tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post4202228894375718561..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Town versus Country?The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-22899772781260279492022-01-06T16:06:54.507-08:002022-01-06T16:06:54.507-08:00Born in the country, raised in a very small town t...Born in the country, raised in a very small town that suddenly burgeoned in the 60's, so I got back to the country as soon as I got married the first time, 53 years ago. Cities are interesting to visit, but can't imagine having to live in one.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-64154176707368184772022-01-06T08:17:10.006-08:002022-01-06T08:17:10.006-08:00To be fair this part of Sheffield has a lot of gre...To be fair this part of Sheffield has a lot of greenery and wide open spaces and trees. Yellow Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719449279985048223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-57791118406717372342022-01-06T08:15:46.079-08:002022-01-06T08:15:46.079-08:00Not quite everyone Pat. I grew up in the countrysi...Not quite everyone Pat. I grew up in the countryside and have spent my life moving nearer and nearer cities. I now live in the middle of Sheffield and love the fact I no longer have to rely on my car. xYellow Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719449279985048223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49152611261154749662022-01-06T08:06:08.817-08:002022-01-06T08:06:08.817-08:00Such a wonderful post and very interesting comment...Such a wonderful post and very interesting comments Pat. <br />Born and raised in a village on the outskirts of Torquay, Devon - lucky me, it was so beautiful back then! Beach just a 10 min. bus ride - parents never owned a car - and Dartmoor 15 mins. car ride in the other direction. Best friends's parents had a car and we always 'did the moors' on Sunday afternoons. Walked everywhere within a few miles of the house, especially into surrounding fields (dairy farms mostly) and woodland - biked later. Absolutely loved the countryside and beach, and my childhood was perfect.<br />Left Devon for Washington D.C. at 19 to work for what was to be a year - and has turned into almost 60 years! Having never lived in a city, it was a huge change and quite an education - hi-rise apartment living took some getting used to. Regrets? Not really. Homesick for England? Always!!!!!<br />Lived in smaller New England cities before moving south to Raleigh, North Carolina. Now a huge city compared to the sleepy southern location it was when we arrived in 1977. Countryside is out there but one has to drive farther to reach it. Our 'cottage' sits on what was a farm - we unearthed a tractor seat in the back garden!<br />The city has enveloped our once quiet location and currently we are the real estate 'hot spot' in Raleigh. Our small homes are sold immediately (price wars of course), razed, and huge $2-3 million monster houses are going up left and right of us. Influx of people from California, NY etc., employees of Google, Apple, Amazon etc. all of whom are moving here too, are coming with their money and sadly our once cozy neighborhood is disappearing.<br /><br />I would love to up sticks and move to a small town in the country (no real villages here!) but hubby is a city guy and won't even consider it. Meanwhile, for many reasons, yes including COVID, we must hunker down, make the most of life and the changes around us. . . . . .and be thankful for so much.<br />Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-53658114720088201662022-01-06T04:35:41.198-08:002022-01-06T04:35:41.198-08:00What's happened to wonder woman? Has she been...What's happened to wonder woman? Has she been given the sack?Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-20717510381944718592022-01-06T03:50:57.573-08:002022-01-06T03:50:57.573-08:00Rachel's comment about needing a car is intere...Rachel's comment about needing a car is interesting and food for thought - our parents oftten didn't drive - neither of mine did they never went to London. Holidays were taken in Skegness or just occasionally in Llandudno - a long way and they went by bus with a party.<br />JayCee I always think IoM has the bst of all worlds. I have a friend who was a Headmaster there. Now he is retired he has kept his cottage there abd also has one in Windermere so can commute between the two.<br /><br />What an interesting lot you are - fascinating reading and so widespread. Thank you so much for fillinng me in - now I have a much better idea about yu all.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-47927595733609633752022-01-06T03:14:39.681-08:002022-01-06T03:14:39.681-08:00I was born, was raised and worked in the city, mov...I was born, was raised and worked in the city, moved to a town, then a village. Then lived and owned a shop in a market town, before moving onto a farm in the middle of nowhere. Country life for 11 years and now back to the outskirts of a small market town once again. Here we have the best of both worlds with countryside on our doorstep and the sea only a 30 minute drive away.<br /><br />Blogging about Our New Life in the Country was brilliant and I lots of very interested readers following our progress, plus lots of media enquiries for my take on the country versus town life.