for pre-order in many more.

The book was a local history.

You've heard me talk about my book, Nothing Much Happens, which comes out in the US and Canada on October 6th.

Pre-order the book, and you can enter for a chance to win a custom story.

I'll be calling the winner directly so we can chat for a bit, and you can tell me some of your favorite cozy autumn things, and then I'll them into an episode you can hear right here on the podcast.

Also, mark your calendars. On Friday, October 9th at 7 p.m. Eastern Time, I'll be hosted by Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor for a virtual event. We'll be talking about the book, I'll be answering your questions, and we'll end the night with a reading of one of the new stories that will never be on the podcast.

A beautiful book of our bedtime stories is coming out all over the world in a few months. And in fact, it's already out and available for sale in Germany.

It will have many of your favorite stories, along with 16 new stories that will only ever appear in the book.

We are getting closer and closer to the release of a beautiful book of our bedtime stories called Nothing Much Happens.

It will come out on October 6th in the US and Canada and on or near that date in dozens of countries all over the world.

It will have many of your favorite stories along with 16 new stories that will only ever appear in the book.

It also has really beautiful illustrations, recipes, meditations and lots more.

Pre-order your copy at NothingMuchHappens.com.

For some extra coziness, a beautiful book of our bedtime stories is coming out all over the world in a few months. It will have many of your favorite stories along with 16 new stories that will only ever appear in the book. It also has really beautiful illustrations, recipes, meditations, and lots more.

A beautiful book of our bedtime stories is coming out all over the world in just a few months.

It will have many of your favorite stories, along with 16 new stories that will only ever appear in the book. It has really beautiful illustrations, recipes, meditations, and lots more.

To learn more or to pre-order your copy, go to nothingmuchhappens.com

A beautiful book of our bedtime stories is coming out all over the world in just a few months.

It will have many of your favorite stories, along with 16 new stories that will only ever appear in the book. It also has really charming illustrations, recipes, meditations, and lots more.

A beautiful book of our bedtime stories is coming out all over the world in a few months. It will have many of your favorite stories, along with 16 new stories that will only ever appear in the book. It also has really beautiful illustrations, recipes, guided meditations, and lots more.

To learn more or to pre-order your copy, go to nothingmuchhappens.com

A beautiful book of our bedtime stories is coming out all over the world in a few months. It will have many of your favorite stories, along with 16 new stories that will only ever appear in the book. It also has really charming illustrations, recipes, meditations, and lots more.

To learn more or to pre-order your copy, go to NothingMuchHappens.com

For a bit of extra coziness, a beautiful book of our bedtime stories is coming out all over the world in a few months. It will have many of your favorite stories, along with 16 new stories that will only ever appear in the book. It also has really charming illustrations, recipes, meditations, and a lot more.

To learn more or to pre-order your copy, go to NothingMuchHappens.com

A beautiful book of our bedtime stories is coming out all over the world in a few months.

It will have many of your favorite stories, along with 16 new stories that will only ever appear in the book.

It also has really charming illustrations, recipes, meditations, and lots more.

You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook and Twitter for a bit of extra coziness.

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You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook and Twitter for a bit of extra coziness. So I'm about to tell you a bedtime story.

Our story tonight is called All Day at Home, and it's a story about tucking yourself away from the world for a bit. It's also about watching winter from a window seat. Red pepper flakes from the Italian coast, and the joy of minding one's own business. All day at home.

Eventually, I set the book aside and pulled the blanket closer around me.

The day, this meal, the time at the window with my book and pen, they were restoring me.

I'd been happily hibernating, buried deep in blankets and thick sweaters with a tall stack of books and endless cups of tea to see me through to spring.

But I thought of my stack of books, of the pot of soup I could make, and the half-done afghan I'd been crocheting, and felt excited to tuck back into my hibernation.

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It was a book about Zen with a few poems and meditations.

The page I opened to just said, open the front door and open the back door.

Let thoughts move through. Just don't offer them a cup of tea.

Open the front door and open the back door. Let thoughts move through. Just don't offer them a cup of tea.

Open the front door and open the back door. Let thoughts move through. Just don't offer them a cup of tea.

I thought of how Homer had described the dawn again and again in The Iliad and The Odyssey.

He'd said that dawn had worked her rosy fingers across the sky.

I put my chin in my hand and tapped my fingers against my cheek, thinking that the dawn he had watched, and the one happening right in front of me, a few thousand years later, were sisters.

The rosy fingers were still working their way across the sky.

As I watched, I thought of how Homer had described the dawn again and again in The Iliad and The Odyssey.

I thought of how Homer had described the dawn again and again in The Iliad and The Odyssey.

He'd said that dawn had worked her rosy fingers across the sky.

I put my chin in my hand and tapped my fingers against my cheek, thinking that the dawn he had watched, and the one happening right in front of me, a few thousand years later, were sisters.

The rosy fingers were still working their way across the sky.

As I watched, I thought of how Homer had described the dawn again and again in The Iliad and The Odyssey.

It made me think suddenly of that brief, lovely poem by William Carlos Williams that goes, This Is Just to Say, I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox, and which you were probably saving for breakfast. Forgive me, they were delicious, they were delicious, so sweet and so cold.

