Someone asked me, a while ago, what my town looks like. I took some broad shots of Main street etc. Main street is longer. Theres a stone church at one end of town and a wooden one at the other. Its hard to see the stores on the same side of the street a me unless I walked out into the road to take them.
Want to take a tour?
This is standing in my store door looking out towards the street
We were given two hands to hold, two eyes to see, two ears to listen & two legs to walk. But why were we given only one heart? The other heart was given to another for us to find.
I thought I had a few pictures from our visit there, to add, but I must have taken those pictures on Amy's and Nikki's cameras - don't hold your breath to see any of those!
The area around there is sooooooooooooooo pretty! Just a short drive down the main street and up the winding road along side the meandering stream - GORGEOUS!
I'm looking into colleges in the area [upstate NY], and would actually love to move somewhere just like your town... right after college unless of course, I go to college somewhere like that :loL: :wink:
not to "steal" this thread, but Mark... which colleges are you looking into in upstate NY? I went to Binghamton and U of Rochester, and Brian is still living in Ithaca after having gone to Ithaca College - what a terrific area that is! Cornell is there too. OH... and Ithaca College has a fantastic music school!
Wrennie - is the glass place open on weekends - the one that was closed when we were up there last time? Any other places like that around there? Crafters?
Wrennie, that is the kind of town I have always loved. I would enjoy walking around there, stopping here and there, just like Triss said, and to the stream.
If you see a sign for a low rent apartment give me a holler, I love that place, if my son would let go of me!!
Lynne you mean the blown glass things? I believe she's opened on weekends during the summer. There is a place in Hurley, the name is escaping me, that is all handcrafted, many artisans from the area. I'll have to think who & where else. I'll add it to the summer camp thread when i find things. My brother graduated from Ithaca College too!
You mean I'd get to see your wonderful little town if I could come to Summer Camp?!! I'm missing out on both sides of the country I think I shoul have been buying lottery tickets!!!
Yes, Wrennie - I did mean the blown glass place - now that I know where it is after driving past it a few times!
OK - now we have to play "how old is your brother"??? My sister and her ex graduated from Ithaca College in '79, and a good friend of mine graduated in '75. What did he study there?
p.s. - all the music teachers in our school district here went to Ithaca Music School except for the new band teacher... but I forgive him because he is SUCH A NICE GUY!
OHHHHHHHHHHH - loz - you and mom HAVE to come up next year!!! You will probably pass through my town even - I could drive you the rest of the way!!!
OK - now we have to play "how old is your brother"??? My sister and her ex graduated from Ithaca College in '79, and a good friend of mine graduated in '75. What did he study there?
He graduated in 84'. Has a History degree. Works in the fitness/gym industry.
I've had a very busy week and just catcing up on some of the threads here.. Wrennie your town is sooo Lovely , just perfect for parking and walking to the shops with a beautiful nature backdrop!! I love the deck porch at your store! Ahhhh I see the plants I sent lol.
"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
Next year I'd love to come! I never even thought of trains to get there this year! And since me and mom don't work outside the house then we'd both have lots of free time! And meeting up sounds good Lynne.
Next year is a long way away, someone remind me next year!
We'll remind you Loz!!! Diane i p[osted pics in Gardeners chat of my flower boxes. Did you see. The w.j is in my window boxes and my front pot(need a pic of the pot).
Oh wow, I just looked at Atracks site. I have noidea what train station you'd start at so i picked baltimore. You'd be on a train about 4 1/2 hours to Rhinecliff which is almost all the way to me! SHORT trip! You couldn't even finish a whole ros stitch in that time!
We'll remind you Loz!!! Diane i p[osted pics in Gardeners chat of my flower boxes. Did you see. The w.j is in my window boxes and my front pot(need a pic of the pot).
Ohh Nooo I didn't see, I'm still catching up it takes a lot of reading around here!!! LOL I'll go see now!!
"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
I keep promising my grandsons a train trip and I will make it a reality for them I think all kids should have a train trip sometime before their teens It's makes for a great memory!!
"Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."
gonna have to re-steal this topic for a sec.. :loL:
Originally Posted by plants 'n pots
not to "steal" this thread, but Mark... which colleges are you looking into in upstate NY? I went to Binghamton and U of Rochester, and Brian is still living in Ithaca after having gone to Ithaca College - what a terrific area that is! Cornell is there too. OH... and Ithaca College has a fantastic music school!
Next year sounds like it can be 'doable' for me Wrennie, so everyone remind me then too!! I want to go by train too, cause I've never been on one before!
My friend owns a motel just a couple of blocks out of town. Very walking distance, and theres a bed and breakfast right in town. You could walk to my store in about 15 seconds. When I looked on Amtracks site I saw Rhinecliff. It's the closest. Its 35 miles, about 1 hour car ride, lots of back road-ish driving. The trains are on the east side of the hudson I'm on the west side.
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