To listen to the NPR interview with a Norwegian scientist, click here: The Physics Behind Santa

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Making a decision helps keep us present in the here and now.

This podcast is also available in written form at Finding Home on Substack.com and at JanPepplerHOME.

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Neighbors can really make or break our experience of home. For the first time in my life, I really know my neighbors. And that makes all the difference.  What about you?  Please go to Finding Home on Substack.com to tell me your story!

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://janpepplerhome.com/2022/07/08/neighbors/

Picking blueberries reminds me of a time when I was particularly happy. And nothing says home more than good memories.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://janpepplerhome.com/2022/06/30/4th-of-july-blueberry-pie/ and at Finding Home on Substack.com

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The world would be a better place if we were kinder, gentler, and more honest with ourselves, as well as with each other. This begins with admitting we’re not okay. 

This episode is based on two posts at Finding Home on Substack.com: "I Am Not Okay" and "Be Gentle, Be Honest, Be Kind."

Who are we when an ancestor is written out of the family history and erased from the photos? Who are we then? What is home when some doors are locked?

To read the guest post mentioned in this episode, please visit FindingHome on Substack.com. The post is here: Grandfathers - Remembered and Erased. 

The photo accompanying this episode is of the only grandfather I knew, my step-grandfather, Lino.

While in Sambucca di Sicilia in February 2022, I fell in love with a home that fit my budget perfectly! Only, there is a problem. And my friend who is an architect says it's too big to fix.

This episode can also be read at Finding Home on Substack.com.

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Nothing else compares to losing your father because the role of Father is very unique.

This episode is also available at Finding Home on Substack.com and as a blog post: http://janpepplerhome.com/2022/05/20/when-you-lose-your-father/

The photo accompanying this episode is of me and my father, taken in 1988, at Schloss Linderhof in Germany.

You think Mother’s Day is just a celebration of women who birthed babies or raised kids? Think again. The origins of this special day may surprise you.

This episode is also available as a blog post at Finding Home on Substack and at JanPepplerHOME.com

For May Day, Arbor Day, and Every Day - "I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree"

This episode can also be found at Finding Home on Substack.com and is also available as a blog post: http://janpepplerhome.com/2022/05/01/for-the-love-of-trees/