September 2011
32 posts
A Town & Country Playlist
Small Town (John Mellencamp)
The Only Living Boy in New York (Simon and Garfunkel)
Gone Country (Alan Jackson)
Main Street (Bob Seger)
Country Road (James Taylor)
Living for the City (Stevie Wonder)
Thank God I’m A Country Boy (John Denver)
Uptown Girl (Billy Joel)
Take Me Home, Country Roads (Willie Nelson)
Bright Lights, Big City (Jimmy Reed)
Nutbush City Limits (Tina Turner)
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Alma Mater Magnificence
It’s no secret that I am thankful every day for my education. I have sung the praises of the experiences gained and lessons learned from my dear alma mater in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia far and wide…but I’m not sure I’ve adequately expressed what a wonderful and beautiful place Hollins University is. In and out of the classroom, I learned more there than most...
“How soon country people forget. When they fall in love with a city it is...”
– Toni Morrison
“The city has a face, the country has a soul.”
– Jacques de Lacretelle
“I have an affection for a great city. I feel safe in the neighborhood of man...”
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“You may have luxuries and dainties that I have not,’ she said as she...”
– the Country Mouse to the Town Mouse in Aesop’s fable The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
“All great art is born of the metropolis.”
– Ezra Pound
Blackacre
A treasure for town and country folk alike, Blackacre State Nature Preserve is a beautiful first-of-fall adventure. From its 18th-century barn and original spring house to the Federal-style homestead and hiking trails, it’s a Kentucky experience not to be missed.
“…the phrase paints a vision of life nicely balanced between the sparkle...”
– Editor-in-Chief Jay Fielden on the encompassing title of Town & Country magazine
