photo: kevin butz Wisemen tell us time and again that land belongs to no one. So when I hear people say "I own land/house in..." or "I bought/own a house" I roll my third eye. For the record, if you live in a house or upon land that you claim to "own" in a so-called … Continue reading No Mortgage, No Rent: 6 Ways to Own Your Home
American academic Harold Lasswell defined politics as "who gets what, when, how." Let's suppose Lasswell's beautifully concise definition gives us a foothold here. It would stand to reason that what we're really talking about when we use the P word is really the concept of decision-making and resources. Politics. It's a social phenomenon. Now it … Continue reading The Politics of Rustication
Buffered by a young wreath of poplar, silver birch, spruce, and dogwood, my family and I built a home on one hectare of field and woodland in the crook of a meadow. It's sort of like a nook, in fact. And we consider it a glade too. Farmers used to work the soil on this … Continue reading Nooks and Crannies
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