Is there a New England(-er) Clique?

[maxamillian]

Because if there isn't...
There is now.
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Requirements:
You must've been born and raised in a New England state.
-Rhode Island
-Conn.
-Mass.
-Vermont
-Maine
-New Hampshire

-OR-
Born in New York then MOVED to New England and still live there. Because, well, NY is so close to New England and everyone seems to have moved from NY to NE. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif Thats just cause New England is so awesome.

And of course, you must love horses.
Duh.

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[This message was edited by Maxamillian on Mar. 10, 2004 at 08:25 PM.]

[maxamillian]

Because if there isn't...
There is now.
http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif
Requirements:
You must've been born and raised in a New England state.
-Rhode Island
-Conn.
-Mass.
-Vermont
-Maine
-New Hampshire

-OR-
Born in New York then MOVED to New England and still live there. Because, well, NY is so close to New England and everyone seems to have moved from NY to NE. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif Thats just cause New England is so awesome.

And of course, you must love horses.
Duh.

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[This message was edited by Maxamillian on Mar. 10, 2004 at 08:25 PM.]

[Special J]

I'm in!!! And I know Misty Blue is as well!!! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

The good Lord forgives all...if only you ask!

[Nauset]

Count me in! But this doesn't mean I like it here. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

*Member of the BLONDE Clique*
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[maxamillian]

Nauset, I am so with you.
Pfft on New England winters.

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[Nauset]

Seriously! It was in the 50's on Saturday and we got 3 inches of snow yesterday. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif I can not wait to move down south.

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[onthebit12000]

Im in!! Born in Mass. raised in Southern NH.
Now living in Illinois (YUK)!!!

Please, enjoy the sheer beauty of New England.
I am counting the seconds til I can go "home" for good!!!! Not a day goes by that I don't long to be in New England!!

I cant smell the sea from here, can you?

[Vandy]

Hello from another former New Englander who misses it like crazy. I live in New Mexico with my Texan boyfriend who calls me a Yankee http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

I couldn't wait to leave New England when I was a teenager...but now I wish I'd never left!

[onthebit12000]

I hear you Vandy!!

Aahh, the summers at the coast or the cape, the fall in the White Mts. Undeniably, one of the most incredibly diverse and beautiful corners of he globe.

Take me home!!!!!

[CluesGirl]

I'm in.
No matter how much I complain, gripe, whine, moan, groan or cry, I am a Massachusetts lifer.

Of course, unless my dream of being a kept woman comes true and my wealthy SO whisks me off to a horse-filled paradise somewhere else.

Six months of winter is worth one week of glorious Spring, in my opinion (or was it five days last year?).

I think the New Englander clique must have a prefix of "Cynical". http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/winkgrin.gif

(Oh - and onthebit2000 - not only can I smell the sea today, but I saw the sun rise over the Atlantic on the South Shore this morning!)

[maxamillian]

There was another frost here today.
Groan.
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[Hilary]

I'm in - although I left for college & grad school. Came back and have no plans to leave.

This wacky weather cancelled my first lesson of the season yesterday, but today, the 3 inches of fluffy snow atop my pretty frozen ring made the BEST footing. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Rusty Stirrup]

Born and raised in the South Shore of Mass. I remember when Karl Mikolka was at Friar's Gate Farm. Now in Sunny Fla.

Where's the glamour? You promised me glamour.....

[hansiska]

http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif Rusty, the South Shore? Ahem. I mean, the South Shoah? AKA "The Irish Riviera". My whole family's from there. Me? I live in CT. Count me into the clique!

[Cashela]

born and raised in MA, currently residing in NH.
Horse crazy as they come.

Missouri Fox Trotters-To ride one is to own one

[ChromeOnAllFour]

Born and raised in MA and currently residing in NH.

[Kirak]

Im from RI but a cool few mins from Falls Creek Farm so hopefully someday Ill transplant myself a few miles and be from Conn instead. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_mad.gif the winters and I thought there was a storm warning in effect for today.. I mean are they still predicting that storm or did things change.

[Alysia]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Rusty Stirrup:
Born and raised in the South Shore of Mass. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Me too!!! Alas, since college CT is now home for me http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[onthebit12000]

CluesGirl,

That is sooooo not fair!!!
All you can see here are empty corn and bean fields. And oh... what is that smell???
hmmm must be hog confinement farm down the way!!


