Norah, you are sooo right! I grew up in small town America and since I have been married we moved around a lot too. My husband worked a long time in the oilfield before we moved to Raleigh. We have been here 20 yrs and the longer we are here, the less I like the big city! We bought a house 3 years ago in a small town in the mtns of NC and can't wait to move there once I retire. I have come full circle from feeling smothered in a small town to really embracing that way of life, where people care about you and look out for you. I have never experienced that in Raleigh--people , at least in my neighborhood don't mingle--people would just as soon run over you as let you cross the street. Othe people may have had a different experience in this town, so I can't speak for every residence, just personal experience.
But Quilters rock!!!!! Each and everyone of them. A nicer group of people doesn't exist :!: