If you asked, I'd tell you that another blog is probably the last thing I need: I've got half a dozen already, each devoted to a separate section of my life. I've even got a sorely neglected domestic-arts LJ that I have to update.

But what I don't have is a community. I've connected with other writers for my professional life, I'm fairly well networked for my hobbies. But when it comes to making a home, I'm very alone out here.

I'm a bit of a luddite, surprisingly for someone who spends so much time on the internet. Having my home work well and simply is important to me: I sew clothes for my daughters, garden for a good chunk of our dinners, and attempt to keep the whole lot clean. But that's not something very valued in the world, and I thought I was alone -- or nearly so -- in thinking that these things are important.

Where I have found people interested in homemaking, I've found heavy religious overtones, telling me that I should stay home and let my husband provide (which, translated, means we all starve!) or that God wants me to be meek and submissive. While those paths might work for other people, they are clearly not for me.

A little background: I'm a married mother of two who makes her living as a freelance writer. We live in extreme upstate NY, and I'm both curious and opinionated. I can't wait to meet y'all.

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