Just some musings.
1. I had a long weekend. I finally forced myself to go into the Big City. Nearing my 6 year anniversary of living in Smalltown America, I ask myself, "WHY, do people live in the Big City?" There are so many people, so many cars, so many accidents.....We were happy to escape.
2. I have a Mini Cooper Clubman, much like the one above but a nice happy shade of yellow. Daisy is lots of fun, and she is small. One thing I noticed about the Big City -- with the marked proliferation of cars, the parking spots seem to have shrunk. Consider this notice: if a Mini Cooper Clubman BARELY fits into a slot, Mr. GMC Yukon: You aren't going to fit so don't even try. (The thing is, they do try and take up 1.5 slots....what is the point of having parking spaces if none of the cars fit?
3. We have more rain today. Yup -- more rain. According to weather.gov, this will be a very wet spring (after a wet summer, fall and winter). The dogs are now walking around the house two by two formation.
4. The neighbor's children are growing. The youngster has moved from a trombone (sounded like a dead moose calling for his mate) to a drum set. I find that I miss the trombone.
5. The neighbors at the whippet wranch have a tiger. Yup. A tiger. Not certain what I think of that. At this point, I am just observing. His cage seems substantial. I like that.
6. After living in Smalltown for almost 6 years, I can't imagine why people like the Big City. I do not miss it at all. I think I breathe easier in the country.
7. Last but not least, a blog post worth reading: http://drgrumpyinthehouse.blogspot.com/2010/03/checkout-time.html
Dr. Grumpy usually is quite "snarky" but I think this post was very well done. On a similar vein, but with a different perspective: end of life warning.
8. I feel really lucky to have my dogs, to live in Smalltown, and to only have to go to the Big City once every several months. Hug your hounds!
1 comment:
Hi Celeste! I was just musing to a friend that I was in danger of becoming a hermit--hate going into the Big City even though it's only a 10 min. drive. Glad things are mellow for you and your 4-legged buddies. Hope the neighbor kid decides that he too would rather learn trombone. . .
BTW, I also wanted to invite you to participate in Fun Monday on March 15. I'm hosting and the signup and topic is posted over at my place. Topic: "School Lunch Memories." Hope you'll join us.
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