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E D I T O R’ S L E T T E R W h at g o o d is t he w ar mt h of s u m mer, wit h o ut t he c ol d of wi nter t o gi v e it s w eet ness. ~ J o h n St ei n b e c k H a ft y Ne w Ye ar! As w e ri n g i n t his n e w y e ar I c a n't h el p b ut t hi n k of w h at is i n fr o nt of us.... w h at c a n s e e m li k e n e v er e n di n g l o n g, gr a y a n d c ol d wi nt er m o nt hs. A s elf pr o cl ai m e d l o v er of s u m m er, I m ust a d mit, I r e all y h a v e n e v er b e e n a f a n of wi nt er. M y m ot h er still t ells t h e st or y a b o ut a ti m e o ur f a mil y w e nt t o t h e P o c o n os w h e n I w as a y o u n g girl. I c a n still pi ct ur e t h e b e a utif ul h ot el wit h t h e w ar m c o z y ﬁr e pl a c es. W hil e pr ett y, I r e m e m b er o utsi d e w as fr e e zi n g wit h s n o w bl ust eri n g a b o ut. M y m o m, d a d a n d br ot h er w er e g oi n g sl e d di n g a n d I s ai d “ n o t h a n ks” I w a nt t o st a y i n w h er e it’s w ar m. It all st art e d a l o n g ti m e a g o f or m e. I r e ali z e I li v e i n N ort h e ast, u pst at e as m y d o w nst at e fri e n ds a ﬀ e cti o n at el y c all it, w h er e wi nt ers ar e hist ori c all y l o n g, c ol d a n d s n o w y. ftr o u g h o ut t h e y e ars I h a v e tri e d s kii n g, cr oss c o u ntr y s kii n g, i c e-s k ati n g, t u bi n g a n d m or e. I e v e n m a d e a f e w tri ps o ut w est, a b ol d m o v e f or a n o vi c e s ki er. F ast f or w ar d t o t h e pr es e nt. I h a v e d e ci d e d t h at t his y e ar will b e t h e y e ar I a m g oi n g t o e m br a c e wi nt er. M y h us b a n d, s o n a n d I r e c e ntl y g ot s n o ws h o es a n d o ut d o or wi nt er cl ot hi n g. I’ v e b e e n a cti v e m y e ntir e lif e a n d t his wi nt er I’ m g oi n g t o tr y a n d e m br a c e wi nt er m or e a n d tr y s n o ws h o ei n g. I l o v e t o w al k s o h o w h ar d c o ul d it b e? I will r el u ct a ntl y l e a v e m y w ar m s p ot b y t h e ﬁr e pl a c e t his wi nt er a n d gl ass of wi n e b e hi n d. L et’s d o t his! A liso n Mi c h a e l , E dit or | alis o n @ 5 5 pl usli vi n g g ui d e. c o m L o o ki n g t o b u y, s ell, r e nt, d o w n si z e, or r el o c at e ? A R E A L T O R ® w h o h a s e ar n e d t h e S e ni or s R e al E st at e S p e ci ali st s ® ( S R E S ® ) d e si g n ati o n h a s u ni q u e tr ai ni n g a n d e x p eri e n c e t o h el p wit h y o ur s p e ci ﬁ c n e e d s. L et m e b e y o ur S R E S! O ﬀ eri n g Fr e e D o w n si zi n g S e mi n ar s C all f or f or D et ail s C ell 5 1 8. 4 9 6. 1 2 9 9 G ot Ci n d y. c o m Ci n d y M c M a h o n G RI, C B R, S R E S Li c e n s e d A s s o ci at e R e al E st at e Br o k er 3 4 0 C ol u m bi a T ur n pi k e R e nss el a er, N Y 1 2 1 4 4 8 5 5 Pl u s Li vi n g G ui d e. c o m

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