Saturday, August 11, 2007

Nottingham, PA

I haven't been doing much crafy stuff this week, a bit of knitting in the evenings, picture of the growing shawl soon. I made this on Tuesday, for my friend Karen, the daughter of a Devon dairy farmer! It's her birthday today. I've also listed one on Etsy.

Randomly today, I came across a map of Delaware and Pennsylvania. I was searching for something totally different. And guess what was on it? The town of Nottingham, in Pennsylvania. James and I are half planning a trip to the States next year. A fly-drive-go-where-the-mood-takes-us kinda trip. Maybe we should go to Nottingham, PA. It sounds very different from the original (which as I'm sure you've heard me say is the world's best city!). I suppose there is no reason for them to be at all alike, my Notts is, of course, a big city, not a small town. Nottingham, PA, has less than 5000 people, 99% of which are white (there was also a category for 'Hawaiian', which I don't really get!) unlike the hugely ethnically diverse Nottingham, UK. Only 5% of Nottingham, PA residents are between 18 and 24, whereas in Nottingham UK it's about 25%, thanks to the world's best university! And, look what I could buy in Nottingham PA for the same money as our house?? This beautiful, Victorian farmhouse. Gorgeous.
Funny, it's got me thinking about the world, and how I really want to see more of it. Not just tropical, holiday destinations, but other people's home towns.....

5 comments:

Batty said...

How about Boston or Providence? I'll show you the yarn stores, I promise!

cranberry said...

Nice. I hear Penn state is beautiful.

Annie said...

PA is nice! But your ass better come to Boston, missy! And I can take you to my parent's place on the Cape, too!

Annie said...

And obviously, you guys can stay here!

sexy blue heaven said...

it's not too far outside of Philadelphia. it's not too exotic, but worth the trip. if you flew into NY, you could do NYC, philly, through nottingham, then on through batimore and into DC.

PA is gorgeous in the spring and fall (if you're flying cheap and off-season).