tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post8761140968768370968..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Village LifeThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-92172640385239535082016-03-04T07:20:24.792-08:002016-03-04T07:20:24.792-08:00country life....i like to visit the city...hugs de...country life....i like to visit the city...hugs debjinxxxygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349344319328467284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-88031766167920388882016-03-04T07:04:45.132-08:002016-03-04T07:04:45.132-08:00I live in a village about 30 miles due North of yo...I live in a village about 30 miles due North of you and to be quite honest, half an hour in Darlington makes me want to head back to the hills! <br /><br />I certainly couldn't cope in a city, although, if I had to, I may be persuaded if the city were York.KitKatCothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599374086633244037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-10007674785901407792016-03-04T06:29:41.919-08:002016-03-04T06:29:41.919-08:00...well being a farmer's son's daughter.........well being a farmer's son's daughter...if that makes sense!...I always thought that it would eventually be country. However I realise that also being brought up myself in the city...I would miss that hustle and bustle...who knows what we end up with!!Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-6644893180218730062016-03-04T05:55:24.513-08:002016-03-04T05:55:24.513-08:00Thank you for the kind comment and good wishes you...Thank you for the kind comment and good wishes you left on my blog Pat. Dick is looking much better but will remain in hospital for a few more days I think. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-44440236310524099342016-03-04T04:07:46.432-08:002016-03-04T04:07:46.432-08:00Country life, for sure. We are at the edge of a li...Country life, for sure. We are at the edge of a little village, but surrounded by farm land. However, we are 8 minutes to a small hospital and 10 minutes to a slightly larger one. A neighbour was airlifted to a much larger center several days ago and the whole community is holding its breath for him. His was an accident in which he was pinned under farm equipment and things are uncertain about the use of his limbs. I sincerely hope the person who fell from the ladder is going to be o.k. -Jenncoffeeontheporchwithmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17618627688821849806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-13469506680902721002016-03-04T03:21:03.221-08:002016-03-04T03:21:03.221-08:00Having lived in both city and country I can't ...Having lived in both city and country I can't decide. Your village sounds nice but some would be very lonesome I think. As for the farmer muck spreading, why can't he keep ugly gossip to himself instead of communicating it to all and sundry?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-13832265743447940952016-03-04T00:48:54.465-08:002016-03-04T00:48:54.465-08:00Thanks for the replies everyone - seems we slightl...Thanks for the replies everyone - seems we slightly go over to country life with a few living on the edge so to speak. I am sure we all hope that Heather's husband soon recovers from his pneumonia.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38051113116933056132016-03-04T00:40:26.390-08:002016-03-04T00:40:26.390-08:00I have a big city which I like for its theaters an... I have a big city which I like for its theaters and cafes and museums and nearby I have a lot of trees and hills (Vienna Woods) so that's just fine with me. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-34674951370318009232016-03-03T23:29:28.803-08:002016-03-03T23:29:28.803-08:00I lived and loved the country, then I turned into ...I lived and loved the country, then I turned into a "spoilt" city girl. I hope the injured person is fine? Greetings Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-50094291833242970042016-03-03T22:35:32.021-08:002016-03-03T22:35:32.021-08:00I hope the person who fell off the ladder is OK - ...I hope the person who fell off the ladder is OK - and will be more careful in the future.<br /><br />For me, I have found the perfect place: Near to the centre of my home town (90.000 inhabitants), but in a quiet road and in the second row from the road, so to speak. Also, it only takes me about 10 minutes to get to the fields when I want to, but only 5 minutes on foot to the station, to the shops and to all the other things one needs from time to time such as the post office, hair dresser's or doctor's.<br />As I do not drive, much as I'd love to live in idyllic countryside, it would not be practical - how would I get to and from work there, and do my shopping etc.?Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-71028900610001538132016-03-03T21:51:34.934-08:002016-03-03T21:51:34.934-08:00I like the country best and we've spent most o...I like the country best and we've spent most of our married life in the country - now we live in a city of 100,000 people - though we are supremely lucky to have found a house on a very quiet street - with a view of only one neighbor to the back side of the house - woods across the street and very little traffic - yet in less than five minutes we can be right in the midst of the city. This is our last home - and we are lucky to be close to doctors and a major hospital (ranked 5th in the nation), yet quietly nestled in our little quiet neighborhood - we see far more walkers than cars. <br /><br />I do hope the person in the accident is ok.JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-31146824195058413722016-03-03T21:07:03.315-08:002016-03-03T21:07:03.315-08:00Our village was filled with the sound of an air am...Our village was filled with the sound of an air ambulance a few years back. My good friend José nearly cut his foot off with a chainsaw, but just managed to get to our house where he collapsed. The rest was all rather fraught. He's fine again now.<br /><br />Even so, country life every day!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-40896649945379179082016-03-03T18:35:36.616-08:002016-03-03T18:35:36.616-08:00I like hearing the birds in the morning and the cr...I like hearing the birds in the morning and the crickets at night, far more than auto traffic.