Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep

Our story tonight is called Summer Storm and it’s a story about a cool cloudy day enjoyed from a favorite spot. It’s also about a simmering pot of soup on the stove, taking a day for pure rest, and an old friend to learn lessons with.Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-HappensSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our story tonight is called Heirloom and it’s a story about a garden in the middle of summer. It’s also about things handed down through generations, making and keeping friends of all ages, and a stack of farmer’s almanacs in the quiet corner of a shed. We give to a different charity each week and this week we are giving to https://www.guidingeyes.org/ They provide guide dogs to people with vision loss. Get more nothing much here: www.nothingmuchhappens.comPurchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-HappensSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our story tonight is called RSVP and it’s a story about a stack of envelopes on their way to being delivered. It’s also about a day many have suspected was on its way, the view from the front porch swing and how good it is to have something to look forward to. This week we are giving to monafoundation.org. They work to support grassroots initiatives around the world that educate all children, empower women and girls, and enable them to transform their own communities.Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-HappensSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our story tonight is called Joyride and it’s a story about a spontaneous trip for two friends on a summer day. It’s also about music coming from the records shop’s door, a new book in a beloved series and riding off into the sunset with the windows rolled down.   We give to a different charity each week and this week we are giving to The Dougy Center www.dougy.org The Dougy Center provides grief support in a safe place for children, teens, young adults, and their families.Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-HappensSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our story tonight is called Magic Words and it’s a story about a trip into town on summer morning. It’s also about the scent of fresh-cut lumber, a dog biscuit buried in the flower beds, how a moment at the start of the day can alter your path, and something in a shop window that catches your eye.  We give to a different charity each week and this week we are giving to Alliance for the Great Lakes at greatlakes.org. They are a nonpartisan nonprofit working across the region to protect the fresh, clean, and natural waters of the Great Lakes.Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-HappensSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our story tonight is called The Waves at Night and it’s a continuation of last week’s story, still set at the cottage on a warm day. It’s also about poppies blooming by the roadside, a journal waiting beside the glider on the porch, and sleeping with the windows open as the waves roll in on the beach.  We give to a different charity each week and this week we are giving to Outright International. Working together to promote LGBTQIA+ rights and equality through advocacy campaigns and legal support. https://outrightinternational.org/ Subscribe to our Premium or Premium Plus feeds for ad-free and bonus episodes https://nothingmuchhappens.supportingcast.fm. Get more coziness at https://www.nothingmuchhappens.com/Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-HappensSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our story tonight is called A Day at the Cottage and it’s a story about settling back into a beloved place as the weather warms up. It’s also about a cupboard full of old dishes that have served meals for decades, a stack of magazines to flip through from the lounge chair, and a love for hand-me-downs and the memories they carry. We give to a different charity each week and this week we are giving to Alliance for the Great Lakes at greatlakes.org. They are a nonpartisan nonprofit working across the region to protect the fresh, clean, and natural waters of the Great Lakes.Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-HappensSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our story tonight is called Strawberry Moon and it’s a story about dusk on the porch on one of the first warm evenings of summer. It’s also about the lit window of a neighbor’s house, the quiet tick of clock in the hall and a good book before bed.  This week we are giving to International Rescue Committee whose purpose is to help people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster, including the climate crisis, to survive, recover and gain control over their future. https://www.rescue.org/Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-HappensSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our story tonight is called The Bookfair and it’s a story about a love of reading and the creativity that inspires. It’s also about the last days of school before summer vacation, taking class outside into the open air and the feeling of watching little ones grow up and expand their worlds. Get more Nothing Much at www.nothingmuchhappens.com We give to a different charity each week. This week we are giving to Reading is FUNdamental, Committed to a literate America by inspiring a passion for reading among all children. https://www.rif.org/Purchase Our Book: https://bit.ly/Nothing-Much-HappensSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A story about an out-of-tune piano looking for a new owner, glimmering feathered birds, an old Victorian house filled with treasures, and a friendship formed through generosity. The podcast also discusses supporting the janegoodallinstitute.org.