Kate Tirion

I was home from school the day the electricity first surged through the network of thick grey wires that wove throughout our house. In this old, old house made of stone and earth, it was impossible to channel a niche for the wires; instead, they lay on the surface, ending in domed brown switches [...]

My good fortune to have been born into a world of self-sufficiency (though it was post World War Two) continues to influence my life both personally and professionally. We lived a non-modern life: no flush toilet, no car; no electricity for the first 6 or 7 years, and no road to the farm unless one [...]