tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post115126760283223510..comments2024-02-16T14:56:03.698-05:00Comments on Obsidian Kitten: You Know You Live in the Country when...Obsidian Kittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18142418658550510965noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-72422756566299357622007-05-29T16:42:00.000-04:002007-05-29T16:42:00.000-04:00so THATS what the lil flag thingie on our mailbox ...so THATS what the lil flag thingie on our mailbox is for.... heheheh<BR/><BR/>loved this!roxtarchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254892270303616483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-1153188164913417452006-07-17T22:02:00.000-04:002006-07-17T22:02:00.000-04:00Sure is a different life from NJ or NYC Uncle Art...Sure is a different life from NJ or NYC Uncle Arthur and I say you are Country folks now--HICKS...LOL<BR/>We are happy that you are happy. We look forward to seeing you this August.<BR/>Lots of love sent you way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-1151518204675937332006-06-28T14:10:00.000-04:002006-06-28T14:10:00.000-04:00I live in Louisville now (which isn't exactly a hu...I live in Louisville now (which isn't exactly a huge city), but I grew up on a 42 acre farm, and my grandparents live on a dairy farm. My hometown has a population of 1630 and one traffic light. Ah, the memories. Anyway, I <3 that you mentioned the State Fair -- I work for the Kentucky State Fair Board and totally dig it. I love living in Louisville, but you really made me want some fresh tomatoes.tawnyatayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249955391100846192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-1151473309834377022006-06-28T01:41:00.000-04:002006-06-28T01:41:00.000-04:00oh, the stars *are* incredible! a starry night in ...oh, the stars *are* incredible! <BR/>a starry night in Hoboken had about eight stars in it, and I'd be like, "wow! look how clear it is!" lol<BR/><BR/>we have some little milk snakes (they're really pretty)--but lemme tell you, if I had an outhouse, i wouldn't want one of those tickling me in the middle of the night...<BR/><BR/>oh yes, tire flower planters in abundance, rusty wheelbarrows, bathtubs, one of my faves is an old boat full of plants...<BR/><BR/>i used to have a tractor tire sandbox (not inside out or painted white, tho...)Obsidian Kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142418658550510965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-1151455025589141832006-06-27T20:37:00.000-04:002006-06-27T20:37:00.000-04:00I miss the Milky Way! The only time I've seen sta...I miss the Milky Way! The only time I've seen stars since I moved here is when hurricane Isabel wiped out power in the entire city. We just stood out in the street and gawked. <BR/>When I moved to da big city I got confused as to why the mailboxes <I>didn't</I> have those little flags on them.<BR/>I miss well water & the little red reflectors on the driveway. <BR/>Do you guys have those inside-out tires made into flower planters? Those rule.Severinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11458749741366967147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-1151422061929093162006-06-27T11:27:00.000-04:002006-06-27T11:27:00.000-04:00I'm actually a little jealous. I'd love to live i...I'm actually a little jealous. I'd love to live in the country. The view is beautiful!<BR/><BR/>Although I have to say, having to drive 12 miles to a starbucks would drive me crazy!Midnight Purlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10397156218358615225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-1151417356514582942006-06-27T10:09:00.000-04:002006-06-27T10:09:00.000-04:00What a great post! And that's a lovely country sky...What a great post! And that's a lovely country skyline.<BR/><BR/>My Mom grew up in S.C. for part of her childhood (and spent the other half in NYC) and she remembers checking her grandmother's outhouse for snakes!Glaistighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06221592110515441079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-1151353426149899222006-06-26T16:23:00.000-04:002006-06-26T16:23:00.000-04:00Now that sounds completely lovely, your list. I w...Now that sounds completely lovely, your list. I would love living on a 20 acres piece of land, I'd have chickens and llamas too. I like my little piece of country though, our yard butts up against a field at least, in a town of 900 and no stoplights but a flashing red four-way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-1151314922313195322006-06-26T05:42:00.000-04:002006-06-26T05:42:00.000-04:00My grandmother's town has that movie theater! ROTF...My grandmother's town has that movie theater! ROTFL<BR/><BR/>Perry doesn't have one, though. =(<BR/>Gotta go into East Lansing to one of the multiplexes. <BR/><BR/>I've tried to work out a formula for how many people per movie screen a town/city had...but I can never quite figure it.Obsidian Kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142418658550510965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-1151303778292079192006-06-26T02:36:00.000-04:002006-06-26T02:36:00.000-04:00The city skyline is overrated (blasphemy, i know, ...The city skyline is overrated (blasphemy, i know, but it is... and this is coming from a Queens gal). Perry sounds quite peaceful. It's funny how people get used to new surroundings pretty quickly, doncha think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-1151291029706857242006-06-25T23:03:00.000-04:002006-06-25T23:03:00.000-04:00Hehe! :o) A lot of that rings true for me too, wh...Hehe! :o) A lot of that rings true for me too, where we used to live and here as well. <BR/><BR/>Ahh.. the stars. I did miss them while in Fargo! I love to track Orion across the sky.<BR/><BR/>By December we hope to be out further into the middle of nowhere <A HREF="http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d135/rhelynn/mixietn.jpg" REL="nofollow">(Mixie, TN)</A> :o) It's not even on Google maps!RheLynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00758291876556533506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-1151284015287925762006-06-25T21:06:00.000-04:002006-06-25T21:06:00.000-04:0031. The movie theater in "town" only shows movies ...31. The movie theater in "town" only shows movies on the weekends and there are no such thing as matinees. <BR/><BR/>32. You actually recognize people by the sound of their car. Or at least I did, which was amazing to me because to this day, 5 1/2 years after buying my car, walk up to every random 4 door beige car. Just not as often. <BR/><BR/>It's the stars that really make it. Un. Freakin'. Believable.Carrie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585975894624687972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15282702.post-1151282009947195072006-06-25T20:33:00.000-04:002006-06-25T20:33:00.000-04:00Your list gave me a lot of flashbacks to growing u...Your list gave me a lot of flashbacks to growing up on a farm in rural southeatern Minnesota, near the Rochester International Airport (one gate and one gate only, folks).Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.com