indigo,
my husband has a friend who married a guy from Sweden and they have lived in Upsala for many years.
What a beautiful place!

chloer,I, too, live in Maine. Was born in Bronxville, NY and grew up in NJ. Have lived in Maine since 1970.

HELLO ALL,

I WAS BORN IN CALIFORNIA GIRL, RETIRED TO PALM SPRINGS CALIFORNIA...BUT LIVE IN ITALY,IN MY DREAMS...

Im Val. Born in Washington DC but left when I was a few months old. Grew up in several countries in Latin America and Asia. After time in California I now live in the Washington area again

topping for new comers.

Born in Philadelphia, PA USA
Live in Chester County, PA

Hi Mimi
What a super thread. It is facinating to put some 'flesh' on the bones of some of the regular contributors.
I was born in Southport in lancashire on the coast of north west England. Ive lived in Liverpool,London and now for many years in a small village in Shropshire in the 'midwest' of the UK.
I also spend as much time as I can at our place by the sea in another even smaller village called Torcross in Devon south west England. So you can see where I get my 'handle'.
By the way I really enjoy travel and have visited the states many times and love the american people and the lovely weather. I also get to do some serious shopping as you can imagine we're a bit short of shopping malls where I live.
Thanks for the posting
Countrymouse

Born in Caracas, Venezuela. Grew up in the Amazon. I now live in Texas, USA.

I dont live in Nova Scotia !

Born: Kiev, Ukraine
Lived:
Odessa, Ukraine
Ladispoli, Italy
Brooklyn, NY
Stamford, CT
now live in Westport CT
and thinking about moving to Florida!!!

Sophia

Sophia, are you a neighbor of Martha Stewart??

I'm new to this board. I was born in Sydney Australia and now live on the Central Coast about an hour north of Sydney and it's a very beautiful place to live. We have just had our first taste of winter this weekend but mostly our days are sunny and warm. Unfortunately we are also in a state of drought and desperately need some good rain.

margaret, I wish i could send you some rain. we have had too much. My tiny garden is now dead from too much rain and slug infestation. Worse, my potted cooking herbs did not survive.

Hi Cigalechanta it's Countrymouse.
If it's rain you want you should visit the UK right now! We've got lots of it and my poor geraniums are drowning!
It only seems to be at night though at the moment so that's OK because if it didnt rain so much our countryside wouldnt be so beautiful. As you may have guessed we British are obsessed by the weather, which is why so many of us go to the states every year to get some guaranteed sunshine. I'll try and blow some rain your way if it will help.
Bye CM

Has anyone actually read all these posts? And is anyone headed for the Ozarks? That's where we live now, in Sspringfield, MO, though was born in Chicago and lived in Illinois and Middle West. Off soon to see family in Poughkeepsie, NY, and Amesbury, MA.

BTW, anyone now living in Hungary or Poland where we hope to travel next year?
Bill [email protected]

countrymouse I said we have had too much:)
Bill I vactioned as a child at Salisbery beach and Plum island.

Wow, I originally replied to this message on 8/14/2001. A lot has changed for me since then... I've since gotten married and moved to Atlanta, Georgia!

Dear cigalechanta
Sorry about your herbs,of course when I re read the postings it was margaret who had the drought.
We used to have a terrible problem with slugs and snails until our neighbour went all minamilist and replaced their lawns with gravel and since then weve had far less. I put out jam jars with a little beer or sugar water in the bottom which is quite an effective eco friendly way of keeping them at bay.
Plum island sounds interesting, is that in the Boston area?
Thanks for the welcome
CM

Neil-Oz

I, too, was interested to hear that the northern hemisphere was cooler than the southern hemisphere - that's a bit unexpected at this time of year. Mind you - it could be right. My Swedish friends tell me it's cooler there than in Sydney, and it's midwinter here (as you surely know!)

Born in Sydney, live in Sydney, work in Sydney, and escape to Europe as often as possible, to try some of that cooler weather! ;)

Hi margo oz
Isn't it true that the grass always seems greener in the other field. Here in the UK we are always prayng for hot weather and there you are wanting to come to europe to cool down. It has been a very disappointing summer here. We had a spell of gorgeous weather in late May early June and we all started buying barbies and getting very excited, but it petered out quite soon and since then weve had a lot of rain and much cooler days than last year. When you consider the british summer only usually lasts until the end of august it wont be long at this rate until we're all back in our thermal draws!
I eagerly await e-mails from my friends in Melbourne to hear of their fabulous trips to the beach and barbies round their pool, when we're freezing over here. Friends in the UK who have pools only seem to be able to use them about twice a year these days!
This is why so many of my compatriots emigrate to your sunny shores every year. We have a place right by the sea in Devon and even on the hottest days the sea is freezing and only the hardiest souls go in. I'm proud to say i'm one of them, but there agin I'cve always been a bit mad!
Hope you are enjoying yourself over there whatever your weather.
Bye CM

I live in Westerville, Ohio, which is a small community north of Columbus, Ohio (home of the Ohio State Buckeyes). I was born in Columbus, Ohio and have lived in Central Ohio all my life.

I have been married for 25 years and have two sons, one married, one not, and I am a grandmother of two.

momeck

Londoner born and bred, first in SW London (Putney), now in Docklands (www.pjw74og.u-net.com/places.htm).