YUKKK I wanna go home!!!!!

[CluesGirl]

otb12000...OK, I guess there are some up sides.

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> I mean, the South Shoah? AKA "The Irish Riviera". <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I hadn't heard that one....what's me last name agin...aye...McGovern!! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Remi and me]

Er... excuse me Maxamillion, but the last time I took a class in geography New York was actually considered part of New England .... I know that Boston doesn't consider NY part of New England.. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/winkgrin.gif
I was born in NY and now live in VT so can I play?

Vermont - where winter riders are real riders.

[hansiska]

http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif NY a part of New England? You're kidding, right?

As I understand it, CT, MA, RI, VT, & NH = New England. Maine is not part of New England (which to me seems counterintuitive), but New York? What the fuh?

I'd say your VT residence gets you in, anyway....

[maxamillian]

New England (http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/newenglandbw.GIF)

N.Y isn't part of New England!
But..its close enough, and you live in Vermont now...
So, I guess. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

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[Remi and me]

Thanks! (sniff, sniff) I'm so glad you guys didn't hold it against me that I was born in NY. My husband does -he often says he can't believe he married a New Yorker...
http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif I've actually lived longer in VT than I did in NY! (I'm that old!) http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

Vermont - where winter riders are real riders.

[skip_rainy_shi]

im in. born and raised in maine

[robnrun]

New here, but I qualify! Born in Vt, lived in Ct most of my life.
Except now I am in Edinburgh Scotland with no horse (horse fix via internet!) and no matter how I bend the map I can't make Scotland part of New England.

[hansiska]

Hmmm...now where did I get that idea about Maine?

I think it's because it wasn't one of the original 13 colonies (it was part of Massachusetts then http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif). Who knew?

[wanderlust]

Born and raised in North-Central-ish MA, spent summers at Lake Winnepesaukee. Now I live in Northern California, which is not nearly as warm as people who have never lived here (or visited in the winter, or wandered around the city of San Francisco during any season) tend to think it is.

That said, it has reached a very dry 80 degrees for the past 3 days. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

~formerly Master Tally~

[caffeinated]

I was born in NY but moved to MA when I was under a year old, then lived in MA and CT my whole life till college... does that count?

I miss new england. It's much prettier than here. But the trail riding here is much better. hmph.

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[maxamillian]

Yup, that can count.

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[macmtn]

Ayah... we is still paht of Nu England tha lahst tihm Ah looked...but you dont respect us until you need a vacation ...with a beautiful coast...and lobbies...oh ya BIG lobbies...lots of lobbies...and clams...and corn...

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[realplayer]

oooh, count me in. Born and bred in little Rhody.I don't post much, but read this bb quite often. I always get excited when I notice that the poster is from New England!!

[Pol]

No way, New York is NOT part of New England! It is part of Area 1, but NOT New England. Nice try! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/winkgrin.gif I have lived in MA for a verrrrry long time. (like forever) Now that we are so old, my hubby is talking about moving NORTH...isn't that backwards? Aren't we meant to go SOUTH when we're old? sheesh.

[barbarachloejosie]

macmtn, that is so TRUE (about those vacations with lobsters, anyway.) I've always counted Maine as New England. BTW, how far are you from Bailey's Island? thats where we go every year.

Barbara (born in joisey, living in Mass. since 1973)

Standardbred Clique

[kari]

Guess I am in...born and raised in Central Mass...still here...(well, on the fringes of Western Mass now...)

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[17hTBmare]

Count me in too----born and raised in CT, went to school in PA, have lived in MA now for (god) nearly 30 years. I've got 7 horses, aged 3 to 26!

[17hTBmare]

PS: Rusty Stirrup, I'm older 'n you! When I knew Friar's Gate, it was owned by Julie Ulrich!

[DQT]

Do I count:
Born in Pennsylvania but my mother has lived in NE for basically all of her life. Lived in PE till I was three but then moved back to MA, my mom's home state. Where I have lived for 14 years. I summer on the cape, too.

JR/YR Dressage

[maple_brook]

I want to join. Can you make special considerations for those of us born in Upstate NY? http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif I live in Mass now and have been hauling buckets of water through the last two winters for my horses. (barn well has frozen for the last two winters...time for a new well?)

