Starting Out
I always wanted to live in the country. My parents left their mid-west farm lives after the war and came west to settle in a soul-less suburban tract house. This seemed incomprehensible to me as a child, and honestly, I never quite forgave them for it. The Irish have a love for the land that surpasses all but their love of poetry, music and whiskey. I have to say, I have the same weaknesses. It's the land. There is a primary calling that can't be ignored. And once you've lived on a piece of... Sign in to see full entry.