Canada: Ontario: Carleton Place

Carrie Marshall
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Worth visiting!

Carleton Place where the Mississippi flows

Carleton Place is my hometown. I lived here for 18 years before moving to Ottawa. It’s full of good, honest, hard-working people. I hated living there when I was growing up. Partly because my parents were both teachers and my brother, sister and I couldn’t get away with much. Carleton Place is a small town, so everyone knows everyone else and everything that’s going on. I dreamed of the anonymity of a big city, where I could be myself and not have to worry about people always watching me and judging me. But, I’ve grown to realise that this will happen no matter where you are, and one day, I just stopped worrying about it. I’ve been living overseas for four years and there are many days when I would love to be back in my hometown, amongst family, friends, welcoming faces and familiar places – even if it’s only for a short while.

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Sep 09, 2006, 06:52AM PDT

RUNRGRL is trying to fix what has become broken
Canada

Should I stay or should I go

I still want to get out of the City and raise my children somewhere with stronger community ties, where most people watch out for each other, although sometimes there is too much watching and too much talking. I have lived both lifestyles and my heart is still drawn to a more close knit environment. More than anything else though I want my children to graduate with friends they’ve known forever (this is a LONG way away but still I think about it)

Carrie Marshall
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I'm just a hometown girl at heart

I love the big city and the excitement to go with it. And I love the diversity, sophistication and anonymity at times. For the last twelve years, I’ve lived in big cities. While I was growing up, I couldn’t wait to leave my hometown because I wanted to see the world and experience more. I thought I’d always have this train of thought. But the longer I was away, the more I found myself returning when I needed some time to think or just when I wanted to be somewhere that I was familiar with and filled with people who are familiar to me. Then I moved to Asia and now I cherish my roots even more, because they started me off on the person that I am today. I can’t help wanting to be able to return to that, knowing that if I can raise my children in an environment as safe and secure as the one I grew up in, they will most definately going to grow up to be OK.

Carrie Marshall
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It's a hard decision to make

My Mom recently told me that she and my Dad made the decision to move to a small town because that’s where they wanted to bring us up. I’m sure my Dad’s job also had a lot to do with the decision as well. They weren’t ever interested in staying in a big city. I’m glad they made that decision for us, even if I hated it when I was a kid.

RUNRGRL is trying to fix what has become broken
Canada

I hope I can give my kids that

If it were entirely my decision to make I would not be living in the city but right now my husband is just starting out his own business, but I don’t give up dreams easily, no matter how far reaching they might seem. I wish my heart weren’t in so many places, friends and family here and there, you just wish you could be everywhere and missing no one.

Waynesworld
Ontario

Hi, globetrotter.

I live not too far from Carleton Place and enjoyed your entry and your nice photos. It’s nice to be able to explore the world. :)

Carrie Marshall
Banciao

Thank you

and Happy Thanksgiving! Lanark County is a lovely area and I often wish I were back home, especially this time of year!


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