Linda
Proud Mom of R.A.J.J.I.B.S
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[maxamillian]

Okay, okay.
Anyone from New York, as long as they live in New England now,
Is in.
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[FrittSkritt]

Connecticut-er here, born and raised and (yes) still here. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif Someday I'll be warm!

-KC

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[mutable]

I'm in. Born in Mass., descended from Minuteman stock. Raised and live in NH.

Live free or die, right?

[MistyBlue]

Frittskitt....nah, it'll only get warm for 5 minutes...then rain, LOL!
I'm in, Ct born and raised. And taxed. And taxed....well, you get the picture. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif
My family recently had a fit when I told them I was moving down south to buy a small farmette, hee hee, but I only moved from central CT to southern CT. I just gotta have my 4 separate and distinct New England season...Mud, Bugs, Autumn and Ice. Or Shedding, Showing, Shooting (hunting season) and Sh*t! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/winkgrin.gif
Plus, I'm a seafood fanatic. Evah try to get a good lobstah or chowdah anywhere else? Ain't happening. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

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Auto Release Clique
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[Pol]

TB mare, I knew Julie AND Richard Ulrich at Friars Gate...and Fred Hawkridge-did you know her?

[Boston Chicken]

Born and raised in NY (Manhattan and Westchester) but have been in Mass. for 7 years now (spent 3 years prior in DC). I love it here - the best fall season I have ever seen and felt. Think I'll probably be around here for life but my SO thinks he's going to get me to Calif. NOT GONNA HAPPEN for this newly inaugurated m*sshole.

Faune D'Helby
Proud member of the Selle Francais, Chicken Jumper and Returning Rider Cliques

[onthebit12000]

OK, so what is your alltime favorite NE vacation spot? I am planning a trip, back home that will take me from Boston to my sister's in Southern NH and then all the way up to Eastport ME, to my mom's.

Any suggestions for "must see's" along the way??

[caffeinated]

Any of you other MA people ever had the pleasure of eating deep fried scallops at "ronnie's"? I miss that place and wonder if it's still there...

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[CluesGirl]

Hee hee gillian - look under my name!!

As far as great vaca spots....I love Plymouth, Harwichport, Newburyport, and then of course Cape Elizabeth and Ogunquit, Maine. Can you tell I'm an ocean freak?

In the summer, the entire coast of New England is a vacation!

[Boston Chicken]

and...I find myself saying "wicked" all the time http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif Favorite vacation spots: Orleans on the Cape (parents are there a lot of the time now), Block Island and Nantucket. This summer, we're going to try Manchester, VT.

Faune D'Helby
Proud member of the Selle Francais, Chicken Jumper and Returning Rider Cliques

[4cornersfarm]

Well how unfair is that? Both my parents were born in New England and grew up here, but they went to Maryland for about a year shortly after getting married, and sure enough, that's where I was born. They moved back up here when I was six months old, and I have lived in New England ever since. (Except for two years in the San Fernando valley, but I'd rather not talk about that, it's just too traumatic.) So I can't be in your clique? I've lived heyah longer than most of you are old. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif

Harumph.

If I had a snappy sig, this is where it would go.

[Giddyup2]

Yeah - I'm in = born in NY (Long Island) and moved to Midcoast Maine....hmmmm...about 16 years ago.

Jsheez - I'm gettin old!

[17hTBmare]

Hi Pol---I didn't know Julie well, just a "HiHowAreYouNiceHorseShow" sort of thing when we crossed paths. Nice woman, and we used to really love her horse shows.

And how about Woodman's in Essex, MA for GREAT seafood!

[MANZOOR]

I'm in.Live on the Cape and in NH. Work in RI.

"you'll shoot your eye out"

[Vandy]

Never been to Ronnies, but I second Woodmans! Believe me, you can't get any of that good stuff in New Mexico. Ever been to the Clam Box in Ipswich (is it even still there?) My fave after-riding food when I rode in Hamilton.

Also REALLY miss Kelly's lobster rolls!

[frugalannie]

Checking in from Ipswich, where the Clam Box still reigns. And we have the best galloping beach around! (Crane Beach)

Born and raised in Connecticut (see, I still know how to spell it!), when I moved to Ipswich almost 20 years ago, a local Boston TV station touted it's evening telecast as "New England's News". It was superimposed over a map of New England that excluded Connecticut! In CT, we were willing to consider upstate New York as part of NE, and at one point there was talk of that area seceding (sp?) form the rest of New York and actually becoming part of NE.

