Winter Living and the “Urban” Element
January 5, 2008 · Print This Article
From as far back as I can remember I’ve been in love with city life. I left the city when I was 7 but I have to thank my parents for keeping my love for the city alive. Their idea of a great Friday night family outing was to pack us into the car for a 45 minute ride to the city ’s holiday skating rink.
There was a perfectly functional skating arena in our spanking new suburb, but my Dad figured it would be far more interesting to skate with the multitude of kids and parents who would be coming from all over our region to skate in our city.
It just occurred to me that my Dad was probably one of the first new urbanism advocates I would meet in life.
So as we settle into winter don’t huddle away in your home. There’s much to do before the spring thaw even if winter sports are not your thing. Look around your city, your local village or community and see what “people” are up to. Sometimes seemingly unappealing activities take on new life when you’re around people that you’ve set out to appreciate.
Tags: City Life, New Urbanism
My 18-year-old son came home one night recently and said, “I think heaven is a jazz club at night in a big city”. I told him I’d come visit him in his piece of heaven. Even though I feel like more of a country girl, I have a pretty nice cultural center in our city five minutes away, and corn fields five minutes another way. I appreciate your nudge to get out there, even if you’re not a winter sports enthusiast! Maybe I need a trip to the art museum soon.
Oh my gosh, that is soooo beautiful!