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Memorial Weekend Upstate Events

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East Side of the Hudson

Bannerman Castle Tours. We did the Bannerman kayak tour last year. It was great (except for the weather). You don’t have to kayak. There are larger vessel trips for the youngun’s and elders but there is some uphill walking involved and this is a hard hat trip.

Pow Wow on the Hudson, Wappingers. I see this advertised every year, but have never been. I’m worried it might be like the time I really, really wanted to go to the Renaissance Faire for a laugh but it was all WTF and not much fun.

Mario’s Biggest Yard Sale Evah! You’ve seen several Mario posts here before. The guy’s got the goods…and the prices are right. Flickr set.

Stormville Flea Market. Only happens a few times a year, usually on 3 day holiday weekends. Huge market for antiques dealers and some crap vendors. Huge.

Prisoner of Second Avenue at the Ghent Playhouse. Ooh, one of my favorite movies! Jack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft? Of course, this is a live performance of the Neil Simon play.

West Side of the Hudson

New Paltz Crafts Fair. An annual trip for me. Every year since we’ve lived upstate, the same Boston via Dublin friends come to stay with us for the weekend. Every year, this is what they want to do. I enjoyed it the first 2 years, but it’s the same country craftsy vendors every year. On the other hand, not a bad way to spend your day outdoors.

East Durham Irish Festival. Probably a thousand times goofier than the Pow Wow. I’m not allowed to go, what with 3 Dubliners in tow. I wouldn’t be able to sustain the complaints and sarcasm. And I’m a New Yorker!

Rip Lives Festival. Ok, so they’re a little Rip Van Winkle obsessed in parts of the Hudson Valley. That’s ok, he was a cool guy. Some Catskill towns will have local Rip-themed art on display for public viewing during the summer months. The outdoor exhibit ends with an auction in Tannersville on October 2nd.

Beacon House on MLS

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Yay! Finished kitchen!

‘Twas a few days late, but the Beacon house finally hit the market last week. It’s listed with JonCar Realty, the bloke who’s holding my real estate license. He’s the same guy I take all the pictures for. Don’t ask me why the photos look so pixelated on his website. I’ve been over that with him. Hrmph.

Anyway, the place is looking great. It got a few showing last weekend. People seemed to spend quite a bit of time there, but no offers yet. 🙁

MLS # 287341. Blog page here. Go buy it. Right now. Please?

Thinking of Living in Beacon?

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It’s been a long time since I wrote one of these location posts, simply because I ran out of places to review. My original Beacon post was in 2007, so it’s time to update since I’m working on a web page for my house.

Obvious disclosure here: I have to remain positive about Beacon since I want to sell my house! But I’ll be truthful. I promise.

In fact, let’s start with the negatives. Why are we leaving after six years? I’m not sure this has anything to do with Beacon itself as much as the fact that we’re just crotchety old city folk and small town living really isn’t for us. Most people we’ve met in Beacon love it there! They are really happy, whereas we never felt 100% at home.

The following factors could be positives depending on what you want out of life, but we just found it depressing. It’s too quiet. You can walk down Main Street and not run into another person for a couple of blocks. On the other hand, you can encounter the same 5 people wherever you go. See what I mean? If it’s a quiet lifestyle you want, then Beacon is your place!

Wanna hear crickets and see stars at night? Go for it! I need the horns, sirens and rumbling subway to sleep at night.

Obviously, there are people and places I’ll miss. My dinner preparation has always consisted of going through menus and making a phone call. No such beast in Beacon. Ok, maybe 1 or 2 restaurants deliver. Beacon Natural has been my own personal chef. The deli counter has a great variety of daily specials made from local, organic produce. The chef is a Millenium alumni and the food is not that pricey. The menu is emailed to me daily and I even get a phone call if they think they’ll run out of my favorite dishes. Owner Kitty has been my health consultant for years since I’m scared of doctors and her husband LT has even helped us work on our house.

I’ll also miss the local wine shop, Artisan Wine. Ok, so food and drink mean more to me than anything else. Is there a problem with that? Tim and Mae are city transplants who moved upstate to open said shop. It’s really laid back and lacks the snobbery of some of the city places. There are tastings every Friday and Saturday for bottles less than $15.