Personally, I think you should be able to eat the belly of the clam, too, to be considered a part of this clique. (Just kidding, sqeamish ones!) http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Vandy]

YAY CLAM BOX! Frugalannie, please think of me the next time you are there, and eat some big bellies for me http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif! No clams out here in the desert!

I used to love riding at Crane's Beach, btw. I had a big Holsteiner who was afraid to go in the water frontwards...but if I backed him in he had a blast - he loved the waves! I have great memories of riding him there years and years ago. Haven't thought about that in a while...

[sophab]

Sniff sniff...I'm with you 4cornersfarm...from my neck of the woods by the way, commute 101 every day!
I was born in CA, lived in Redding (CA) until I was 14, and then moved here. Been in NH for 12 years now. I think I am a New Englander...at least my cousin said I sounded like one when she visited from WA last week. I think if they won't let us join their clique 4corners, we should create our own...New England imports clique. All you NY'ers who don't feel fully accepted here can join us in the "So what if we're not Blue Bloods" clique!
Sheesh! I feel so alone and unloved... http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/cry.gif

Regarding my sense of humor: It may be sick, but it's the only one I got...

[hansiska]

OntheBit, you might like Pemaquid Point (Beach is gorgeous and Message in a Bottle was partly shot there) and Damariscotta (I have friends there and visit there all the time). Both these places are in Maine.

Allright sophab, you're allowed.... http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/winkgrin.gif

[JEP]

Boston, born and bred.

I love New England! Although I'm a temporary traitor (the Midwest! Who'd have guessed I'd ever end up here?), I have every intention of moving back there so I can raise my children at Fenway Park-LET'S GO RED SOX! Cowboy Up!

As far as riding goes, I never realized how spoiled rotten I'd become on the East Coast until I came out here to horsey no man's land. It's damn hard to find a good show around here!

[east meadow]

I'm in! I love the North Shore where I was born and raised, mr. east meadow, too. frugalannie, I love the Clam Box and used to ride at Crane's back in the 70's when we would have the beach all to ourselves.

[sophab]

Aw, thanks Hansika. I really feel like a New Englandah at heart. I can't imagine moving back to CA. I mean, yah, as I stare at my yearling and her mother in their cesspool of a mud pit pasture, I think, "no, I never had to deal with this before," but I wouldn't trade New Hampshire for all the sunshine in the world.

Regarding my sense of humor: It may be sick, but it's the only one I got...

[Vandy]

Hansiska - Although I was born & raised in MA, my dad's whole family is from Damariscotta. Beautiful place, good vacation suggestion! Love it there!

And jep, if you think there's no good shows in Illinois you should try New Mexico http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif I totally took New England shows for granted too when I lived there - but I had it so good!

[east meadow]

Vandy, I love Damariscotta! We used to vacation at the Hunt Farm cottages every spring and fall. One year, we even brought my horse and kept her at their farm. It is a beautiful area.

[CB/TB]

Born in MA , but have lived in RI for the past 25 years. We also lived on Block Island for a few years in the early 70s, then moved to Cape Cod, then back to RI. We love the Penoscot area of Maine and spend as much time as we can on Cape Rosier. We also spent many long weekends in Manchester, VT at the Hill Farm Inn (in Arlington.) Give me May and October in New England ANY day!

[maxamillian]

Fine fine,
All you people who were born anywhere near N.E. and moved there, and love it more then where they came from..
Are in.
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[Kirak]

Try Rhode Islander here..... http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif Where exactly is this little clam shack you all keeping asking/talking about in Mass? Im getting hungry and it must be good if you guys on the otherside of the country keep talking about it. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Emstah]

mmmm, New England http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/sadsmile.gif

I've lived in MA all my life and am now in DE for school... Way too many Yankees fans for me down here- I'm constantly having to fight them off! It always makes me feel all warm and fuzzy when I'm walking around campus when I see another fellow Sox fan displaying that sacred "B" with pride! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/winkgrin.gif

"One needs an end to journey toward, but it's the journey that matters in the end."

~TGFPT Clique~

[hansiska]

Vandy- from Damariscotta? Now that's something you don't hear every day! My friends live at the end of Lake Damariscotta, about 200 yards from the eagles' nest. They've lived there almost a decade, but they're "from away". Gotta love a place where being from CT is being from away!

