Where is your dream place...

[mimitabby]

. There's a pretty little town in Oregon that was Peoria I think, where they filmed the movie Kindergarten cop, that's a charming little place on the west coast. I could live there. But I'm like many of you, be able to ride my bike everywhere and only use the car for long trips or hauling big things. The good thing is I can have a garden as big as I want where I'm at. Love fresh veggies in summer.

Nope, that was Astoria, Oregon and my nephew was a movie extra, i guess scenes were filmed at his elementary school. TEEHEE!
Astoria is a nice place, but it's very very depressed, no jobs.

[Trek420]

Is Astoria where the theatre festival is? If so I liked it a lot, rails to trails bike trail I think goes all the way up to Eugene, small farms and produce, close to mountains and ocean and there's a good Aikido dojo there. I could tell that it was a problem that jobs were seasonal.

I would like to bike the Blue Ridge Mountains too.

[IFjane]

I would like to bike the Blue Ridge Mountains too.

Trek - this is where I live now - at the foot of the Blue Ridge - and I'll have to say it's my second favorite place to live. The only drawback is the miserable humidity in the summer...

[mimitabby]

Is Astoria where the theatre festival is? If so I liked it a lot, rails to trails bike trail I think goes all the way up to Eugene, small farms and produce, close to mountains and ocean and there's a good Aikido dojo there. I could tell that it was a problem that jobs were seasonal.

I would like to bike the Blue Ridge Mountains too.

No, Trek, that's Ashland, a lot further south.

[Kitsune06]

I think I'll have my dream place soon. a cozy little place, nice kitchen, comfortable livingroom, intimate bedroom- somewhere good to have friends over, entertain and just kick back in the evening/weekends... with the right special someone and a kitty. The company is really what makes any place what it is, to me. It's nice being alone- it is- but when you have the right person there, all the positive attributes of everyday life are accentuated.

[mimitabby]

I think I'll have my dream place soon. a cozy little place, nice kitchen, comfortable livingroom, intimate bedroom- somewhere good to have friends over, entertain and just kick back in the evening/weekends... with the right special someone and a kitty. The company is really what makes any place what it is, to me. It's nice being alone- it is- but when you have the right person there, all the positive attributes of everyday life are accentuated.

Yes, I agree with you Kit; halfway. If we lived in some overhot sweaty humid place I don't care who I was sharing the place with; I'd be miserable.
and when we lost power in December, I quickly realized how UN romantic THAT could be.

[Dianyla]

Another blissful Portlander, chiming in!

The only situation I can envision that would be even better than what I've got is to have a chic condo in downtown Vancouver BC and then a horse ranch on the San Juan islands to spend my weekends.

/fantasyland

[shootingstar]

Another blissful Portlander, chiming in!

The only situation I can envision that would be even better than what I've got is to have a chic condo in downtown Vancouver BC and then a horse ranch on the San Juan islands to spend my weekends.

/fantasyland

Hey, we live at the foot of a bikepath in downtown Vancouver. Right now, I see can a whole wall of snow-topped mountains in North Vancouver...and another direction the construction of Winter Olympics 2010 athletes' village. I could go snowshoeing today up at Grouse Mountain...and get there quickly in 45 min. or so by public transit. Where we are at the bottom, dry pavement and just above freezing. Yes, I cycled today..

We are car-less, no purchased parking spot in our condo building. It was deliberate.

And yes, we're just 15 min. walk to the light rapid train...there's going to be another line completed next year...that will take you from airport to downtown...so when it pours relentlessly rain....there's a way to throw bike on and get down faster.

[Kitsune06]

I *said* positive attributes, Mimi!

and c'mon, being power free isn't that bad if you know how to keep warm.
And hot, sweaty humid places? Hit the pool.
Stuck at home? Break out the satin sheets and ice cubes.

There's *always* a way to make *everything* better. unfortunately neither of the above are anywhere near as much fun alone.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

And hot, sweaty humid places? Hit the pool.
Stuck at home? Break out the satin sheets and ice cubes.

Yep. And if no pool...well that's what iced tea , cool showers, and fans are for.

Speaking of windchimes vs. birdchimes....
I went snowshoeing through the woods this morning near our house (in 10 degrees!, but managed to stay warm), and I got to watch a magnificent pileated woodpecker at work on a dead tree just a few yards away. Beautiful! He didn't seemed scared that I was there, nor was he bothered when I continued shushing on down the trail. A couple of years ago I heard a big bird commotion in my back yard, and went out to see FIVE of them having a big squabble in our pine tree!!! I can't imagine why 5 of them were all in one place. Never saw such a wonderful bird sighting before or since. They are so gorgeous, and so prehistoric looking- like teradactyls!

[wannaduacentury]

Nope, that was Astoria, Oregon and my nephew was a movie extra, i guess scenes were filmed at his elementary school. TEEHEE!
Astoria is a nice place, but it's very very depressed, no jobs.

Thanks Mimi I knew it was (oria) something That's cool that your nephew got be an xtra. They do a lot of films in GA too. There's a little town not far from me called Senoia Ga and they have a movie scout/ production place there. Really neat. I visited several of the places where they filmed Fried Green Tomatoes in the early 90's. Jennifer

[snapdragen]

Here's a fun way to find suggestions for your dream spot:

http://www.findyourspot.com/

[Bikingmomof3]

Here's a fun way to find suggestions for your dream spot:

http://www.findyourspot.com/

Very cool Snap! I was placed in several UP Michigan areas as well as Maine.

[Xrayted]

That quiz was interesting Snap. It placed me in CA quite a few times, up and down the coast. But I'm not into earthquakes so much. I was also placed in Eugene, Salem and Portland OR, all in the top 10. Colorado came up twice. Oh, and once in Louisiana. I have nothing against Louisiana, it just seemed out of place compared to all of the west coast ones. Like I said, interesting. Ya know, I may just try out the Portland area for a while and see how it goes. Does anyone know how long it takes to drive from PA to OR? Hmmm... *trots off to mapquest* doodeedoodeedoo Ah, ya know, if you drive straight through, you can get there in under 48 hours. Of course, there are soooo many neat places to see along the way. And a person has to sleep, or so I'm told. So, maybe 5-6 days? Verrrrrryyyy interesting indeed...

[Pax]

Funny, I took the quiz and ended up in...Key West!!
(and a few other coastal towns in LA/AL/FL)