Beacon is an awesome location for people who are attracted to the great outdoors. It’s right on The Hudson. There are riverside trails and kayak and sailing docks. Even a river pool. The town is also home to some fabulous mountains. Being sandwiched between the mountain and the river…can’t find a flaw with that! Mountain Tops offers some great hiking and kayaking trips.

And now I’m bored of writing. It’s time for some lists!

PROS

1. The River. The Mountain. See above.

2. Small town living.  Again, not for some people (like me). But most people find this charming and quaint. Yes, the town is charming and quaint. As charming and quaint as any small town can get. Plus, it’s got the hipness factor going for it.

3. Beacon is still moving forward. In the past 6 months, since we’ve made the decision to leave, a few new interesting places have popped up on Main Street. There’s a raw cafe and The School of Jellyfish, which…well, I really don’t know what it is, but they have good hot chocolate and vegan food.

4. Metro North. Makes Beacon commutable and leave-able when you need to get away.

5. DIA. Without DIA, none of you would know where Beacon is. Admit it. That’s all I get. Me: “I live in Beacon.” Everyone else: “Oh, I know where that is! I’ve been to DIA.”

6. The Art Scene. If you’re into “the scene”, it’s a pretty cool place to get your name out there and hang with like-minded artists.

7. Good for farmy, foodie types. There are plenty of farm shares and farmer’s markets around for those who like to cook. Although Beacon is known as a haven for artists, the nutritionists and greenie people are abundant.

CONS

1. Restaurants. As in, lack of. As in, the few that there are ain’t much to write home about.

2. Main Street shop owners are screwy! I wish they would take their businesses seriously and open up decent hours, 7 days per week. The hardware store closes at 3pm on Saturday and isn’t open on Sunday. Paint store: closed on Sunday. Hello, Home Depot and big box stores! Thankfully, they are less than 10 minutes away.

3. Sidewalks. It’s the weirdest thing. On some side streets, the sidewalk just ends. It reminds me that people don’t walk much here. Forget bike lanes.

4. Art scene. Ok, did you get from my “pros” that I’m not exactly thrilled with the art scene? As much as I love the artists that the galleries show, they need to mix it up a bit. Seeing the work of the same 5 artists at every show is a bit like masturbation.

5. Mellow energy. Again, many might see this as a positive. Do your yoga, have a stress free day. These days for me, I only feel alive when I’m arguing with cabbies.

LINKS

City of Beacon website

Wanna know what the citizens think?

Rent or own in Beacon? Use this Beacon realtor!

Leaving the City. Got What it Takes?

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Our moving sale was great! Thanks to everyone who showed up and helped us rid ourselves of worldly possessions. Most of the folks I conversed with were curious as to where we were moving. About 90% were surprised when I told them we’re heading back to Brooklyn. I was informed that we’re heading in the opposite direction of everyone else.

It seems there’s a mass migration to the Hudson Valley again and Beacon is hot at the moment. Good for us, since we want to sell our house. I say, bring it on!

We chose to move back to Brooklyn after six years away for many reasons. The main one is that Hubby has been working in Greenpoint for the past year + and stays in Brooklyn most nights while I live upstate. Just doesn’t make sense.

But just in case you’re thinking of leaving the city for greener pastures, I’ve compiled a list of questions to ask yourself before making the big move. These factors bothered me, but everyone is different.

1. Food delivery! My husband jokes “What does my wife make for dinner? A phone call.” I don’t cook, I don’t cook, I don’t cook. My mother isn’t much of a cook. I come from a “Let’s order in” family. I think there’s ONE place in Beacon that delivers.

2.  Restaurants. Again with the food. I’m a Jew. We like to eat. The restaurants around here are meh. IMO, there are finer dining establishments further north in weekender territory, but they are too far from Beacon.

3. Sidewalks and bike lanes. Ok, so maybe it’s not such a big deal, but some streets lack sidewalks. I’m sorry, I don’t like walking in the road or on someone’s grass. Although I don’t cycle, there are no bike lanes. Not really a reason not to move up here, but it just bothers me.

4. Everyone all up in your business. Small town life. How quaint. You see the same people. Everyone knows one another. For me, it was charming for 5 minutes. There’s something to be said about anonymous city life and that is “I miss it”.

