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Barb wrote: > As the daughter of a Minnesotan mother who STILL refers to that state as > "home," even tho she's lived in Los Angeles for almost 60 years, I'm well > aware of the virtues and superiority of all persons and things born in and > derived from the state of Minnesota, and it's neighboring states.. > <grinning> > > I was nurtured on tales Lake Woebegone throughout my childhood and youth, as > well as having all the verses of Wordsworth's "Hiawatha" ..... "By the > shores of Gitshegume, by the deep sea's running water, lived Nakomas and his > daughter" ...... and on and on and on.... drummed into my wee little > California-born-brain by mom, who figured that made her two daughters ALMOST > Minnasotans! > > I've been dragged to see Minnehaha Falls more times than I could count by > mom's brother, Uncle Ray, and have heard many other uncle's endless stories > about their ice fishing adventures. I've fished for sunfish from a pontoon > boats on what seemed at the time to have been on at LEAST 9 thousand of > Minnesota's 10 thousand lakes (and never caught a thing!) <LOL>, and always > returned home after my summer vacations in the Twin Cities (actually, in > St.. Paul) saying "Yaaaaaah" just like my cousins and mom. > > At the very least, I'd say I deserve to be an honorary citizen of the great > Northwest, yaaaaaah? <giggle> and then there's Fiercely > >independent, they'll fight PD until the last Sinemet tablet. They make > wonderful > >neighbors, and are great fun to enjoy a brew with over at the Northern > Lights. > >They're Lake Woebegone (and St. Olaf) kind of people. > > > >John Bjork Are you guys ganging up on me? I'm an Easterner .... love N.Y., Pennsylvania and the mountains and the shore. Yet.. my Parkie is indeed Scandinavian worthy of Parkinsaw, stubborn, tall (very) and fiercely fighting to the last sinemet tablet. AND my daughter lives in Rochester, MN and wants us to relocate near to her so she and he husband can take care of us. Well it would be nice, Barb, to look eye to eye to many people. (I'm tall too) Why do I hesitate? The New York City area traffic recludes my enjoying many of the good things N.Y. has to offer. Honestly, nice people in Minnesota but my visions are of the frozen tundra I saw from the first plane flight to see her and the children a week before Christmas when they moved in. And I hear the wind howling and the tornado sirens. And I remember that stubborn man shivering forever when she took him to see eagles in the winter, scaring us all to death. In all seriousness, it's a hard decision even with all those St. Olaf concerts to think about and the nuture of the Parkinsawians and a loving family. Virginia Christiansen White Plains, NY [log in to unmask] And I need a house all on one floor ..... If I go, do you think some Parkinsawians will make me feel at home, John?