Restoring Mayberry

In my last few posts I've used mid-20 th -century Ireland as an example of a traditional society – say, one without electricity, ca...

Recently I wrote about the memories of my elderly neighbours, and how they celebrated a childhood when people had no money, electricity, c...

I also saw another neighbour – we’ll call her Ava -- who rides her bike back and forth to the village, rather than pay for a car. W...

My neighbour's car -- he keeps them spotless in his barn, next to the cows. Between our house and the nearby village lies thr...