The Earth Day Celebration was refreshing, the Farmers Market promising, the Library is still around, and every day I'm reminded that even though I'm not sure why we moved here, and even though winter has been a 6 month long nightmare, this is a good place to be:
1. People actually return their shopping carts properly, rather than leave them rolling helter-skelter through the lot.
2. Local business treat customers as though they really truly value their patronage.
3. When the temperature rises to a toasty (?) 50 degrees, locals don their flip flops and invite the neighbors for a cook-out (thanks, 'Stina).
4. When I'm cruising about with M in the stroller, someone most always opens doors for me.
5. Parks and playgrounds on every corner.
6. People start up friendly conversations in the supermarket, with strangers.
7. Everyone is just plain nice. The warm, genuine, sharing, salt-of-the-earth kind of nice.
8. Most offer their sympathy, and assure me that this winter has been highly unusual, when I'm blue about weather. (A few others just roll their eyes as if to say, "toughen up, princess").
9. Drinkable tap water
10. Smog? Nope.
11. Everyone sends thank-you notes, for even the smallest kindness rendered.
12. A day like today can almost make make me forget about the winter blahs.
2 comments:
It sounds like you live in a wonderful place! I am excited to come and see you this summer.
If the weather doesn't get any better, come on down to Texas. The people are wonderful and very much as you described in your post, and our weather ROCKS! (except for tornadoes)
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