Introduction
“Ah! There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.”
- Jane Austen
And, I would add, nothing like staying at home for real inspiration!
I have always loved being at home. When my husband and I bought a farm in the country four years ago, it confirmed in my mind what I had always suspected: that my homebody-ness was deeply integral to me, and that home, the idea and the reality, is one of the chief inspirations in my life.
No one can argue that our immediate environments aren’t very influential; witness our society’s obsession with home décor. But when one spends so much time at home, home must take on a more utilitarian aspect, able to facilitate our interests and pursuits, duties, and pleasures. One of the main ways ...
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