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08-07-2011, 04:39 AM

#91

coachmatthewsvhs

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Location: Vestal, NY

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Born in Ossining NY, grew up in Poughkeepsie NY (until the ripe old age of 12) then moved to Vestal NY...... moved around as young people do, but back in Vestal for the last 30 years or more. Love it here..... vacation at the St Lawrence River, Kring Point NY

08-07-2011, 05:10 AM

#92

lillybeck

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Location: Fort White, Fl

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I was born in New Castle Indiana and moved to Fl with my parents in 1960. We lived in OK for just a few moths and then back to Kissimmee, FL. to finish raising our family. After they were grown we moved to N. Central, Fl for 10 yrs then moved to NC for 4 yrs. We have been back in Ft. White, Fl for 5 yrs now

08-07-2011, 05:13 AM

#93

Jo Mama

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Location: N.W. Florida

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I was born in Bellingham, WA, lived in Spokane but mostly grew up in Seattle, as an adult, moved to Oak Ridge, TN, New Orleans, LA, back to Seattle, on to Patuxent River NAS in Southern MD, then to Philadelphia and now to Navarre, FL just east of Pensacola. I, my ex and my present DH all worked or works for Boeing - it's like being in the service.

08-07-2011, 05:15 AM

#94

May in Jersey

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Originally Posted by aliaslaceygreen

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Originally Posted by May in Jersey

AZTeri wrote - "One thing I miss is not having a homestead to return to. I have family still in Cleveland, and I still consider that home, but it's not the same as those of you who have homes that have been in the family for generations."

We also feel that way about the house that was orginally owned by my material grandparents back in Brooklyn, in a few years it will have been in the family for 100 years. After my grandparents died ownship passed to their son, my Uncle Tony, and now it belongs to one of his daughters and her DH. We were all upset when our his daughter, my cousin, said that they may be selling the 'family homestead' as her DH has retired and wants to move out of state.

May, Now that they are talking about raising the bridge tolls again, you may not be so interested in going back to B'lyn so often! $12 for the Outerbridge and $12 for the Verrazano?? Can you afford to go home again?? Crazy stuff...

Isn't that something - higher tolls again. We make sure that a trip to B'klyn over those 2 bridges is a planned one and get to see and do as much as we can in one visit. Sometimes we sneak in the cheaper way, through Manhatten with only one toll but it's a longer trip and lots more traffic.

08-07-2011, 05:22 AM

#95

oldcottontop

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Location: Louisiana

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I was born and raised in Tacoma, WA. Married a man that was stationed at Fort Lewis that was from AL. During the twenty + years in the military, we have lived in a LOT of states TX, OK, KS, GA, AL and Germany, Japan, and Okinawa. In 1980 we moved to Gonzales, Louisiana because that is where his civilian job brought us when he retired. I have four kids (I was very fortunate that my husband was home for each birth) and in all that moving the kids never changed schools in the middle of the year, they all graduated from the same HS here in Gonzales and they all went to LSU.

08-07-2011, 05:22 AM

#96

SparkMonkey

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Location: Plainfield, IN

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I am from Indiana, and it is deep in my bones. My ancestors were among the first settlers in Blackford and Jay counties, over 170 years ago. I grew up in the house where my dad grew up. Nearly every old cemetery in northwestern Blackford County (there are many) has at least one headstone with a family name on it.

I have been to many places over the years, and have found many places I could happily live, but none will ever be HOME the way rural Indiana is.

08-07-2011, 05:23 AM

#97

Jo Mama

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Location: N.W. Florida

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Originally Posted by RDM

I'm in Seattle. Born here, but did live 2 years in San Diego. I'm fortunate there's great LQS's in area, but still miss "In The Beginning" shop. I too love to see where everyone is from. What a great community. Our weather has been very cool this year and feels like we just got summer in August. I wish I could temper the east/souths hot with our cool so we'd all be happy.

"In The Beginning" was my quilt shop too. I lived in Magnolia so went to the Lake City store. Now I go to A&E Pharmacy in Pensacola. It really is a pharmacy (old) but also one of the best fabric stores ever and I lived in Lancaster Co. Amish country and had some fab shops. If you are ever near P-cola drop by and buy!!

08-07-2011, 05:27 AM

#98

Phannie1

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Join Date: Feb 2011

Location: Just move back to Chattanooga, TN.

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Originally Posted by Phannie1

I really like to see where you are from. I like to read where you are living or quilting from. My dad was in the Air Force so I have lived in a lot of different states and locations in those states. I love see folks from Minot, ND down to Florida. I live in Bermuda, west to Oklahoma. Dad was from Arkansas, he called it home- so do I but I never lived there. That is where Grandma and Grandpa lived and we spent many a happy time on the farm in Newark off of county rd 69. Momma's parents lived in Dexter, MO. That is where we ran all over town with the cousins. I love writing to folks all over who love quilting. I do not have any close friends whom like to quilt. Thanks for being here.

When I started this it was just to see where you are from. I did not tell every where I have been. Again dad was in the Air Force, so I was born in Panama City, FL. Moved to South Texas, then Detroit, MI then Bermuda Island. Then to Oklahoma City, Kansas City, MO. then to Minot, ND then to Forsith, Mo, Springfield (small towns around was Fair Grove, Republic and Ozark.) Then to Chattanooga, TN then to Indianapolis, then to Raliegh and Durham NC the married and back to Chattanooga for 30 years then down to Coastal Georgia. Hinesville (Fort Stewart-Home of the Army's 3rd Bridgad) Jesup and now Beautiful Brunswick, down on the Coast. was that enough? We are still looking at moving when retiring. Husband is from Pittsburgh, PA and went to school in WV. Loves his Mountains. I like warm winters.