...my front lawn is on the busy Main Street of our village and my back lawn looks out on a century-old dairy barn and the old mill creek.
...the bank is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 in the morning 'til 2 in the afternoon.
...the library is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and there are no library fines.
...the United Church still rings real church bells on ropes on Sunday morning.
...the post office ladies close every day for lunch.
...the best handmade ice cream in the world is made and sold within sight of my house.
...you can just give the last 4 digits of your phone number, and people know the rest from where you live.
...there are two operating dairy farms on the Main Street.
...I can buy the freshest of food at local farm markets.
...the local micro-brewery puts maple in their spring beer.
...neighbours get together to enjoy each other's company.
...we have a summer drive-in theatre, and $9.00 buys you 3 first run movies on a Saturday night.
...you can walk to the local pub at one end of the village or the award winning French restaurant at the other.
...lost dogs are walked home to their owners.
...visitors love to visit and I love to live.
I live in a place where friends meet.
I live in the village of Bloomfield, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.
It sounds like a great place to live Sue. A great post!
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Lol I'm ready to move to your little town!
ReplyDeleteLove Canada,I'm ready to move there! Think there's room?
ReplyDeleteI love it, and everyone who has ever visited with me loves it. Looking forward to the weekend even more now, Mom!
ReplyDeletePicturesque and powerful description - sounds like Utopia. You haven't lost your writing talent, Susan.
ReplyDeleteDo you have a butcher too? I always wanted to live where there was a butcher shop!
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