Listings
Hermits seeking a hearth
Wandering souls offering presence in exchange for a roof.
UK · Hermit
A Quiet Woman Seeking a Walled Garden
I have read too many books and walked too many miles. I am ready to be still.
Open — one year or more
USA · Hermit
A Former Monk, Gardener, Seeking Stillness in the American West
I left the order three years ago. The habit of silence has not left me. I would like a porch, a garden, and a wide horizon.
1 year or longer
UK · Hermit
I Keep Bees. I Bring My Own Hive.
Seventy-one years old. I have outlived two husbands and most of my opinions. I would like a quiet corner of an English garden in which to live out the next several years.
Open-ended — I am not in a hurry
USA · Hermit
I am Writing a Book About Silence. I Would Like Some.
I am twenty-eight. I have a novel in progress and a head full of cities I no longer wish to be in. I will tend, watch, mend — quietly.
6 months minimum, prefer 1–2 years