tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post8944484028673716282..comments2023-10-19T10:51:43.826-04:00Comments on Author Amok: Amok in the Catskills: The Mansion of the SoulAuthor Amokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-47382826964934277992008-09-06T12:11:00.000-04:002008-09-06T12:11:00.000-04:00Thanks for your comment. You're a tech girl wi...Thanks for your comment. You're a tech girl with a country heart!<BR/><BR/>Having a "mansion of the soul" can add an amazing sense of fulfillment to your life.<BR/><BR/>Our family retreat is between Hunter and Windham Mountains. It's a little too out of the way for me. I prefer the areas outside New Paltz and Red Hook (we have/had family in both places).<BR/><BR/>Have you read Jon Katz's books about Bedlam Farm & his dogs? He's at www.bedlamfarm.com<BR/><BR/>Good luck finding your heart's home!Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-62928998677676723922008-09-04T18:46:00.000-04:002008-09-04T18:46:00.000-04:00What a beautiful post!! We just started going to ...What a beautiful post!! We just started going to the Catskills this past summer and were inspired to begin a second home search for all the reasons you mention. I have a three and a half year old son who just loves it there and I want him to have the very memories you write of...I agree that such a home must speak to your soul and goes beyond the actual physical appearance. We found an adorable farmhouse on a creek and had all those beautiful feelings about the home ---it was pure magic with the rambling creek right behind it. The yellow house was cute as a button! Unfortunatey for us, we lost the opportunity to buy it due to a bidding war (yes, even in a downward market--I guess this still can happen--especially in Sullivan County). I was feeling down about the whole experience as we were taken full advantage of (by the seller's agent and the owner himself) and the person getting the home is a travelling bachelor who is rarely in nyc (he actually paid $6,000 dollars above the appraised value of the home--a tidbit he doesn't know just yet as we had a private appraisal done). After reading your post I am now inspired again to keep my country dream alive :>) !! Thank you....Tech Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057679102705835765noreply@blogger.com