Good thing you didn't make it too enticing - the place would be inundated...but couldn't find mention of the cinema that's in the title...it is such a gem?
Funny, I remember the first time I saw you and Dom. I was on one of my walks with Gryffin in the duck shack and we were all navigating the puddles on the path by the river, all nodded silently, concentrating on not getting our feet wet.
It’s reassuring to hear that small-town living is much the same anywhere you are!
I’ve lived in a small mountain town in Canada for the last 11 years and it’s beautiful and lovely (also with its fair share of dog poo and liberal smugness) but I always have one foot pointing back to Cornwall!
Hi Java, I live in the US, and though the exact details differ, you have described life in almost any small town. I’ve lived in both cities and small towns and have to say (as an adult, not a teen), I prefer the small town. With caveats: not too small, near a city, and in a warm climate. No more winter slog for me. But I appreciate knowing people and that some of those people will be friendly and have my back. The slower lifestyle. The sense of belonging, though that does take awhile to develop. I did enjoy city living in my single twenties, but might have liked a small town then, if I had found one with a developed sense of self and opportunities. The village I grew up in had no opportunities, groups, clubs or entertainment. As always, I enjoy your writing. Thank you for sharing it.
I moved to the valley to escape Manchester when I was 25. My family is from here so I’d always visited. That was 18 years ago and slowly over the years almost everyone I knew from Manchester has moved to the valley! It’s not a bad place to be. You summarise it well!
Good thing you didn't make it too enticing - the place would be inundated...but couldn't find mention of the cinema that's in the title...it is such a gem?
It's on the first list, the 1930’s picture house! I forgot to explain why though, that's why you missed it!
Nodding to all of this. You moved here nine months after me.
Funny, I remember the first time I saw you and Dom. I was on one of my walks with Gryffin in the duck shack and we were all navigating the puddles on the path by the river, all nodded silently, concentrating on not getting our feet wet.
It’s reassuring to hear that small-town living is much the same anywhere you are!
I’ve lived in a small mountain town in Canada for the last 11 years and it’s beautiful and lovely (also with its fair share of dog poo and liberal smugness) but I always have one foot pointing back to Cornwall!
Hi Java, I live in the US, and though the exact details differ, you have described life in almost any small town. I’ve lived in both cities and small towns and have to say (as an adult, not a teen), I prefer the small town. With caveats: not too small, near a city, and in a warm climate. No more winter slog for me. But I appreciate knowing people and that some of those people will be friendly and have my back. The slower lifestyle. The sense of belonging, though that does take awhile to develop. I did enjoy city living in my single twenties, but might have liked a small town then, if I had found one with a developed sense of self and opportunities. The village I grew up in had no opportunities, groups, clubs or entertainment. As always, I enjoy your writing. Thank you for sharing it.
I moved to the valley to escape Manchester when I was 25. My family is from here so I’d always visited. That was 18 years ago and slowly over the years almost everyone I knew from Manchester has moved to the valley! It’s not a bad place to be. You summarise it well!