Have you noticed how crowded it's been lately.
Even getting away from it all's becoming more and more difficult.
The reason is that there are now 7 billion of us who share Planet Earth.
Seven billion people who get hungry and have needs. Most will never be met.
Most disagree with what the other 6,999,999,999 people say and do.
A handful of that seven billion control the world's wealth. They continue to want more.
Their greed is destroying our world.
Our world isn't a global village.
It's a global monster. Out of control!
There are so many who, simply, unfortunately, will exist here only for a short, painful time and then die. Unfulfilled human beings.
Because the problems are so widespread it's become increasingly difficult for an individual to do anything to help.
Perhaps the only way to make a difference and I acknowledge it seems selfish, is to fix our own little corners of the world, to try and make sure that the people and things around us are as good as they can be.
The world has become big, ugly and impersonal.
Let's get back to small, beautiful and personal...
A couple of the more unusual motorhomes you'll see in New Zealand these days and thank god there are still individualists out there, people with personalities and creative thoughts who are not scared of doing something a bit different.
Dan Price from Joseph, Oregon, was intent on ridding himself of a mortgage and loved the idea of living in a Tipi.
Have you noticed how crowded it's been lately.
I've been meaning to have a copy of Roger Beck's wonderful book 'Some Turtles Have Nice Shells' in The Flying Tortoise's library for years, so when Vicky visited a few weeks ago waving her copy and teasing me with it, there was only one thing to do.
Ann Holler of Proto Stoga has created this delightful, functional and flexible 40sq foot space for doing anything you like in. Within reason. Wherever you like.