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-90306146506354383202016-03-03T15:52:11.543-08:002016-03-03T15:52:11.543-08:00I prefer the country. We live 8 miles from town, ...I prefer the country. We live 8 miles from town, but in a subdivision of nearly 100 houses. We're all on acreage so it doesn't seem like that many people. We've always avoided living in town if we could.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-84076874460875029652016-03-03T14:34:33.548-08:002016-03-03T14:34:33.548-08:00I love living remote. When we lived in Minnesota,...I love living remote. When we lived in Minnesota, we were only 5 miles from the center of the small city of Rochester but surrounded by woods to the back and farm fields across the road. We could only see 4 other houses and 2 of those were across the valley. I love the peace and quiet and am uncomfortable around hustle and bustle. Having internet connection helps keep family and friends close even though we are 600 or so miles apart. No air ambulance here, though. Hope your fellow villager comes through OK.Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717012784233946753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-19723860886382158742016-03-03T13:44:47.870-08:002016-03-03T13:44:47.870-08:00Definitely country life, though I am probably only...Definitely country life, though I am probably only on the edge of country living. Three cheers for Air Ambulances - they must safe hundreds of lives. I hope the man who fell was not badly injured. Three cheers for all paramedics too as my husband needed them earlier this week having contracted pneumonia and is now safely in hospital. In spite of all the dire stories about having to wait for ages, the response time was very quick.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-59380490204717112052016-03-03T13:32:39.511-08:002016-03-03T13:32:39.511-08:00Country, it is nice to know your neighbour's a...Country, it is nice to know your neighbour's and care about them.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-5481672609408016962016-03-03T12:29:18.278-08:002016-03-03T12:29:18.278-08:00Country life every time, having done the city town...Country life every time, having done the city town stuff wild horses wouldnt drag me back, back online again gret to catch up with you :-)Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-68127946465793678942016-03-03T12:08:26.239-08:002016-03-03T12:08:26.239-08:00Having been born in a large town and lived in Lond...Having been born in a large town and lived in London and Coventry for a few years there is no way I would want to leave village life now. On the rare occasion I drive to my town of birth the first thing I notice on getting out of the car is the smell. No longer the odour of fish meal there used to be years ago but just general air pollution. Walk around my village and even strangers will say hello in passing. Walk round the county's towns and the vast majority of people seem to be either looking straight ahead or at the ground.<br /><br />There are things I miss, ease of access to London's museums, live orchestral concerts and ballet in Coventry but they aren't life essentials.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32209351215972767782016-03-03T10:00:57.910-08:002016-03-03T10:00:57.910-08:00I love village life and I love city life. My br...I love village life and I love city life. My brother fell from a roof when we were making a grain store. He stood up and lived on. I hope the man who has fallen from a ladder is as lucky as my brother J. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-65273146701338146342016-03-03T09:46:17.661-08:002016-03-03T09:46:17.661-08:00Your air ambulance is the equivalent to our Aircar...Your air ambulance is the equivalent to our Aircare...those folks are my heroes! <br />Living so far out in the country, with curving windy roads and lots of mountains, a helicopter is often the only way to the trauma center that is about 50 miles from here. The local team kept my daughter alive after she was hit head-on by a drunk driver and given just a 5% chance of survival. It is a vital service for our community, although I always shudder when I see them set down in the ballfield in the village.<br />Best wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured person! Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599739740886087571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-27891548741917346462016-03-03T09:42:43.649-08:002016-03-03T09:42:43.649-08:00In what was once a little village now on the outsk...In what was once a little village now on the outskirts of a sleepy town but five minutes walk to get onto Exmoor, I like the semi-rural best - and could be happy in a small town too - but it can be rather invigorating to get into the city now and then! So long as you can get home again quickly when it all gets too much......<br /><br />We are always grateful for the air ambulance here too.rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01398213417325683445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-44923569956735815862016-03-03T09:01:04.894-08:002016-03-03T09:01:04.894-08:00I would love to live a country life.
Right now I l...I would love to live a country life.<br />Right now I live in a neighborhood in the foothills of the Catalina Mountains.<br />Yes, I do have a houses around me and a market but I am really far away from the city.<br />I love it. I have more birds and wild animals walking by my home than cars. Lovely.<br />I hope the person who fell off the ladder will be fine.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-57719299462877472072016-03-03T08:28:19.244-08:002016-03-03T08:28:19.244-08:00Apart from traffic accidents ladder falls can be t...Apart from traffic accidents ladder falls can be the most destructive........good luck to the falleeJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-26201870969611935622016-03-03T08:16:11.854-08:002016-03-03T08:16:11.854-08:00It is a rural lifestyle for me every time as I dis...It is a rural lifestyle for me every time as I dislike towns and townies even more so.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.com