5. Shop hours. Oh, this is a killer coming from “The City That Never Sleeps”. The Main Street store owners seem to come to work whenever they feel like it. I gave up on many of the mom and pop shops because they were never open when I needed something. Special thanks to Beacon Natural and Artisan Wine who open 7 days per week, normal hours.

6. Strip malls. It’s an inevitable part of suburban life. Face it. If the Main Street shops ain’t helping ya, that’s what’s left. Which brings me to….

7. It’s a car culture. OMG, I used to make fun of people who drive a few blocks. Now I’m one of them! Something you would never do in the city because of traffic and parking. Something I do here because the Main Street shops are so unreliable that I may end up driving to the strip mall.

All of the above being said, there are many pluses to living in the Hudson Valley. How about clean air and fabulous mountain views? Being near the Hudson so you can kayak or sail (We said we would, but hardly ever got around to it). No crowds. Better quality of life. Larger living space and back yard.

It’s really about everyone’s own choice. I grew up with the rat race. As much as I wanted a quieter lifestyle, I feel like a fish out of water here. Do I regret leaving the city? No, it was a lovely vacation. But now it’s time to go home.

State of Emergency

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We got blasted with snow in Beacon last week. As if digging out for 4 hours, two days in a row isn’t bad enough, nearly the entire town lost power. The City of Beacon was under a State of Emergency, which has since been lifted.

Trees are down. Most of Main Street lost power. The post office was closed. Beacon Natural was giving away free melting ice cream. It might’ve been a fun adventure if I wasn’t stuck alone in my dark, cold house.

I did what any gal with a city pad would do….I got the hell outta there!

The roads had cleared enough by Saturday for the husband to come up from Brooklyn. Central Hudson was saying it could be mid-week before we got power. The house would only get colder. After one restless night of sleep, no shower for two days, and non stop shoveling with wet socks that I couldn’t dry, I was getting cranky. We assessed the situation and decided to take the pets and head down to Bed Stuy until power returns. Unfortunately, after several tries, the van wouldn’t start, so we squeezed the 6 cats and 2 dogs into my Rav 4.

It’s the third day since Beacon has lost power and most folks have lights and heat now. Not our house. Could be the light show I witnessed outside my window on Thursday night. The one that rivaled any at the planetarium. Or it could be that tree that came down in the road, perhaps taking some electrical wires with it.

I’m toasty warm and enjoying a sunny Brooklyn day. Pissed that we’re missed a few days of working on the house, but kinda happy we’re being forced to take a day off.

I just feel bad for my neighbors who decided to stick it. I would have endured, but the pets looked cold. Yeah, right.

Impulse Buy: A Sculpture

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So, I was passing through High Falls yesterday and went into what I thought was The New York Store to buy some bread. The next thing I know, I’m walking out with a creepy baby sculpture.

The bad news is: The New York Store is no longer there. I have no idea when it closed. Plus, I didn’t get any bread.

The good news: The Last Bite is the cafe that took it’s place and it is suh-weet! They have vegetarian friendly (or meaty) sandwiches and pastries, yada, yada….

But the artwork and tschotskes in there! OMG, I could have bought everything, only there’s some stuff I would totally make myself, so why buy that, huh? I can’t sculpt clay, so I bought this cat baby. I didn’t price the Obama/Bush salt and pepper shakers that I fell in love with, but I may regret that.

My husband and I currently have 6 cats and never wanted have kids. I figured if we DID have a baby, maybe it would look something like this.

The pets love it! The husband, not so much.

Terror Trials. The Case for Newburgh

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So now that Bloomberg has decided he doesn’t want the 9/11 trials in NYC, Mayor Nicholas Valentine of Newburgh, NY is offering his hospitality.

As an NYC transplant in the Newburgh area, I’m putting in my two cents.

Personally, I thought it would’ve been a fine idea to hold the trials in NYC. It would have been cathartic for us to see these guys brought to justice right near the scene of the crime. Punishment if found guilty? Parade them through the streets of Bensonhurst or Maspeth. End of story.

NYC would’ve probably been a tad too busy to hold these huge trials. But Newburgh? There’s NOTHING going on there! Seriously, as long as it doesn’t cost the City of Newburgh anything, they should totally do it!

