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ConnieVarricchio

7-29-20, 8:50pm

Hello, I am here from NY State - Out in the Country. I love living a Simple, Natural way of life. When I was a kid I lived on a 50 acre farm and all the land around me was owned by farmers that had much bigger farms and we were friends with all of them. So I never knew there was any other way of life. So it just makes sense to me to grow my own food, repurpose items and sit outside at night and watch falling stars. :)

Yppej

7-29-20, 9:04pm

Welcome Connie. I once interviewed a centenarian and she said the best places she ever lived were upstate New York and New England. I look forward to your contributions here from a beautiful part of the world.

ConnieVarricchio

7-29-20, 9:21pm

I Love living in Upstate NY. Sure there are the high taxes but I enjoy the weather always changing and the fact that even though the weather isnt always great - there really are not a high number of hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods etc... and the animals don't really pose much of a threat of eating us. :) I enjoy the people and the country side is Soooo beautiful. I live out in the country and I wouldnt have it any other way. The stars are bright and i feel at peace

SteveinMN

7-29-20, 10:59pm

Welcome, Connie. I grew up on Lawn Guyland, pretty much the complete opposite side of the state. I live in Minnesota now, but I'm still a city boy. Looking forward to your posts here....

ConnieVarricchio

7-29-20, 11:04pm

I had a chance to go to Lawn Guyland once but it never happened. My husband and his dad used to go there when he was little cause his dad was from NYCity.

rosarugosa

7-30-20, 6:55am

Welcome Connie!

SteveinMN

7-30-20, 9:00am

I had a chance to go to Lawn Guyland once but it never happened. My husband and his dad used to go there when he was little cause his dad was from NYCity.
My mom grew up in "the city" but had an uncle with a farm in upstate New York (don't remember where). Very different experience for her. I never got to see that farm.

razz

7-30-20, 12:55pm

:welcome: from Ontario. Looking forward to your posts.

Teacher Terry

7-30-20, 3:09pm

Hi, I lived in upstate New York in the Cortland area in the late 70’s. It was beautiful but tough winters. We left because wages were low in comparison to COL. Welcome!

happystuff

7-30-20, 6:43pm

Welcome, Connie!

Rosemary

7-30-20, 10:40pm

ConnieVarricchio

7-31-20, 1:09am

Welcome Connie!

Thank You! Seems like quite an interesting place. :)

ConnieVarricchio

7-31-20, 1:11am

Welcome! I have fond memories of summers on Long Island with my grandparents when I was a kid. I've been to upstate NY several times and really enjoyed hiking amongst the waterfalls and hills (I live in MN now - we don't have very many of either waterfalls or hills!).

No waterfalls nor hills - How do you survive???? LOL.... only joking, i am sure it is very beautiful where you are also. I love this earth.

Rosemary

7-31-20, 10:44am

No waterfalls nor hills - How do you survive???? LOL.... only joking, i am sure it is very beautiful where you are also. I love this earth.

Oh, we have some waterfalls, though not as high as in upstate NY, and plenty of small hills. We have abundant lakes and trees - it is very verdant and beautiful here at this time of year, and our frigid winters have their own beauty, with crystalline snow glittering in the sunshine.

ConnieVarricchio

7-31-20, 11:02am

Oh, we have some waterfalls, though not as high as in upstate NY, and plenty of small hills. We have abundant lakes and trees - it is very verdant and beautiful here at this time of year, and our frigid winters have their own beauty, with crystalline snow glittering in the sunshine.

Sounds pretty. One of the last things my husband and I were able to do before he got sick was to hike to the top of Watkins Glen. It takes about 2 hours if you are really taking your time. It can be done quicker - But WHY??? I miss going to places like this - He is gradually getting better and maybe someday we can go visit some state parks again and take some vacations.

Teacher Terry

7-31-20, 12:41pm

Connie, have you been to Letchworth state park? It’s called the Grand Canyon of the East. They also had a fancy restaurant in the park and you could go in your hiking clothes.

dado potato

8-2-20, 8:16pm

catherine

8-3-20, 5:29pm

ConnieVarricchio

8-4-20, 12:40am

Connie, have you been to Letchworth state park? It’s called the Grand Canyon of the East. They also had a fancy restaurant in the park and you could go in your hiking clothes.

I have not been. There are so many places I would love to go. My husband cannot walk very far anymore so our options are limited. He has had 5 operations in the past year and is now recovering quite well. This is the first year in many years that I have had only one job. I usually hold about 3 at one time. So hopefully by next spring we will be ready to be on the go.

ConnieVarricchio

8-4-20, 12:43am

Welcome, Connie.

Happy August!

Several years ago I traveled to the Corning Museum of Glass, and enjoyed an incredible day there. (I could have spent 5 days just studying the collection of miniatures!)

I was a girl scout leader for about 4 years quite a while back, my daughter is 28 now. lol.... when i was a leader we took the girls to Corning. It was Amazing. So many beautiful pieces made, The girls got to make some glass pieces and I am hoping it was a day they will always remember. We were supposed to go horse back riding somewhere near there but there was a thunder storm and they could not take the horses out. Corning Glass was close so we went there instead. I am glad we did.

ConnieVarricchio

8-4-20, 12:46am

My connection to the Finger Lakes goes back to when my DH was part of the summer stock company at Geneva Summer Theatre. We had only been dating for a year, and I went up to visit him. I have happy memories of that trip--we also went to Corning and took the tour.

I'm within an hour of Geneva. I've never been to the Geneva Summer Theatre. Is that a place for plays and such or movies? Is is still in business?

larknm

8-4-20, 1:50pm

Hi Connie, I lived in NY 20 years, not rural like you, but working in NYC and toward the end living in Rhinebeck and commuting. Anyhow I have strong fond feelings for NY and welcome you here.

catherine

8-4-20, 2:49pm

I'm within an hour of Geneva. I've never been to the Geneva Summer Theatre. Is that a place for plays and such or movies? Is is still in business?

I know that they did the plays at Hobart and William Smith College, but I don't think the College produced them. I googled it and can't find it, so maybe it doesn't exist anymore. That was way back in 1975...so anything could have happened!

ConnieVarricchio

8-6-20, 1:47am

Hi Connie, I lived in NY 20 years, not rural like you, but working in NYC and toward the end living in Rhinebeck and commuting. Anyhow I have strong fond feelings for NY and welcome you here.

Thank You. I love living where I do. I would love to spend some time traveling west a little ways. I've only been up and down the east coast and that is it. I would love to travel to Kentucky and Texas and who knows where the road would take me. That would be fun someday

ConnieVarricchio

8-6-20, 1:50am

I know that they did the plays at Hobart and William Smith College, but I don't think the College produced them. I googled it and can't find it, so maybe it doesn't exist anymore. That was way back in 1975...so anything could have happened!

Ha ha, that is quite a while back. I've lived out here since 1989. Before that I was about 100 miles south of here in a place called Waterville, NY. Similar - out in the country. Grew up on a small farm with all big farms around us. It was great.