An economy of scraps and boxes...

[ozarque]

When I was a child I lived for several years in a tiny town -- population 750 -- way out in the country. It had a courthouse square, and a huge red brick courthouse with hitching posts and horse troughs all the way around; people still came to town on Saturday night for the band concert in horse-pulled wagons

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[themaskmaker]

Ahhhhh.... this is lovely. I'm laughing and shaking my head and remembering. Thank you!

[pthalogreen]

ooooh, yes. here i was thinking i'd never participated in something like that. But of course, halloween candy.

[pthalogreen]

This was fascinating. Thanks for sharing it. :)

[raanve]

I love this post. Thank you for sharing it. Just lovely.

[yud]

I had a college roommate from Romania, and he said that his neighborhood economy as a child was based on hamsters and lizards.