[macmtn]

Hey Barbarachloejosie-we are 1/2 hr from Bailey Island, I live outside Portland. Best seafood-try the seafood on the pier at Five Islands in Georgetown-best-and freshest you can get. When I grew up we stayed at my Grandda's camp on Georgetown for weeks every summmer. Lobster was considered poorman's food then. Was an old lobsterman used to trade a crate of lobsters for this really good hard cider my granddad used to make. We ate lobster every way it can be cooked-including deep fat fried whole live lobster. (do NOT recommend it-a real fire hazzard!) My grandmother complained for YEARS about the splatter grease stains all over the kitchen...which she was never able to quite get rid of...

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[Pol]

Emstah...I know you miss Dunkie Donuts down there in the South and what you are really missing is their new TV ad, starring our new pitcher, Curt Schilling. The man is a god, just wait till you see how cool he is. When he signed with the Sox, he immediately gave $500,000 to the Jimmy Fund. You sure won't be able to listen to the games if you spend your summer down there in the broiling heat.
As for favorite summer places: Little Cranberry Island, Maine. Spent at least some of every summer there for the last 50 years. Talk about lobstah. My bro-in-law is a lobsterman!....South Dartmouth, MA isn't a bad spot either!

[YoungFilly]

I have lived here all my life. I grew up on the South Shore. I was in the Air Force for four years and I was stationed at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson AZ. I remember the 360 days of sunshine, let me tell you.

I am desperate to move out of here. I cannot stand being cold, I cannot stand the rain, I cannot stand the constant overcast days, and I can't stand the 8 month long winters. -10 degrees for two weeks did me in, I am moving to Florida the second I get a job there.

I do have to admit though, we have the best dressage here, the best seafood here, and the best CHINESE food here. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/winkgrin.gif

[Kirak]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by YoungFilly:

I am desperate to move out of here. I cannot stand being cold, I cannot stand the rain, I cannot stand the constant overcast days, and I can't stand the 8 month long winters. -10 degrees for two weeks did me in, I am moving to Florida the second I get a job there.

http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/dead.gif Your killing me I mean I dealt with the nasty winter but never thought about it and in 18 days Im heading to fla for a very long overdue vacay http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif and now you made the 18 days sound longer http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[barbarachloejosie]

Just thought I'd bring up that bip (Brett from LA) and her hubby mr bip should be arriving in Boston soon, if they arent already here. Has any one heard from them during their cross country travels? I suggested we get together for dinner in the North End, but if anyone else has any ideas about meeting up where more of us could attend and have something to eat and talk horsies, feel free to suggest away. Maybe the Clam Box or Woodman's???

Barbara and DAISY
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[frugalannie]

I forgot to put my two cents in on places to vacation in New England. If you love music, go to Tanglewood in Lenox MA, pack a picnic, bring blankets and sit on the lawn listening to the concerts.

If you really need to get AWAY, the closest away I know is Nantucket on Labor Day weekend. Believe it or not, most of the summer people leave just before that, but all of the restaurants are still open and the stores have sales. And something about being on that island is really being away. Very relaxing.

Check out Woodstock VT in the fall, and the Green Mountain Horse Association's facilities. They do some great fall foliage rides, the town has covered bridges and lots of New England charm, and there are several fantastic restaurants in the area (like Simon Pearce in Quechee).

Mr. Frugal and I are planning a trip to Acadia National Park this summer. Can't wait for that one! Last time I was there, I was a wee lass, and I still remember that sunrise on Mt. Desert Island.

As to your luncheon: Woodman's actually has a function hall, so no space problems. BUT, much as I'd love you all to come to my neck of the woods, it is a haul from the South Shore. Just a fair warning. On the other hand, parking is a breeze! What about Kelly's Roast Beef on Rt. 1 in Saugus?

[Vandy]

Gathering at Clam Box or Woodman's or Kelly's? No fair, I want to come!

Hansiska - yes from Damariscotta, and I know you don't hear that a lot! Although most of my family that's still in the area live in Woolwich. My great-grandma was the last in Damariscotta I believe and she passed away about 15 years ago. My great-aunt still has a farm in Woolwich, I think it's one of the most beautiful spots in the world.

