purpose

alrighty...so this morning was the test post. seeing what this web presence is like. now for something a little more.

i guess a place to start is why am i doing this? my original idea was to start a newsletter. in the simplest of terms, i am somewhat bored and somewhat lonely here in watertown. well, actually i live in newton, right on the border of all sorts of places, far from the center of any particular place. so i crave community. i hoped to create a newsletter to fill that void. i love doing domestic things. in fact i am passionate about making a home, creating a place and things that nourish. i love cooking, planning the week's menu, knitting, and especially baking bread. but, for a variety of personal reasons i don't have a strong context to present these interests. without a strong sense of household and community, these passions of mine become skills rather than the stitches that hold everything together.

so, why am i blogging rather than creating that newsletter. well, for one my computer does not have publisher. not exactly necessary for a newsletter, but i find it makes it easier and more enjoyable. also, i am not sure how consistent a thing writing about topics of interest will be. and i don't know anyone else who would write. these could be some rather significant hurdles. so i figured i would test the ground out with a blog. and a blog is so immediate and accessible and, very importantly, free.

so, what do i want to write about? excellent question. i am definitely interested in exploring the things that nourish us. bread. nature. creating. spirituality. ethics. community. sitting around a fire. so many things nourish us in both physical and spiritual ways. and it's not just about seeking out what nourishes us. because if i was interested in exploring that i would have called this blog "breaking bread." but there's more than that. there is the part where we chose to engage in creating and nurturing things that are nourishing. that is why i chose the title "the bread baker."

the journey begins. as i write for the blog i will simultaneously be working on making strides towards establishing a newsletter. i am still figuring out how to do that. i need to figure out who would read this thing. who would write for it. where would i distribute it. i have almost no networks here so this should be an interesting journey.

not sure how to end this. not much conclusive in this entry to draw on for a good finishing thought. so i''ll leave it here.
till next time.