I understand how difficult it is to meet new people. As a single woman I just moved into a townhouse in the middle of suburbia (where everyone has their 1.8 children). So I don't quite fit in.

I have met some of my neighbors while outside doing yard work. The one family even invited me in for a tour of their house. These conversations usually start with the weather, but at least it is a start.

If you have a local yarn store and want to learn to crochet or knit most of these places have either offer classes or they offer what is called a "stitch and *itch". Which basically is a group of women getting together to talk. You don't need to know how to knit or crochet to join these, but do you have to want to learn.

Knitting is now the "hot" hobby for women (although I have been doing it for almost 20 years now), but you will meet all kinds of ages and people.