I have lived away (Cambridge, the Potteries), and travelled a lot on business and for pleasure. Though I have a friend in Australia who likes persuading me up mountains and such (and I do enjoy having done that), I think I'm really a city person at heart - Amsterdam, Paris, Sydney, Prague, Tallinn, Berlin, Vancouver...wherever I go, it's exploring what people have made of cities that I find interesting.

Good morning emtravel. Where in Florida do you think you want to move? Have you visited the state often to get a feel for it? I have lived here since 1979 after moving from NY and CT. If you need some info let me know.

Countrymouse. I started reading the posts with the intent of going through all of them but have given up. My eyes went blooee. Now I just check in now and then. I wonder if I will run across anyone that has lived where I have lived at about the time I lived there.

Chloer and others from this beautiful in the summer and freezing in the winter state of Maine - I too live here. Born in Washington D.C., brought up in Europe and the Far East - feel I am a citizen of the world although Maine is my home now.
sj

Cigalechanta,
yes, we are members of Martha Stewart (for now). Also Paul Newman lives in Westport and few other celebirities.
Sophia

Dear PLMN
You lucky thing.
Florida is one of our favourite places and we go there whenever we can. Ive visited Daytona but never stayed there.
You may be just the person to help me.
I notice from your 'bio' that you used to live in NY. We are planning to go back to florida next April but were wondering about the feasibilty of going via NY, staying there a couple of nights ,as we have never been there, then travelling down to florida.
Is this a practical suggestion do you think? What are fares from NY to Florida like and which would be the best airline to travel with? Also how long would the domestic flight be?
We usually fly direct to Orlando, Tampa or miami with either BA or Virgin, only because their flight times are shorter than most airlines. Maybe you could recommend an alternative airline.
Woo! that lot should keep you out of mischief for some time!
I would really appreciate it though if you could take the time to reply.
Many thanks
CM

Hi, Mimi. I'm a native Oregonian, and I live in Portland. My "spiritual hometown" is Liverpool, England. Hail again, Countrymouse! I love it when you say that the Brits come here for sunshine. Only if they go to California, Florida, or Las Vegas. Oregon's weather is just like Britain's. One reason, no doubt, that I feel so at home in all those clouds and rain.

Born in Providence, RI...my biggest move -- 45 minutes South to be closer to the beaches.
Talk about moving to Florida, we will see in about 1 year...if FL is a no-go thinking of living on one of the caribbean islands for a couple of years...then I am sure, it will be back to little rhody...

Hi Merseyheart
Unfortuately all I know about Oregon is gleaned from the odd travel programme on TV. Do you have 'proper' summers and snowy winters? Am I right in thinking that you have vast forests there. If so you must have some great hiking trails. I love walking on the coastal cliff paths and on the beaches around my summer home in Devon but as I live the rest of the year in a very flat part of shropshire I dont get much chance to wander through forests.
Thanks for your reply, and as the Liverpudlians would say,
Tara fer now!
CM

Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, live in Long Beach, California (Los Angeles suburb)

Born in Port Arthur, TX (home of Janis Joplin) and I live in Nederland, TX - Both cities are about an hour and a half from Houston, TX.
Migurus, I am going to Long Beach, CA in September. Any restaurant recommendations?

I'm an american from alaska, but currently in virginia, and likely to be soon back in italy, though this time Sicily instead of Naples thank goodness

I was born in Lima Peru, my fiancee was born in Tarnow, Poland and we both live in Norwalk, Connecticut - USA. We both were 17 when we moved to the States.

I was born in Lynchburg, Va, have lived in Phila, Pa, and for a very long time in Roanoke, Va. Now living in Charleston, West by-God.

Countrymouse and Mercy, When I was staying with my friends in Liverpool I wanted to take them to dinner but they said no they hated posh restaurants, but their son Jake insisted they go. So they said you two go and I asked the son where have you thought of that appeals
to you, he said the Needle.So I said ok, except you are paying and handed him the money. He was so thrilled. He ordered for me and paid the bill. The waiter was great and asked how long had I been dating the midget.

Born in Louisiana.

Raised in Clearwater, Florida.

Lived in Western North Carolina while in college.

Returned home to live just a few miles south of Clearwater in Indian Rocks Beach.

Hi Countrymouse....Yes, Oregon does have proper summers and winters. We're just milder than much of the U.S. We might have one or two days of snow during the winter. And then a few really hot days (95-100) in the summer. Mostly, it's overcast and rainy. I mean, it often doesn't rain. You just *think* it might and plan accordingly. (In that way, very much like travelling in the U.K.) Oregon is a place for the outdoors. Portland is a well-situated city. We are 90 minutes from the beach, and an hour from Mt. Hood. People do a lot of hiking, skiing, boating. I can't say I'm a real outdoorsy kind of gal, but I do like to dance! Yes, we have lots of forests, too. Forestry used to be a major industry here, but in the last 20 years, it's become overshadowed by the high-tech businesses. Intel is here, and I live 20 minutes from the *world headquarters* of Nike! ( A home-grown business, I might add.)

I was born and live in Cambridge,England

Born: Lexington Park, Maryland
Live: Fort Washington, Maryland
In between: Baltimore, Maryland; Cannes, France; Stuart, Florida; Alexandria, Virginia

Born: Orange County, NY
Live: Knoxville, TN

In between, in order:
Cocoa Beach, FL
Westchester, NY
Brooklyn, NY
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Nashville, TN
Manhattan, NY