[barbarachloejosie]

Vandy I wish you could come home for a visit.
Frugal, I'm on the 495 belt (Westford) so any thing is feasible for me on the weekends. Especially if clams are involved. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

Hoping we hear from the bips soon.

Barbara

Standardbred Clique

[CB/TB]

Clams at the Bagaduce Lunch in Brooksville(?) Maine are the greatest, overlooking Penobscot Bay. They close Columbus Weekend and reopen in , I think May ,maybe April. We like solitude, so if we go anywhere, it's off season. Block Island in the winter, Coastal Maine, too.

[onthebit12000]

barbarachloejosie,

If your meeting in Beantown, I highly recommend the Union Oyster House. Just a little down the road close to Fanueil Hall.

Amazing food!!! one of Boston's oldest and finest!!!

[Fessy's Mom]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by barbarachloejosie:
Maybe the Clam Box or Woodman's???

Barbara and DAISY
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Woodman's??? http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif Wow, I haven't eaten there since we lived in Acton (about 9 years ago). I LOFF that place. I'd be ALL OVER that if it were to be arranged - even if it is a good hour and a half from me! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/yes.gif

I grew up in Westfield, MA. Moved to New Milford, CT for about two months, then to Arlington, MA for about 9 months, then to Acton for 4 1/2 years, and now I'm in West Brookfield, MA.

But I can't WAIT to move to Kentucky when my husband retires from his current job(in about 10 years)! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/yes.gif I'm so sick of the cold and snow. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif

But back to more important things - WOODMAN'S! WOODMAN'S! WOODMAN'S! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

"Put dat in yer book."

[MistyBlue]

Been to the Clam Box...really good clams! And not only should you be able to eat a whole belly clam...you should be able to do it RAW, right out of the ocean. If you can shuck it, LOL!
I don't get out of state much, but will travel for most things either equine or seafood related.
Down here in CT I'm just thrilled we moved THAT much closer to Noank....Abbot's has the BEST steamers and lobster and Costellos' next door has clams that rival Clam Box. Of course, the old Jimmies had some killer clams too. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

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[Dry Clean Only]

Lived in NH my entire life. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

I can't believe all the flatlanders on this board! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_razz.gif http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

We should plan a fall beach ride for our clique this year! I know that Hampton is open for riding after a certain time, are there any good places down in MA?

[frugalannie]

Oh my word, Misty Blue, I haven't thought of Jimmies in years. I was absolutely addicted to their hotdogs as a kid. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/winkgrin.gif They made me what I am today.

And as for beaches in MA, Crane Beach is about 2 1/2 miles of good galloping Sept through March at low tide. (Ipswich tides are the same as Boston, as listed in the Globe.) Great place to water school your horse. Good parking. Admission is cheaper for members of the Trustees of Reservations (hint, hint).

Let's see: if someone will organize a date and place, we can all show up in barn clothes and we will all know each other by our "perfume". I don't know if the COTH T-shirts will be done in time.

[username]

can I come play too???

[This message was edited by username on Mar. 12, 2004 at 03:33 AM.]

[username]

Bear with me! I have something that should be set to music and become the New England clique theme song! Here it is. Hope you enjoy it!

New England Weather: what happens when it gets colder?

60 above zero: Floridians turn their heat on. People in New England plant gardens.

50 above zero: Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in New England sunbathe.

40 above zero: Italian and English cars won't start. People in New England drive with the windows down.

30 above zero: Distilled water freezes. Moosehead Lake's water gets a bit thicker.

20 above zero: Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves and hats. People in New England throw on a flannel shirt.

15 above zero: New York landlords finally turn on the heat. People in New England have their last cookout before it turns cold.

zero: People in Miami die - or return to Cuba. New Englanders close their windows.

10 below zero: Californians go to Mexico. People in New England think about getting out their winter coats.

25 below zero: Hollywood disintegrates. Girls Scouts in New England are selling cookies door-to-door.

40 below zero: Washington DC runs out of hot air. People in New England let the dog sleep inside.

100 below zero: Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. People in New England get frustrated because "the caah won't staaht".

275 below zero: (alsolute zero on the Kelvin scale) All atomic motion stops. People in New England start saying, "cold 'nuff for ya?".

500 below zero: hell freezes over. The Red Sox win the World Series!