The Mayor knows that this would put Newburgh on the map. There’s a 20% unemployment rate, a ton of boarded up buildings and a handful of wonderful businesses struggling to survive. There are plenty of hotels in the area, an international airport, major roadways and oh, did I mention a military base? A friggin military base! Plus, West Point is just down the road a bit.

If commuters are inconvenienced by traffic on the bridge, they can hop a ferry across the river to Metro North. Problem solved.

So, who is against it? Orange County Executive Ed Diana says “Not in my backyard!” He wants it outside of the U.S. and says he will do everything in his power to stop it from happening in Orange County. “Forty-four Orange County residents lost their lives on that most horrific day, and to bring these monsters to Orange County is an insult to our residents,” Diana told the local Record newspaper.

Unemployment. High taxes. Struggling businesses. High crime rate. In a beautiful location on the river within an hour of NYC. With gorgeous architecture. Nah, better keep the status quo. Let’s keep Newburgh off the map.

Oh BTW, Mr. Diana, that was sarcasm.

From Newburgh to Bed Stuy?

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**UPDATE 4/12/10. Barbara and Edwin are still very much in business in Newburgh. Although they miss the city, they are sticking it out in the Hudson Valley. Barbara is starting cooking classes and catering both upstate and down.

Sad news for Hudson Valley residents. Newburgh’s Caffe Macchiato is up for sale. Not officially, but owners Barbara and Edwin are itching to get back to the city.

After hanging out with fellow Italian buddies over at Saraghina in Bed Stuy last week, Barbara is eyeing the neighborhood to open her new cafe.

The good news for Newburgh customers is that they’ve invested too much time and money to just shut their doors and run off. Someone needs to buy the business. Barbara is willing to train the new owners in the kitchen and go over baking tips as well as where to buy local produce, etc.

So this could be a win/win situation for me both upstaters and Brooklynites. Lemme just have a chat with my Bed Stuy peeps for a moment…Ok, we NEED this cafe in the neighborhood! We’re talking authentic Italian cafe. Real coffee, small flaky croissants (not those big ass crescent rolls they serve up in America), fresh local produce, home made pasta, imported Italian cheese. Get this woman down to Brooklyn and fast!

But we want Macchiato to stay in Newburgh as well! So, who’s buying? The new owner would have to keep up the quality or else answer to a very large, loyal customer base. They’re asking $165k, which includes a 10 year lease with low rent, all equipment, liquor license (Is that transferable? I’m assuming), and best of all: hands on training from Barbara.

Did I mention the customers?

Did I mention that Macchiato was voted Best Lunch Spot in Hudson Valley 2009?

Barbara says “Show me the money!” Come take a look, ask questions and have lunch, but if you want a tour of the kitchen, etc, she wants to know you’re seriously interested in buying a restaurant.

Come on, kids! Let’s make this happen. Italian cafes for Newburgh AND Bed Stuy. I want to have my tiramisu and eat it too.

You can reach Barbara at the cafe: (845) 565-4616

Weekender: The 28 Corridor

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Keeping dry under the awning in Margaretville

There is life beyond Woodstock on Rt. 28. You’d want to have some appreciation of the country if you’re heading way upstate as the area is more relaxing than exciting. Is that my way of saying this city chick didn’t enjoy her recent visit? Not exactly, but……

You get what you pay for. In this instance, we stayed at a friend’s house for free. We had been there over 13 years ago and it was really lovely. The home belongs to a Brooklyn couple and she hasn’t been upstate in over 3 years due to health issues. When he told us he “didn’t get to clean this week” we thought nothing of it, having 6 cats that pee everywhere but the litterbox. Problem was, he hasn’t cleaned in about 3 years. Dust. Mold smell from basement. Mouse shit. Dead flies on glue strips.

Fine, we’ll just sleep there. Won’t cook. Except, Peekamoose, the closest good dinner restaurant was like 20 miles away in Big Indian and gourmet deli places, not so much. We ended up with deli from the local supermarket. Potato salad and such.

But it’s not all about food. We had planned on long hikes with the dogs and kayak trips and envisioned sitting on the deck overlooking the stream while enjoying a glass of wine.

