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I was born in Massachusetts but lived in other states for about 30 years. Feels great to be back in Massachusetts! A day without dance is .... just kidding. I have no idea!
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I've been several places that I've thought it would be nice to live, but I can not even imagine making a move from where I am. I was born about 30 miles from here and grew up about 20 miles away. My first husband was from about 20 miles in the other direction and we lived there for a short time before moving to this area. I've lived on this same land since 1973 and raised our family here, and several of them live within 15 miles. You might say my feet grow into this ground, I know my heart sure does. I wouldn't even want to move into one of the small towns around us. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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I am originally from a small town in central Illinois. We moved to California when I was 15 and my brother was 13. I have lived in northern and southern California, Washington State for 6 months as the ship my girl's Dad was on was in dry dock there undergoing repair and update. I lived in Ohio for 5 years when he was stationed there. I Iived in Indiana for 30 years until I met Alfie on SFF and moved to Georgia. Now I am settled in for the rest of our years.........
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I'm married to this place.....I was very traumatized by being uprooted from my home in Norway as a 10 year old......I felt like I had been kidnapped by my parents. I remember yelling at them, threatening to go to the Police...Leaving the land was hard enough, leaving the language was heartbreaking, but leaving the people that I loved so dearly was like having my heart ripped to shreds. I came to love this coast.....I bought an old aluminum skiff and 35hp. outboard with baby-sitting money when I was 14......It was my ticket to freedom......I fell in love with this wild coast and that hasn't changed....This is now my home and I have no desire to be anywhere else.
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I'm married to this place.....I was very traumatized by being uprooted from my home in Norway as a 10 year old......I felt like I had been kidnapped by my parents. I remember yelling at them, threatening to go to the Police...Leaving the land was hard enough, leaving the language was heartbreaking, but leaving the people that I loved so dearly was like having my heart ripped to shreds. I came to love this coast.....I bought an old aluminum skiff and 35hp. outboard with baby-sitting money when I was 14......It was my ticket to freedom......I fell in love with this wild coast and that hasn't changed....This is now my home and I have no desire to be anywhere else. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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Pearls, I've thought about this more today, and there is one place I think I would enjoy living, IF money were absolutely no object. IF we could afford it, and the hired help we would need, I would take Joe back to his mother's home of Ischia, Italy. I know it's just a pipe dream, and I've not really considered the logistics of such a move, but he speaks so glowingly of it, although he has never been there. Three of his siblings have, and they also speak highly of it and from all the pictures, it looks like a place of peace to live out one's final years. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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I have traveled in Europe in a number of countries a number of the states and also most of Canada. Back in the mid 70's I thought that Hawaii would be a place to live. But now I don't think that anymore. I move to the coast in the mid 70's and I know now this will be the last place I will live. It has the right climate and hey people pay to come here and visit. I traveled to the Oregon coast a number of times and even though that is one of my favorite places to visit I wouldn't live there.
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I was born in the south of Ireland in a place called Co. Wexford, in a remote country area. I left home age 15 to work in Dublin, which I hated in the beginning, but grew to love over the years.  When we were newly weds my husband and I were thinking of moving to Australia , it never happened though. I guess we just didn't want to live so far away from our family and friends. I'm happy to say we we did get to visit Sydney Australia for a holiday of a life time. We both loved it. We visited Melbourne the following year, loved it too, beautiful city. We had a trip booked to Perth in 2020, sadly that never happened. 
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"At day's end, like the hush of dew Comes evening. A hawk wipes the scent of sunlight from its wings. When earth's colors fade and some pale design is sketched, Then glimmering fireflies paint in the story. All birds come home, all rivers, all of life's tasks finished. Only darkness remains, as I sit there face to face with Banalata Sen".
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ET, I'm glad to know you're comfortable with where you are. And I understand about not wanting change. Moving is so stressful. I moved so many times in my 20s and 30s that a friend told me she was switching from pen to pencil in her address book listing for me! lol Now I'm where I want to be and I'm happy. A day without dance is .... just kidding. I have no idea!
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I am originally from a small town in central Illinois. We moved to California when I was 15 and my brother was 13. I have lived in northern and southern California, Washington State for 6 months as the ship my girl's Dad was on was in dry dock there undergoing repair and update. I lived in Ohio for 5 years when he was stationed there. I Iived in Indiana for 30 years until I met Alfie on SFF and moved to Georgia. Now I am settled in for the rest of our years......... A day without dance is .... just kidding. I have no idea!
