I’ve added a new label to my blog: Urban v. Rural.
While I sometimes long for the rural life — the one I dreamed of while I struggled to fit in with urban/suburban surroundings [thoughts of raspberry hunts with grandpa, snapping beans on the back porch to feed my grandmother’s never ending canning kitchen and our special trips to Ivahoe’s Drive In for fresh hand dipped ice cream] — I wonder if I’ve passed an urban point of no return.
Evidence of that came tonight when my husband suckered me into driving to get him some garlic butter fries at Sub Tender in Forest Park [big clue to quality fries…two of Chicago’s finest crossed the border…technically two towns…to order supper as I walked out]. BTW…my husband had to interrupt his sister AT CHURCH to get me directions. (Randolph and DesPlaines Ave. if you’re curious)
I was also in the mood for a little extra kick with my meal, so on my way home, I stopped by Mickey’s in Oak Park and grabbed some rib tips and raspberry iced tea for balance.
I know for sure that…back home…on or near The Farm…or in The Mountains…these options are not available.
Score one for Chicagoland.
Virtual Farmgirl 
Living “out of town” in a rural setting does mean that I must drive 2 hours (roundtrip) to get most things and it does prohibit “running out” to get things. These days, I find that one day a week in town is enough for me, sometimes too much. Also I find that we eat better and primarily what I cook at home. We have a big freezer, that held 1/2 cow, 1/4 buffalo, home pressed apple juice, home processed green chiles and the standards of pizzas, fries, fruits, butter. But I realize now that home food is where it is at. If I moved back to the city, would I have the resolve to just eat at home? I doubt it very much
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Living “out of town” in a rural setting does mean that I must drive 2 hours (roundtrip) to get most things and it does prohibit “running out” to get things. These days, I find that one day a week in town is enough for me, sometimes too much. Also I find that we eat better and primarily what I cook at home. We have a big freezer, that held 1/2 cow, 1/4 buffalo, home pressed apple juice, home processed green chiles and the standards of pizzas, fries, fruits, butter. But I realize now that home food is where it is at. If I moved back to the city, would I have the resolve to just eat at home? I doubt it very much
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