Rustico, Rusticare

Have I ever mentioned that I like living in the country?

I like getting directions like this: "when you come into town, go past first street and second street, and turn on the first paved road" (although, just for clarification, this is unusual even here).

Or someone telling me that when she started dating someone from a town 15 miles away, her dad asked if he couldn't find anyone there, and she replied that they were all related.

Or when someone I meet knows who I am and where I live and talks about calling my next-door neighbor to keep up on the news at our church.

Or when I ask someone if their children live close by, and they reply, sighing heavily, "No. They live in ___ (the next town over)."

But I still don't like Toby Keith.