Yesterday, it finally warmed up. there was time within the morning through till the 1pm to head out and see this small town. It is small but it was amazing to see this Gardiner Dame. It was windy mind you yet it was really the very first time in having the opportunity to see the city and the surroundings.
With all things considered I decided to opt out of my jog and just take care of doing wash and then taking a nap. I can certainly admit that I am not used to a weekend within a small town but perhaps this is something which I am coming to understand this process of slowing down and enjoying the time. And I have enjoyed the people which I am with.
With this laptop it’s nice but it seems to me that there is something wrong within my settings and I don’t dare to make any changes as all my software are back within the city. I think I am so used to being on the go, that it really is something to just stop and relax. So it’s all within a process. I would guesstimate that I have always been one that is very interested in areas that I never have taken the time which I am now to just not be a perfectionist but rather swallow my pride and relinquish that inner spirit within myself.
The first weekend in a town of the size of 2,500 people. It really is different but it's comfortable. Now that is small but thus far I have had more waves within that country style fashion which are different to some extent within the city. Every morning I am up early and I have that first cup of coffee. And within some manner or shape and form it’s truly comfortable when things fit like a glove and where I am. Whom I am staying with right now is certainly as so.
As of Sunday I woke early and went for a jog and then shoveled some snow. I stopped into the local convenient store and had as good conversation with this one person whom was running the station and ironically we had a few laughs within our conversation. The one thing which is for sure is that one shall never get lost around this town.
I believe that is a plus.
Oh Jack, welcome to small town living. We live in a small farming community of 3,000 people. When our kids were still at home and I was in the insurance business, we knew almost everyone in town. Things change over the years. People move in and people move out. But one thing remains, we watch each others backs....
ReplyDeleteSounds nice Jack.. It was a beautiful day here also 80 with lots of sun,,,, :)
ReplyDeleteI would be able to live in a small environment like that for about a month.........then I would start to go nuts!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's very much like that here and although it's slow everyone seems to give a hand when and if needed Vicki.
ReplyDeleteJulie it went up in temperatures I ran for two miles this morning and we have an over cast here but that's just fine.
ReplyDeleteBTW - I have never heard so much country music ! :)
I'd love that for a weekend ... maybe even a week.:-D
ReplyDeleteNaw, there are a group of 15 farmers which meet at 5am within this diner for a "coffee talk". :)
ReplyDeleteLater this week I shall get a few more things but it's just that simple nice.
ReplyDeleteThere are some now which do drive each day from here to Saskatoon as
the city is growing too fast and there is so much construction. Yet it's
prominantly a farming community one of the few which are left here now.
I do hope to get a few pictures of the people I am staying with and I have
never seen so many Ipads, Netflix, you name it. Even within the rural towns
technology has connected so many.
yep, my husband does the same thing every morning at 6, to catch the gossip. Sheesh, men are worse than women in that regard. haha
ReplyDeleteLaughing here as my uncles on my mother's side where all farmers. :)
ReplyDeleteMaking me laugh Jack.... :)
ReplyDeleteTruly I have never heard so much I don't know why smaller towns take to it but seemingly small towns and country music go hand in hand.
ReplyDeleteOh, Jack - our closest town is a dozen miles away and it's population is about 400!! Six miles from us is a diner where farmers go for coffee, but it doesn't open until six am. Of course, these are cattlemen, not dairymen - they check feed and get coffee not get coffee then milk! I hope the peacefulness we enjoy so much.
ReplyDeleteYeah there are commonalities Grammy between here and there but within my experience I remember driving from the Dakotas to New York and every half hour there was one town after another. It is different and then it's so similiar.
ReplyDeletea blissful weekend
ReplyDeleteA lovely weekend, Jack. My dream is spend my life in an small town, I envy you:)
ReplyDeleteSounds like your enjoying the small town experience. Do take in as much as you can, cause life is so much more relaxing and stress free out there.
ReplyDeleteit is often different to spend time in a small town and see how the other side live life Jack. one can really learn a lot from places just like those.
ReplyDeleteIt was.
ReplyDeleteI don't think this will be the case but I there is that old saying of "Never say never".
ReplyDeleteTheresa I am it's an adjustment but without stress and sometimes something new is worth it as in this case I believe it is.
ReplyDeleteI agree Kenny and the sun is just coming up and I am just about to head out it's now my third day of running.
ReplyDeletesounds wonderful jack enjoy the beauty of the world around you as you run
ReplyDeleteWithin the run it's hard to describe but at a certain point you are within the zone - it's like a meditation if you will Kenny.
ReplyDeleteah I enjoy meditaion the easy way :-)))
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