This Is Just to Say I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox, and which you were probably saving for breakfast. Forgive me they were delicious, so sweet and so cold.

I remembered turning the last page of a book the night before, closing it with a sigh and sliding it onto my bedside table, wondering which of the books from my to-be-read stack would come next. So that's what I wanted. To start a new book, to get lost in a new story.

I was frugal about some things, but not books. I bought them generously, shared them, gifted them, borrowed them, kept them too long without any guilt.

I like to know as little about a book as possible before I started it. I didn't want to know any of the twists or turns until I was actually taking them, so I relied on my bookseller, my librarian, and friends.

There was one with a cover the color of poppies, a title that sounded like an idiom I had always known but just never actually heard, and the solid weight of many hours of reading in it.

I carried it to the chaise longue by the window and climbed in. The room was a little cool with the fresh air coming in, so I tossed a throw over my legs and settled back as comfortable and happy as I could be. I took a slow breath and let it out and started with chapter one, Sweet Dreams.

I'd thought, well, I'm in need of that. And slipped it into my pocket.

It had been waiting for me, so patient and quiet, and all the time holding a story that felt like it was written just for me.

I opened my book, Sweet Dreams.

I took my book from the table and curled up around it, keeping as much of me as possible in my cocoon of blankets as I opened it, and began to read.

My current read was one I read every autumn.

It didn't matter if I was right in the middle of another book, if I had a tall stack waiting for me beside the bed, if the pages were starting to be dog-eared when the spine cracked.

Once it felt crisp and the leaves turned, I plucked this one from the shelf and treated myself to a long dip into its world, which was full of mystery and magic and near misses and impossible love.

As my eyes moved over the lines on the page, I felt my eyelids drooping. I kept starting over, rereading a line, opening my eyes again, until I finally let the book fall onto the comforter beside me and drifted.

My current read was one I read every autumn. It didn't matter if I was right in the middle of another book, if I had a tall stack waiting for me beside the bed, if the pages were starting to be dog-eared when the spine cracked. Once it felt crisp and the leaves turned, I plucked this one from the shelf and treated myself to a long dip into its world, which was full of mystery and magic and near misses and impossible love.

I kept starting over, rereading a line, opening my eyes again, until I finally let the book fall onto the comforter beside me and drifted.

Just now I'd seen one. And flipped through my little log book to write February 3rd cookbook slash new coffee special just the night before. I'd been flipping through a cookbook I'd had for years.

I'd started by looking for a soup recipe to make for dinner but ended up in the dessert section. A frequent happening for me when I saw a recipe for miso caramel.

Open the front door, and open the back door. Let thoughts move through. Just don't offer them a cup of tea.

I noticed the little girl who liked red popsicles was showing Butterbean, the cover of the book, about the dog detective.

A meditative activity for you by way of a Brighter Years mini coloring book.

This quilt is like a long, epic book. Every time you read it, you notice a detail, a line, a scrap of story that you had never heard before.

As I shook out the quilt and began to spread it over the bed, my eyes landed on shapes and colors that I swear hadn't been there the last time. I swear hadn't been there the winter before.

It was one of those small details that I somehow had never seen before, and I noticed at its feet were tiny specks of brown thread, bird seed to sustain it.

I think she may have called me sparrow. It rang a bell. I thought it might have been her pet name for me because of how I flitted around, flew from game to game.

In a dream, perhaps.

Our story tonight is called Sycamore and the Gravestones, part two, and it is a story about a tall tree at the edge of the inn, and the secret it holds in one of its dark knots. It's also about cornstalks and strings of purple and orange lights, crochet hooks and ink pens, and a new friendship that will make the coming winter so sweet.

I've been thinking about how much I liked having marmalade and crumb and birdie here last winter.

I was a bit down, really, you know, feeling lonely.

Exactly.

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Hmm, sounds like serious business.

It is. Can't talk. But you can pet Elfie before you go.

there's an excellent series called The Rivers of London by Ben Aronovich read by Kavanaugh Holdbrook Smith that I really love I probably wouldn't be able to sleep to them right away but as a repeat listener to books I love Kavanaugh's dulcet tones send me right under

If you need more nothing much in your life, my book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available from your favorite bookseller. It is full of beautiful color illustrations, old favorites and never before heard stories. Recipes, a map of the village and a cozy index so you can search for stories by your favorite feel-good topic.

It's been translated into many languages and is for sale all over the world. If you're in the States you can get an autographed copy or if you're not, an autographed bookplate from NothingMuchHappens.com.

I remember still the feeling of awe and recognition as I peeled back the wrapping and held my grandmother's book in my hands, how she had gotten it to me.

When I thought of her, it was always with her book in her hands or propped up on a stand on the counter or set on her bedside table, ready for her to record her dreams in when she woke.

It was a family grimoire handed down through the generations. It held entries from as far back as my five-times-great-grandmother, most of which was indecipherable to me, though I was still very glad it was there.

There was one with a cover the color of poppies, title that sounded like an idiom I had always known but just never actually heard, and the solid weight of many hours of reading in it.

My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

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