Comments on: Things to miss, living in the city http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:13:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: jess http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16471 jess Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:42:51 +0000 http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/#comment-16471 beautifully captured, sarah. sometimes one does catch conversations like this on the subway, okay, not like THIS precisely. the other day i sat near these three guys who sat across the car from each other on the subway on a half-empty train, gossiping about the union, guys they knew who were retiring, and other matters. they seemed so deeply grounded - rare in this city, but they were real new yorkers. it made me think that there was something to being and staying in the place you're from, whether city or country, that gives you that grounding. beautifully captured, sarah. sometimes one does catch conversations like this on the subway, okay, not like THIS precisely. the other day i sat near these three guys who sat across the car from each other on the subway on a half-empty train, gossiping about the union, guys they knew who were retiring, and other matters. they seemed so deeply grounded – rare in this city, but they were real new yorkers. it made me think that there was something to being and staying in the place you’re from, whether city or country, that gives you that grounding.

]]> By: Kate http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16414 Kate Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:59:37 +0000 http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/#comment-16414 This post really made me reflect on life in the country/small town. Having a small group of people comprising the community means that there is the ability to know everyone - and to know that you will know all their business and that they will know yours. The ugly side of this is when you find that you don't fit in, it can be crippling. Always having to tread the middle ground to avoid the kinds of spats that will be remembered for 20 years makes for bland self expression. I guess I am a city girl at heart. Listening to spring frogs,however, is a universally, irresistably, lovely experience. This post really made me reflect on life in the country/small town. Having a small group of people comprising the community means that there is the ability to know everyone – and to know that you will know all their business and that they will know yours. The ugly side of this is when you find that you don’t fit in, it can be crippling. Always having to tread the middle ground to avoid the kinds of spats that will be remembered for 20 years makes for bland self expression. I guess I am a city girl at heart.

Listening to spring frogs,however, is a universally, irresistably, lovely experience.

]]> By: Debby http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16404 Debby Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:44:18 +0000 http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/#comment-16404 And then there are all the stars you can see when the city lights don't block them out...it's breathtaking. And then there are all the stars you can see when the city lights don’t block them out…it’s breathtaking.

]]> By: Celine http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16402 Celine Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:31:32 +0000 http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/#comment-16402 The frogs have been going strong for a few weeks now, in the wetland across the street from our cottage... I love to sit on the front porch at night, ignore the chill, and just listen to them. I've missed them so much, living in the city, it's nice to be home. The frogs have been going strong for a few weeks now, in the wetland across the street from our cottage…

I love to sit on the front porch at night, ignore the chill, and just listen to them. I’ve missed them so much, living in the city, it’s nice to be home.

]]> By: Veronique http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16400 Veronique Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:11:03 +0000 http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/#comment-16400 You captured the moment perfectly! The conversations I overhear in the subway are somewhat different... You captured the moment perfectly!
The conversations I overhear in the subway are somewhat different…

]]> By: britt http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16399 britt Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:42:40 +0000 http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/#comment-16399 You are so right. I am a country girl. The one time that I went to a big city, and stayed somewhere that wasn't a resort type place known for its seclusion and peace, I was miserable. I couldn't sleep for one. I had never heard cars driving around and honking at all hours, neighbors yelling, music blaring, the smell of the exhaust from all of the vehicles, and the lights all night long. We were visiting my sister-in-law and her family and my husband and I almost got up and left in the middle of the night!! We just couldn't stand it. Of course, if everyone wanted the peace and quiet of nature and country life, it wouldn't be the country anymore. So god bless those that love the city and leave us country folks to our peace. You are so right. I am a country girl. The one time that I went to a big city, and stayed somewhere that wasn’t a resort type place known for its seclusion and peace, I was miserable. I couldn’t sleep for one. I had never heard cars driving around and honking at all hours, neighbors yelling, music blaring, the smell of the exhaust from all of the vehicles, and the lights all night long. We were visiting my sister-in-law and her family and my husband and I almost got up and left in the middle of the night!! We just couldn’t stand it. Of course, if everyone wanted the peace and quiet of nature and country life, it wouldn’t be the country anymore. So god bless those that love the city and leave us country folks to our peace.

]]> By: britt http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16398 britt Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:41:14 +0000 http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/#comment-16398 You are so right. I am a country girl. The one time that I went to a big city, and stayed somewhere that wasn't a resort type place known for its seclusion and peace, I was miserable. I couldn't sleep for one. I had never heard cars driving around and honking at all hours, neighbors yelling, music blaring, the smell of the exhaust from all of the vehicles, and the lights all night long. We were visiting my sister-in-law and her family and my husband and I almost got up and left in the middle of the night!! We just couldn't stand it. Of course, if everyone wanted the peace and quiet of nature and country life, it wouldn't be the same (too many people). You are so right. I am a country girl. The one time that I went to a big city, and stayed somewhere that wasn’t a resort type place known for its seclusion and peace, I was miserable. I couldn’t sleep for one. I had never heard cars driving around and honking at all hours, neighbors yelling, music blaring, the smell of the exhaust from all of the vehicles, and the lights all night long. We were visiting my sister-in-law and her family and my husband and I almost got up and left in the middle of the night!! We just couldn’t stand it. Of course, if everyone wanted the peace and quiet of nature and country life, it wouldn’t be the same (too many people).

]]> By: Lynn http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16397 Lynn Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:40:09 +0000 http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/#comment-16397 "The average courting frog". I've dated [and kissed] a few of those myself. “The average courting frog”. I’ve dated [and kissed] a few of those myself.

]]> By: mamie http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16391 mamie Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:41:26 +0000 http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/#comment-16391 it makes me long for a place that would allow the silence to bleed into me, the calm to resonate. we were on salt springs island during one trip and i recall feeling as if i could stay there forever. maybe someday we will. it makes me long for a place that would allow the silence to bleed into me, the calm to resonate. we were on salt springs island during one trip and i recall feeling as if i could stay there forever. maybe someday we will.

]]> By: soknitpicky http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/comment-page-1/#comment-16390 soknitpicky Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:21:40 +0000 http://www.bluegarter.org/2008/03/things-to-miss-living-in-the-city/#comment-16390 This is beautifully written and rings so true to me. You know, maybe this is why I like going to a knitting group. It's a different, slower pace. No matter how diverse you are in other aspects, you share at least this one thing in common, and that makes an instant connection. There are endless iterations and variations on the "I love that yarn" and the "your project turned out beautifully" conversations. It's very comforting. Glad you are enjoying your time there. This is beautifully written and rings so true to me. You know, maybe this is why I like going to a knitting group. It’s a different, slower pace. No matter how diverse you are in other aspects, you share at least this one thing in common, and that makes an instant connection. There are endless iterations and variations on the “I love that yarn” and the “your project turned out beautifully” conversations. It’s very comforting. Glad you are enjoying your time there.

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