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-79002716470425160672022-01-06T02:49:44.240-08:002022-01-06T02:49:44.240-08:00Definitely countryside. I couldn't bear to be ...Definitely countryside. I couldn't bear to be without wide open spaces. XJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837629817375132149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-64696349986832461782022-01-06T02:41:56.971-08:002022-01-06T02:41:56.971-08:00Living in the country in any country you have to r...Living in the country in any country you have to rely on a car I would imagine. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-20725772706693747152022-01-06T02:15:10.528-08:002022-01-06T02:15:10.528-08:00I was born in West London and lived there until my...I was born in West London and lived there until my twenties, then moved down to the Sussex coast. After a brief stint overseas I moved here to our small island and lived for 30 years in a rural area, which I loved. Now, however, I am aware of the limitations that my advancing years will pose and so am very happy to have moved to a house on the edge of a reasonable sized town with good amenities within walking distance. And a three minute stroll to the sea! Best of both worlds I suppose.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-68816394010921561202022-01-06T01:18:05.005-08:002022-01-06T01:18:05.005-08:00Hilde‘s place is of the same size as O.K.‘s villag...Hilde‘s place is of the same size as O.K.‘s village, where I spend most of my weekends and can imagine to live permanently. However, unlike Hilde‘s, this one still has a few shops and even a Health Centre, more and more important as our population ages. For someone like me who does not drive, easy access to public transport is vital, and my hometown of about 90,000 inhabitants provides that. I live within easy walking distance of the train station, town centre, my parents and my sister, shops and hairdresser‘s etc., but it also takes me no more than 10-15 minutes to walk out on the fields in several directions. For me, I have the best of both worlds, but am far away from real countryside, and even further from the Sea (800 km or so to the North Sea).<br />I was born in this town and have seen big changes over the last 45 years, but it is still essentially my hometown.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21235776844622081452022-01-06T00:35:44.003-08:002022-01-06T00:35:44.003-08:00I sometimes think that we are moved by circumstanc...I sometimes think that we are moved by circumstance and not by what we want. So yes countryside for me against town, but living in Bath and I appreciated its gloss and sophistication, its very city feeling but also to look up and see the hills surrounding it.<br />It is much easier to raise children in a town, shops to hand and also entertainment. Living in the country you have to rely on a car in Britain.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-7944097211952492042022-01-05T22:10:31.281-08:002022-01-05T22:10:31.281-08:00I love the country, my husband loves the city. I p...I love the country, my husband loves the city. I prefer deserts and heat, husband loves the cold ,sea. and mountains. We have shifted many times, so that in 4o+ years of an otherwise well-suited marriage only one of us truly prefers the physical environment in which we live. As Melinda says, you make the best of things, and like her, I now garden like I live in the country, hollyhocks, citrus trees, roses herbs and veggies in an environment where people find gardening too time intensive and not the least bit interested. I am happiest with a chicken run, but that has gone by the wayside. Needless to say husband is very happy in the city, as is our daughter - they both found the country life a bit constricting. The Australian desert is my favourite. My husband says he would go mad not having access to the sea. Pam, Aust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38452147370911766322022-01-05T21:09:44.040-08:002022-01-05T21:09:44.040-08:00I grew up in a small town, moved to a bigger one (...I grew up in a small town, moved to a bigger one (100 000 inhabitants), then to one with half a million and then back to a village. There were good and bad things everywhere. The sad thing is that our village of 2500 inhabitants has lost all its infrastructure over the last 30 years. The last shop closed at the end of the year.<br />Hilde in GermanyHildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447112312199912513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-61691583051233700592022-01-05T20:33:40.794-08:002022-01-05T20:33:40.794-08:00I'm a country boy (Surrey/Sussex), but also lo...I'm a country boy (Surrey/Sussex), but also love the buzz of city life. I have often said that if I had the money, I'd buy a little Mews House in S Ken; but I'd still need my country home in France in order to breathe. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-60511672565750630152022-01-05T19:05:57.916-08:002022-01-05T19:05:57.916-08:00Urban liver here but with some outdoor space. No c...Urban liver here but with some outdoor space. No chance of Spring here for at least another two months. Are people there still going to shows? Everything is closed down here again and there are over 5000 people in hospital with Covid.