Today is the 100th anniversary of my father's birth. I had wanted to have a party, but a neighbor out at the lake who just turned 95 had a party on Sunday and it seemed anti-climactic.
My father died in 1979, a few months after the birth of my son. He held him in his arms as he knew he was dying and said "The joys of heaven."
I've been wondering what this area was like 100 years ago. What did he come into? He was born in Auburn which was a much different thriving metropolis then. His parents were considered wealthy and had a cottage on Owasco Lake where he spent the summers.
I looked up the year in Wikipedia, expecting to see some kind of discussion to enlighten me. Instead I found an extraordinary list of people who were born that year: Ray Milland (who always reminded me of my father), John Wayne (who died in '79 also), Barbara Stanwyck, Laurence Olivier, Daphne Du Maurier, Frida Kahlo, Gene Autry, Robert Young, Burgess Meredith, Rachel Carson, Buster Crabbe, Pinky Lee, Fay Wray and my favorite, Kate Hepburn, who outlived them all.
So today I honor my father and thank him heartily for giving me the lake. And if you read this from up there, yes, Dada, we do know that you were born in 1907 not 1909 as you told my mother when you courted her. She kept your secret.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Slowing Down
I have not been blogging because there simply hasn't been time to do anything except real estate. The markets are different elsewhere, I know that, but here...!
Skaneateles is a boomtown, with so much to offer to so many investors and just plain people. The village homes that have come on are for the most part in excellent shape. The lakefront homes are magnificent, especially the higher end (in the millions) . The mid-range town and lake homes offer excellent opportunities to people who want to get into the market and make their own mark.
But so many homes, so little time! I am looking forward to showing investors coming in later this monthy f0r the Antique Boat Show a strong selection of properties, not just the three or four that typically come on in the summer months. This year there are well over thirty, ranging in price from $250,000 to several million. Land is available too, which is vastly different from other years. There are four multi-acre parcels down to waterfront on the west side, each promising a different aspect of the lake.
But it's slowing down, at least the frenetic pace I've been on. I look forward this evening to mowing my own acreage, eating at a reasonable hour, and knowing that all my people with whom I've worked so hard to find homes are mostly all situated.
Skaneateles is a boomtown, with so much to offer to so many investors and just plain people. The village homes that have come on are for the most part in excellent shape. The lakefront homes are magnificent, especially the higher end (in the millions) . The mid-range town and lake homes offer excellent opportunities to people who want to get into the market and make their own mark.
But so many homes, so little time! I am looking forward to showing investors coming in later this monthy f0r the Antique Boat Show a strong selection of properties, not just the three or four that typically come on in the summer months. This year there are well over thirty, ranging in price from $250,000 to several million. Land is available too, which is vastly different from other years. There are four multi-acre parcels down to waterfront on the west side, each promising a different aspect of the lake.
But it's slowing down, at least the frenetic pace I've been on. I look forward this evening to mowing my own acreage, eating at a reasonable hour, and knowing that all my people with whom I've worked so hard to find homes are mostly all situated.
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