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I'm married to this place.....I was very traumatized by being uprooted from my home in Norway as a 10 year old......I felt like I had been kidnapped by my parents. I remember yelling at them, threatening to go to the Police...Leaving the land was hard enough, leaving the language was heartbreaking, but leaving the people that I loved so dearly was like having my heart ripped to shreds. I came to love this coast.....I bought an old aluminum skiff and 35hp. outboard with baby-sitting money when I was 14......It was my ticket to freedom......I fell in love with this wild coast and that hasn't changed....This is now my home and I have no desire to be anywhere else. A day without dance is .... just kidding. I have no idea!
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A day without dance is .... just kidding. I have no idea!
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Pearls, I've thought about this more today, and there is one place I think I would enjoy living, IF money were absolutely no object. IF we could afford it, and the hired help we would need, I would take Joe back to his mother's home of Ischia, Italy. I know it's just a pipe dream, and I've not really considered the logistics of such a move, but he speaks so glowingly of it, although he has never been there. Three of his siblings have, and they also speak highly of it and from all the pictures, it looks like a place of peace to live out one's final years. A day without dance is .... just kidding. I have no idea!
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I have traveled in Europe in a number of countries a number of the states and also most of Canada. Back in the mid 70's I thought that Hawaii would be a place to live. But now I don't think that anymore. I move to the coast in the mid 70's and I know now this will be the last place I will live. It has the right climate and hey people pay to come here and visit. I traveled to the Oregon coast a number of times and even though that is one of my favorite places to visit I wouldn't live there. A day without dance is .... just kidding. I have no idea!
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I was born in the south of Ireland in a place called Co. Wexford, in a remote country area. I left home age 15 to work in Dublin, which I hated in the beginning, but grew to love over the years. When we were newly weds my husband and I were thinking of moving to Australia , it never happened though. I guess we just didn't want to live so far away from our family and friends. I'm happy to say we we did get to visit Sydney Australia for a holiday of a life time. We both loved it. We visited Melbourne the following year, loved it too, beautiful city. We had a trip booked to Perth in 2020, sadly that never happened. A day without dance is .... just kidding. I have no idea!
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"At day's end, like the hush of dew Comes evening. A hawk wipes the scent of sunlight from its wings. When earth's colors fade and some pale design is sketched, Then glimmering fireflies paint in the story. All birds come home, all rivers, all of life's tasks finished. Only darkness remains, as I sit there face to face with Banalata Sen". A day without dance is .... just kidding. I have no idea!
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I saw and lived in many places on 3 continents, and most of them had their special beauty....... At this time, Europe, the way it used to be, attracts me most. I am comfortable, where I am now, but I have not decided yet, where my "forever home" will be. Happiness is when what you think, what you say, what you do are in harmony - M. Gandhi
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I saw and lived in many places on 3 continents, and most of them had their special beauty....... At this time, Europe, the way it used to be, attracts me most. I am comfortable, where I am now, but I have not decided yet, where my "forever home" will be. A day without dance is .... just kidding. I have no idea!
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I read a translation of the poem, looklook. It's very nice. Maybe you're thinking of Natore, the home of the woman in the poem, as your favorite place?
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This is the most read poem in Bengali Literature, Pearls. The writer is one of my most favorite Bengali poets whose ancestral home was in the same area of the city where I grew up during the Nineteen Forties, He used to teach English literature in the college from where I was graduated. Unfortunately, I was not one of his students. Natore is located in the northern part of my homeland. It is a beautiful small town. If you are interested to learn more about this Bengali Poet, you may read his literary biography written by Clinton B. Seely who has translated some of his poems into English. A day without dance is .... just kidding. I have no idea!
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"At day's end, like the hush of dew Comes evening. A hawk wipes the scent of sunlight from its wings. When earth's colors fade and some pale design is sketched, Then glimmering fireflies paint in the story. All birds come home, all rivers, all of life's tasks finished. Only darkness remains, as I sit there face to face with Banalata Sen".
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There are plus and minuses for anyplace we live. I try to bloom where I am planted I do like travelling but I am always glad to get back home to West Virginia. I was born and live most of my life in California until we relocated to West Virginia 20 years ago. I cannot imagine ever wanting to live in California again. I could do Northwest (Washington or Oregon) . Abracadabra 
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"At day's end, like the hush of dew Comes evening. A hawk wipes the scent of sunlight from its wings. When earth's colors fade and some pale design is sketched, Then glimmering fireflies paint in the story. All birds come home, all rivers, all of life's tasks finished. Only darkness remains, as I sit there face to face with Banalata Sen".
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