[CluesGirl]

Couldn't resist this one.
I'm trying to think of horse-related Boston sayings, but all I can think of is "cantah"...

the way my trainer used to yell either "That round was wicked awesome" or "That dressage test really sucked!"

THE WICKED GOOD GUIDE TO BOSTON ENGLISH
Everybody knows about pahking cahs in Hahvuhd Yahd, but there's more to the accent than that. In Boston English, "ah" (the one without an R after it) often becomes something closer to "aw", so that, for example, "tonic" (see below), comes out more like "tawnic" (former Mayor Kevin White would often express outrage by exclaiming "Motha a'Gawd!"). And it's not just after the A's that the R's go away. They disappear after other vowels as well, particularly "ee" sounds, so that one could properly argue that "Reveah is wicked wee-id" (translation: "Revere is unusual"). But don't worry about poor lost New England R's. In typical Yankee fashion, we re-use 'em -- by sticking them on the ends of certain other words ending with "uh" sounds: "Ah final ahs just disappeah, but wheah they go we've no idear."

The quickest way to convince a native that you're just a tourist is to refer to "the Public Gardens" (even if you pronounce it "Public Gahdens") or "the Boston Commons." Both are singular (ie., "Public Garden" and "Boston Common"). Other tips: Tremont is pronounced "Treh-mont" and it's COPley, not COPEly, Square (or Squayuh). The pronunciation of many other Massachusetts locations bears little resemblance to their spelling; to avoid the feeling that the natives are snickering at you behind your back, take The Massachusetts Quiz. And now onto the vocabulary...

Bangin' a U-ey ~ This is what you do while driving after you miss a
turn and you have to turn around.

Barrel: What you deposit trash in.

Bobos: Boat shoes, i.e., Keds.

Breakdown Lane: Highway shoulder. Also, an oxymoron -- the last place you want to break down in greater Boston is in the breakdown lane, especially during rush hour, when it becomes the high-speed lane (in some places, even legally).

Bubbler: That's a water cooler to you, bub.

Candlepins: Boston bowling; involves tiny little pins and tiny little wooden balls (the pins are so hard to hit, you get three tries a frame). Watch "Candlepins for Cash" every Saturday morning, always hosted by some retired/fired sportscaster, like Don Gillis or Bob Gamere.

Carriage: What you use to wheel your groceries around at the Stah Mahket.

Cleanser: Where you bring your clothes to be dry cleaned.

Dot Ave: Dorchester Avenue.

Down: Where somebody is, for example: "They're down the Cape today."

Elastic: Rubber band.

Frappe: A milkshake or malted elsewhere, it's basically ice cream, milk and chocolate syrup blended together. The 'e' is silent.

Get on the state: Land a job with the MBTA, MWRA or some other state agency.

Hoodsie: A small cup of ice cream, the kind that comes with a flat wooden spoon. Sometimes used to refer to certain teen-aged girls.

Jimmies: Those little chocolate or multi-colored thingees you ask the guy at the ice-cream store to put on top of your cone.

Mehfuh: A city next to Sommaville.

Packie: Where you buy liquor (closed on Sundays).

The Pike: The Massachusetts Turnpike. Also, the world's longest parking lot, at least out by Sturbridge on the day before Thanksgiving.

Plenty a chahm: What all houses for sale have, at least according to the brokers. Really old houses also tend to have "characta," especially if the roof and floors need to be replaced.

Rat: Young resident of certain neighborhoods, for example: "Rozzie rat" and "Dot rat" (the former being a denizen of Roslindale, the latter of Dorchester). The Back Bay and Beacon Hill do not have rats, at least not of the human variety.

Rozzie: What the natives call Roslindale, Boston's premier neighborhood. Not to be confused with Southie, Eastie or Westie.

Rotary: A traffic circle. One of Massachusetts' two main contributions to the art of traffic regulation (the other being the red-and-yellow pedestrian-crossing light).

Saddee: The day after Friday.

Scoop: To kiss: "Guess who I scooped on last night?!?"

Scrod: A small, ambiguous piece of fish that never knows if it's cod or haddock.

So don't I: An example of the Massachusetts negative positive. Used like this: "I just love the food at Kelly's." "Oh, so don't I!"

The show: The movies.

Spa: A luncheonette or ma-and-pop convenience store (e.g., the Palace Spa in Brighton) -- Store 24s are never spas.

