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Out of Your Townie Mind
The Reality Behind the Dream of Country Living
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| by Richard Craze |
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Product code: 20204 ISBN: 0954391446,
ISBN13: 9780954391447,
181 pages, paperback, published by White Ladder Press, 1st edition, 2004
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| Description of Out of Your Townie Mind |
Out of Your Townie Mind tells city dwellers who are thinking of moving out to the country what it's really like. Everyone who wants to make the move has a dream, whether it's going for long walks, keeping chickens or sending the kids to a better school. This book takes the top rural dreams that townies have (based on a survey of over 100 aspiring country dwellers) and explains the reality behind them.
Country living may still be a tempting option, but it's not all roses round the door. Out of Your Townie Mind sets out the pitfalls and problems so that readers can prepare themselves for the reality of country life. |
| Contents of Out of Your Townie Mind |
1. Having space and wide views
2. Healthy environment and fresh air
3. Going for long walks
4. The change to a slower pace of life
5. Having a big garden
6. Being near trees and wild flowers
7. Being part of a community
8. Being near water
9. Having a big kitchen with an Aga
10. Somewhere safe to bring up the kids
11. Getting back to nature
12. Growing your own vegetables
13. Being aware of the passing seasons
14. Having open fires or woodburners
15. Keeping chickens
16. Keeping a horse
17. Doing up an old barn
18. Sending the kids to a better school
19. A creative place to write or paint
20. Playing host to townie friends
21. A cottage with roses round the door
22. Peace and quiet
23. Driving a Landrover/tractor
24. Making your own jam |
| Reviews of Out of Your Townie Mind |
"So, you're fed up of city living and have decided to head to the rural idyll. Don't do it until you've read this book! Richard Craze promises to reveal the 'reality behind the dream of country living,' and he certainly delivers.
Craze is qualified to talk to townie folk - he used to be one before he plumped for a life in the country 10 years ago. His prose is light and breezy, making the book an enjoyable read while giving you hard facts and encouraging you to make sure you've asked all the little questions.
It seems that at some point we all romance about owning an Aga, a horse, a cottage, making our own jam, stoking an open fire. But have you done it before? asks Craze. If you don't do these things now, what makes you think you'll do them in the country or be any good at it? You're hardly going to go from M&S ready meals to growing your own veggies overnight, if at all.
The book blows away the myths. It asks you to think precisely about what you want to gain from the move. Time doesn't grow on trees - that large garden takes two days a week to tend, that drive to get milk once the corner shop has closed takes 20 minutes, not two. It's full of cautionary tales. If you can tick all the boxes, then just maybe you really are suited to the country life."
- GRAND DESIGNS |
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