Inkanta
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Posted: April 04 2009, 11:51 |
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I am finding GoogleEarth downright frightening! Interesting, fun, but invasive. On my own house, you can even see the Obama sign out front (was snapped in the fall, apparently).
The Bahamas: Looking out on a cold, grey, snowy April morning in Ithaca, NY, a tropical home sounds totally great! Perhaps it will be his winter home. <wistfully remembers another island near there in January and how pleasant it was>
I've only lived in two different regions of the US for any length of time, but I am happy to have done so--it deepens one's experience of the area. Fourteen years spent in Missouri, even though I complained about it at times, had the effect for me of not being able to sell my house because I didn't want to lose that connection. So, I rent it, thinking that some day I may want to return (an advantage of not having a hugely expensive house! ). We'll see!
To have an opportunity to live in different countries and areas of the planet, particularly because you want to be there (as opposed to being force-relocated due to political unheavals or economic reasons) is a gift and an opportunity.
I'm not sure how anyone could leave the UK forever--it is the place where my heart flies (along with Australia). Several years ago, my daughters and I did a UK driving tour. We spent a couple nights at the Beacon (didn't hike HR that trip because the youngest two might have melted in the rain to hear them talk, arrgghh), meditated at Stonehenge (great thing to be able to pay a bit extra for time alone in the circle ), visited Glastonbury, Avebury, Bath, Buxton, Hay-on-Wye, Derby, and London. Such gorgeous, gorgeous country. Got misplaced in Wales, driving from Kington to Hay-on-Wye. The kids thanked me for that! The UK is very vegetarian-friendly, unlike many places here in the US (though the Ithaca area is an exception). I cannot WAIT until the next trip to the UK, hopefully this summer!
At any rate, all the best to Mike, Fanny, and kids--my heart rate slows just thinking of the beautiful beaches and the warm, wet sand squishing between toes.
-------------- "No such thing as destiny; only choices exist." From: Moongarden's "Solaris."
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