It rained all weekend. Oh, we hiked. In the pouring rain. The first day we did what would’ve been an extremely pleasant hike at Dry Brook Ridge. The trail winds around a stream and leads to a waterfall. How wonderful on a hot day to be able to cool off in the stream! How horrid on a rainy day to drag your waterlogged legs and feet along the muddy trail.

I wanted an iphone picture by the beautiful waterfall, but that was the moment my dog jumped into the rushing water and I panicked and made my husband go save her.

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The following day we hiked the Huckleberry Loop of Drybrook in the rain. The tall trees were pretty and it was a pleasant, slightly uphill walk. The trail would have been fairly easy for me, except I was huffing and puffing and experiencing vertigo from lack of sleep in the moldy house the night before. At least that’s what I think it was from. Perhaps it was late season allergies. Or maybe I’m just out of shape. Or I drank too much wine on the wet deck. Anyway, we only went an hour or so in.

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The house was located between the towns of Margaretville and Andes. We hung around Margaretville for a bit and drove through Andes. Both places and Fleischmanns seemed slightly more depressed than the last time I was there. Oh, they were still charming for sure and had it going on, but there were some shuttered restaurants and shops, perhaps due to the economy. This is why I say that you really have to appreciate the natural beauty of the area. Don’t visit solely for the quaint villages or you could be in for a disappointment. There are also a lot of miles between towns, so be prepared to do some heavy driving. Or more driving than you’re used to if you’re from NYC.

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Arkville is tiny little surprise of a town. If you blink, you’ll miss it, but the old railroad is a cool feature, as is the Bread and Breakfast diner in a caboose.

We decided to head home a day early. We stopped for lunch at Sweet Sue’s in Phoenicia. It was the best part of the trip. Sweet Sue’s is never a let down. They used to be a little restaurant known for their amazing breakfasts, but now they’ve expanded and seem to be the biggest draw in town (apart from the tubing). I had some kind of pistachio encrusted tofu dish and the husband had a tempeh reuben. We sat outside (The sun was out because we were on our way home) where the dogs were quite welcome.

So, here’s my summary….

Beyond Woodstock: Mt. Tremper, Phoenicia, Big Indian are beautiful with some things to do in bad weather. Beyond Big Indian is breathtakingly gorgeous, but be sure to have a rain plan.

Kingston Blogger Selling Home

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The word that comes to mind when I look at this house is “Suh-weet”. For the past 7 years, the residence has been inhabited by former Park Slopers turned Kingstonites, Nancy and her family. She has a super cool blog called Oswegatchie about the house, the restoration and the Hudson Valley.

Open house this Sunday, August 2nd! I wish I was around to see it. I’ve always wanted to see the interiors of some of these fabulous Kingston Victorians. This home is located “Uptown” which is pretty much the business district. It’s within walking distance to restaurants, supermarkets, shops and the bus down to the city.

The single family house is listed for $409,500. It sits on 0.37 acres and has 6 bedrooms. Six bedrooms!

These are friends of Louise aka OTBKB, so they must be nice.

Kingston by Reclaimed Home.

Another Borscht Belt Hotel Dies

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The Nevele was one of the last remaining Catskill resorts from a bygone era. Sadly, last month they closed their doors.

A NJ based investment group purchased the hotel in 1997 and turned it over 3 years later to another NJ company. $11 million was spent on improvements and it’s said that the place was hopping. The financial problems were likely from failed management and not lack of business.

Ellenville has lost some major employers in the past few years and this only adds to the economic woes of the downtrodden town.

By the way, Nevele is eleven backwards because it was originally owned by 11 brothers.

Please see: Borscht Belt. Then & Now.

Getting Artsy With Real Estate Photos

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I had four real estate shoots yesterday and all the properties were inhabited by tenants who just didn’t want me to be there. Some were still in bed at 10am. Some didn’t clear away their mess. One woman was downright rude. She later apologized. Nobody is happy that they have to move against their will.

What’s a photo gal to do when she doesn’t have much to work with? It’s a challenge. You have to see the beauty in the shit hole. Detail shots. Creative framing. Clever angles.

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This super cool property is a retired railroad station. Now it houses a beauty salon and several small apartments. The tenants were around, the units weren’t clean. I got interior shots, but I like this one best.