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05224823051315463861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-86456677448102834992022-01-05T17:21:09.510-08:002022-01-05T17:21:09.510-08:00All the land around me that was country thirty odd...All the land around me that was country thirty odd years ago has houses done or houses going up. I tell myself, Everyone must live somewhere.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-3489192140404477272022-01-05T16:31:34.498-08:002022-01-05T16:31:34.498-08:00We have the exact same roblem here. I worry for m...We have the exact same roblem here. I worry for my young caregivers, all local. Will they ever be able to afford a home?The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-7644051112315527222022-01-05T15:45:57.472-08:002022-01-05T15:45:57.472-08:00Are you a Sagittarius LOL they love to travel. I w...Are you a Sagittarius LOL they love to travel. I was raised in the countryside near Kington in Herefordshire, the Welsh border lands. I am now in Southern California USA and have been in California, coming from England as a new bride in 1974 when I was 21. I am writing a blog about my horse memoirs which start with me aged 7 or 8 in England and will work up to the present.marlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128039722160556974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48090400676164905002022-01-05T15:08:13.450-08:002022-01-05T15:08:13.450-08:00I've always lived in a village... Once small, ...I've always lived in a village... Once small, it has doubled, if not tripled, in size since I was a kid. A new housing estate is in the middle of being built and the houses are being snapped up since covid started with people moving away from towns and cities. I really enjoy trips to cities, but always love coming back home too.<br /><br />Happy New Year!Nikki - Notes of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116292112164268244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-1702957570117096212022-01-05T14:39:22.160-08:002022-01-05T14:39:22.160-08:00So far your replies are bearing out what I thought...So far your replies are bearing out what I thought. Like attracts like as far as blogging is concerned. Nobody so far has said they couldn't bear to move away from city life - you all seem to want the ountrysie looming large in your life.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-85757261005171958662022-01-05T14:12:26.786-08:002022-01-05T14:12:26.786-08:00UK is an island, albeit a big one. From what we kn...UK is an island, albeit a big one. From what we know now about islands in Climate Change, what is important is not country vs town but proximity to the sea. It's rather odd that people are still willing to pay an exorbitant sum of money for a house by the sea knowing that it could mean trouble.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-58412904718443765462022-01-05T13:30:31.102-08:002022-01-05T13:30:31.102-08:00It's the country for me - I grew up in Bucking...It's the country for me - I grew up in Buckinghamshire many years ago, and have managed to live near countryside ever since. Trips to London were usually for some special event and always exciting but I wouldn't want to live there or in any other city or town.<br />It is sad that young people are being priced out of living in their own villages and are having to move to towns and cities to find work and accommodation. I wish I knew the answer to that problem. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21246449209358110272022-01-05T13:10:28.555-08:002022-01-05T13:10:28.555-08:00I have lived primarily in small towns. I'm li...I have lived primarily in small towns. I'm living now in a small University town (about 80 thousand people but half of those are students). Housing is a real concern around here. So many of the small affordable houses are being bought out and turned into rentals. With students being the primary renters the buyers of these can charge what seems to me outrageous rents and find plenty of takers. As a result the going price for these formerly affordable houses has gone up tremendously making it difficult for first time home buyers to come up with the money to buy one. Not a good situation. Not only that the rentals increasingly encroach on established, stable neighborhoods which then fill up with transient renters (a couple of years here and then off and gone) which is not good for the stability of the neighborhood and makes the area less inviting for young marrieds or people with young children.vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18428581552807859803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-82400558404837967722022-01-05T12:57:56.215-08:002022-01-05T12:57:56.215-08:00I have lived both in the city and in the country. ...I have lived both in the city and in the country. There are wonderful benefits to both of them. When I was in the city, I loved that there was so much to do. I loved ethnic restaurants. When I was in the country, I loved the aloneness of it, and being able to hear the wind. I live in a small town now. It's okay. We will be moving back to the country in the next year or two. I'm not sorry about that either. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.com