Category Archives: Country Living

Country Life and Creativity

Posted on June 11, 2009 by David St Lawrence

There are creative people everywhere, but it seems to me that there is more opportunity to appreciate creativity when one lives out in the country. This is certainly true in Floyd County, Virginia. Notice, I did not say there was … Continue reading →

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Economics in a tightly-connected community

Posted on April 25, 2009 by David St Lawrence

The Community as social network In this county people get to know each other and while we may not be one big happy family, we share a lot of information on how people are doing, who needs help, and who … Continue reading →

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Good intentions are not enough

Posted on March 3, 2009 by David St Lawrence

The recent storm drove home the fact that good intentions are no substitute for actual preparedness. Country living is a great laboratory for testing ones ideas about life and patterns of behavior without the awful finality of mistakes made on … Continue reading →

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Stormy Sunday report from Floyd

Posted on March 1, 2009 by David St Lawrence

Large flakes of Global Warming continue to fall and the trees on our south side look like a caricature forest. March 2009 is off to a good start. The snow is four inches deep in our locality and more is … Continue reading →

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