Country Escapist Gifts

'And I say, to blazes with the hallowed peace of the countryside!'

"Ahhh... close enough."

It's a Whole Field of Paisley!

Woman dreaming about being on vacation.

'I love our hideaway. I only wish we could find it.'

'No, I'm not stranded. This is the only place I could find that has no distractions.'

A desert island with a knotted palm tree

Ice fisher.

'Relax, it's just like riding a rollercoaster.'

'He's holding a sign saying he's marooned with 20 cases of La Tache. A second sign: drop a corkscrew and come back in six months.'

Crowded Ice Fishing

A tourist watches a television on the back of a donkey

He can lean back in contentment on cowslip banks and let everything wash over him.

"I always forget how much louder they sound in the country."

Fish swimming by fishermen's feet - 'This looks like a safe place.'

"I’ve got to take this. It’s someone who isn’t obsessed with summer fun."

"Now you can send it."

'See you in two weeks!'

Saved...life is good!

'...I said we've been marooned.'

Skier and his dog.

"Day 736. Still loving the fact that I can smoke all over this island..."

Where cartoon characters go on holiday...

'I'm studying the lay of the land..'

"We should have done more to bring all the things we were trying to get away from."

"Let's go back to our cabana, get into bed and shop online."

"To think—this meeting, which turned into the perfect day, filled with spontaneous adventures that will become priceless memories, could have been an e-mail."

Man fishing while aliens invade.

"We should get out to the country more often."

'It's not a desert island - it's Australia.'

"So why do I feel like we're being watched?"

'You always wanted a larger office with a view.'

'At least they can never accuse me of 'insider trading' again.'

"He knows 'sit, stay, paw' and 'upstate.'"

"I'm saving you with this booklet about the Kingdom of Heaven."