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This was a decent house with a separate cottage on a nice quiet street. One apartment was vacant and the other had meh decor. The realtor thought I wouldn’t be able to do anything with the cottage, but I thought those shots came out better than the house. When I opened the barn doors and saw that old VW, my heart skipped a beat. I’d buy that house just for the van!

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What do you do with a bland new construction that’s cluttered floor to ceiling with kid’s toys and moving boxes? I got tired of moving things around by this point. It was the end of the day and I was like “Oh, so there’s a box in the shot.” This was the one piece of space with nothing but….space.

Previous real estate photos here, here and here.

All Flickr here.

More Beacon Homes for Sale

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Since I’ve been spending more time shooting houses than creating furniture or blog posts, I’ll just display some photos for ye. Perhaps I’ll single-handedly get more people to move up here and open some fabulous (vegetarian) restaurants and art movie houses, etc. Perhaps then I’ll think Beacon is as cool as everyone up here thinks it is and I won’t need to take refuge back in Brooklyn every weekend. Or perhaps pigs will fly out of my butt.

If you want the low down on moving up here or real estate or such, give me a shout. I’ll hook you up.

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I shot this massive brick building during the week. It goes on forever! There are 4 decent sized apartments and a gallery space in the basement. Next door is a store front gallery/apartment duplex and a separate studio apartment upstairs. The $699,900 price lists it with 4 units, so they may have added the second building after.

All apartments are currently rented to people with great taste. Especially that “Pretty in Pink” apartment, which belongs to a friend of mine.

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Isn’t she….? Funny thing is, I saw the DVD in her movie collection! Not that I was snooping. It was right out there. FYI, Richard “Furs” Butler lives in Cold Spring and I always see him wandering around Beacon. Like even more than I see Pete Seeger around.

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This guy’s apartment was being eaten by books, but I love the doll fetish!

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The basement gallery space was tres cool! There’s a separate entrance on the side that leads out to a deck overlooking the creek. You can have some kick ass parties down here, huh?

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This extremely sweet 2BR Victorian is priced at $239k. I love the location. It’s verrrry walkable to Main Street and the train. The house is in good condition, currently owned by (what else?) an artist. Is anyone in Beacon NOT an artist? Oh yeah, me. And the hubby.

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More here.

More on Flickr.

Rad Ulster County Vacation Rental

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Jenny and David are moving back to the city.

The couple bought the Kripplebush Bed and Breakfast in Stone Ridge, NY nearly 10 years ago. They restored the home and made it their own. Jenny and David were married there (I was their wedding photographer), held concerts and had a baby.

Ideally, they would love to rent the house on a full time basis for $2500 per month, but they are open to vacation rentals. My husband and I stayed there long before we met Jenny and David, back when an older woman named Abby ran the Kripplebush B&B. It’s a charming old home on beautiful property, close to all of those awesome restaurants in the StoneFallsEndale area.

The 4 bedroom, 3 bath house sits on 1 acre including a creek, with another two acres across the street. I adore the restoration! They updated the house by enhancing the historic detail with a modern twist. The red kitchen cabinets! The tin ceiling! The colorful molding! There’s a music room AND a yoga studio. Now, I’m not a musician and I don’t really do yoga, but who cares? I want.

Mary Ellen Flemming at Westwood Metes and Bounds is the listing realtor. 845-687-0232

If you decide to rent the place and it’s too large for you, I might have some free weekends available. Please do not hesitate to ask. You pay, cook and clean in return for the pleasure of my company.

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Wanna Buy a Diner in Beacon?

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Located in one of the fugliest buildings in the town of Beacon is Quinn’s Luncheonette. Or is that Quin’s? I photographed it on Tuesday as it has been put on the market.Newcomers and old timers alike eat there. I’ve been only once and it certainly did live up to my greasy spoon expectations.

But I’m not here to critique the food. I’m here to get someone to buy this joint and open an awesome vegetarian diner (that delivers!) right here in Beacon. Any takers?

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If I owned this restaurant, I think I’d have to leave the interior intact. You can’t get any better than this! It’s sooo mid century chic. Or is it 80’s? I can’t tell, but whatever it is, it’s interesting.It’s listed at $399k.

That’s about all the details I have for now. Give me a shout if you’re interested and I’ll let you know who to talk to at Jon Car Realty.

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