138. The Big House

<p><strong>Today's Out of the Ordinary Book:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/24353/9780743249645">The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home</a> by George Howe Colt</p> <p><strong>Key Conversation Points:</strong></p> <ul> <li>How does dripping sweat get us to dripping beauty? </li> <li>When is it right to say goodbye and to let something go? </li> <li>If you're envious about people having summer homes, this book will help you. </li> <li>Referring to our book choice Christie says, "I just want to gobble it up all summer long."  </li> <li>Lisa-Jo reminds us that houses are a lot like people and they ground us. </li> <li>What makes a house magical is that it becomes a vessel for family history. </li> <li>Now we all want chocolate truffle parties!</li> </ul> <p><strong>Podcast links:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.blackbarnonline.com/">Click here</a> to join the conversations we have with listeners every week around the podcast.</p> <p>_______</p> <p>Sponsor appreciation: We're so grateful to partner with show sponsors that keep making our work possible.</p> <p><a href="http://www.betterhelp.com/ordinary">Click here</a> to join over 1 million people taking charge of their mental health through the online counseling offered by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month by visiting <a href= "http://www.betterhelp.com/ordinary">www.betterhelp.com/ordinary</a></p> <p><a href="http://greenchef.com/ordinary100">Click here to go to GreenChef.com/ordinary100</a> and use code ordinary100 to get $100 off including free shipping!</p> <p><a href="http://hookedonphonics.com/ORDINARY">Click here to visit HookedOnPhonics.com/ORDINARY</a>, and receive your first month for just one dollar.</p> <p><a href="https://nutrafol.com/">Click here to visit Nutrafol.com</a> and use promo code ORDINARY to save $15 off your first month's subscription to Nutrafol, and grow thicker, healthier hair. This is their best offer anywhere and it is only available to US customers for a limited time.</p> <p><a href