Have A Great Summer Everyone

Buscis: I hope that your relocation is smooth and uneventful. I can't imagine what it is like to pick up and move after being in one place for so long, let alone to the other side of the country. Besides all of the work involved, there's a lot of emotion to deal with too. I hope that it is well worth the effort and that you can take full advantage of the warmer climate once you're fully settled in. Best wishes and don't forget to pack your "bikini watching gear" : ) Sean
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Hey Folks. Thanks for all of the great responses. I really feel very confident with this move. My Mom, and almost my whole family (aunts/uncles), have been out there for over 20 years. They are located in So. Cal. in Del Mar.

About five minutes from my Mom's home is a little area called Fairbanks Ranch/Rancho Sante Fe. It reminds me a lot of where I live in Connecticut (only in relation to the horse farms, not the 20 million dollar palatial estates). I would have to hit the lottery about three or four times in order to afford Fairbanks Ranch. But, if I could afford it, I would be there in a NY minute.

I live in a little Connecticut town called "Newtown". It was established in 1705, and is some of the only remaining unadulterated ares left in Fairfield county, which is the furthermost southeatern portion of CT.

I am on 7 acres, up on a hill, surrounded by 140 acres of cow pasture. It is truly God's country. There is not a single day that I awake and not Thank the powers to be for the beauty which surrounds me. Potions of Connecticut are absolutely stunning.

Unfortunately, changes abound. It is just not the same as I remember it to be, and needless to say, never will be. Development is a double edged sword. Because of our proximity to NYC, and the unaffordability of lower Fairfield county, encroachment is inevitable. The "New York energy" and fast pace is entering into the equation. Ultimately, the "New England Country Feel" is slowly diminishing creating a pace I don't particularly relish. Plus...the weather SUCKS!

I found a great little town in California about 15 miles inland in SanDiego county, called Temecula. It is probably some of the most beatiful but unusual landscape I have ever seen. A mixture of desert flora, and deciduous trees. Along with mountains, really cool rock outcroppings, and horse farms. Lots and lots of horse farms. I find a certain serenity in watching the cows and horses grazing. Hey, some people love watching the ocean. What can I tell ya'?

I was also going to mention the grazing sheep, but I figured I would be opening the door to a lot of verbal abuse and degradation. I'm already waiting for the farm animal jokes to start. I know how you guys can be. And that's one of the things I love most about this site. :>)

Thanks again for your responses, Ed.

It was 83 degrees on the beach at noon today in Santa Cruz, not a cloud in the sky. I promise you will get used to it. Good luck in the move.

Buscis2 look me up when you get out here and come over for a listen sometime I'm just up the road in Moreno Valley. Justin

Hi5harry, it was a little warm today wasn't it? About 86 at my home in the foothills. I was contemplating going for a walk on the beach in Santa Cruz (about ten minutes from my house) but i had to grout a tiled floor instead. Oh, well there's always next weekend :^)

It's 8:00 and the sun is going down I can feel it start to cool off now. It will drop about 20 degree's tonight and then it's sweet dreams. I'll tell you when the fog rolls in at night it's like a dream around here.

I remember the first time I visted San Fransisco it was early January and the weather was incredible. The trolly driver said you picked the perfect time of year. Much nicer than summer. I replied yea, not to hot. He said actually the summers are rather cold.

When you experience the fog bank in San Francisco it's like outdoor air conditioning in the summer. My kind of weather totally. And the people are so happy and... and... what's the word I'm looking for........