Spuckie: Sometimes, spukie. What some Bostonians still call a sub or hero (there's even a sub shop in Dorchester called Spukies 'n Pizza). May be limited to Dorchester and Roxbury, although your scribe once heard it in West Roxbury. From spucadella, a type of Italian sandwich roll you can still buy at some of the bakeries in the North End and Somerville.

The T: The Boston subway system. Represents the triumph of fuzzy logic, or something, because it does not actually stand for any single word. Cambridge Seven Associates thought it up in the early 1960s when the state hired them to design graphics for the then new MBTA. Their goal was to come up with something as recognizable as a cross that also evoked the idea of transit, transportation, tunnel, etc.

Time: A party, usually of the political or retirement type: "We're throwin' a time for the Dap down at the Eagles. Count you in?"

Tonic: What other people call soda. In some Boston supermarkets, the signs will direct you to the "tonic" and "diet tonic" aisles.

Tookie: Somebody who goes out with a much younger person: "He's such a tookie! He's going out with a ten-year old!!!" See also, "Hoodsie."

Townie: Often, a resident of Charlestown. But townies also live in Reveah and Whiskey Point ("da Point") in Brookline, so it's also a state of mind, or perhaps hair. You can often tell a townie by the way he or she adds the phrase "'n shit" to the end of many sentences, as in "Oh my gawd, like yestihday, right, he was totally down Nahant polishing his TA (Trans Am) 'n shit."

Triple deckah: Boston's contribution to architecture -- a narrow, three-story house, in which each floor is a separate apartment.

Triple Eagle: Somebody who went to B.C. High School, B.C. and B.C. Law School. In some circles, more prestigious than a Hahvihd degree.

Westa Wuhstuh: Terra incognito; beyond the bounds of civilization.

Wicked: A general intensifier: "He's wicked nuts!"

Wicked pissa!: Something that's way cool.

Wicked f$%^&in' pissa!: Something that's just absolutely too cool for words.

What's doin'?: How are you?

Whole 'notha: A complete replacement; "I got a whole 'notha computa on my desk now."


Yah huh and no suh ~ Yes and no. Usually heard during an intense
conversation. "I saw Mickey at Castle Island and he was with
another girl." "No SUH!" "Yah huh."

Other tips: Don't say COPEly Square, it's COPley.
Worcester isn't WOOster, it's Wisstah.
Say Commonwealth Avenue, Massachusetts Avenue
or Dorchester Avenue and you'll get pinched.
It's Comm. Ave, Mass. Ave and Dot. Ave.

[frugalannie]

And as my blacksmith says it, it's "haass" (or maybe "hahss") for horse.

Fabulous job, Cluesgirl. I think you should offer that list to the organizers of the Democratic Nat'l Convention. They'll need it for their delegates this summer.

For anyone contemplating the Ipswich clam bake, you get on 128, and go nawth to Glossta (never pronounced as Glou-ces-ter), through PEAbdy (not a typo).

[Pol]

CG, My tea is now DRIPPING down the screen and into the keyboard. YOU are wicked pissa! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

[17hTBmare]

Woodman's! Not loud enough...WOODMAN'S!

[hansiska]

Vandy- Woolwich? Is that where Moody's (pies) is? Mmmmm.
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[Nauset]

OMG Clue's Girl that is AWESOME. So true, all of it.

Denise- I'm with you, can't wait to get out. What's your favorite Chinese restaurant around here?

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[caffeinated]

you guys are making me miss home so much!!!

Whenever I drive up to visit my family, I always roll the windows down when I cross into CT from NY (even when it's freezing out!)... I swear the air smells different, and SOOOO good.

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[east meadow]

Cluesgirl, that is too funny! When we lived in southern Maine, my daughter made it to the regional spelling bee. The elderly woman who read the words to the kids had such a thick Maine accent, none of the kids could understand her and they were dropping like flies on easy words like 'prayer' which became prayuh, earn which became uuhhyunn and higher which became hiyah. I love the Maine accent because it is so rich, but it got so confusing for the kids they had to stop the spelling bee and have someone 'translate' all the words with r in them.

[SAS]

Clues Girl - Excellent post!!!!! So, I grew up in Connecticut, went to college outside of Boston, spent a few years in California and have now been in New Hampshire for about 12 years. (I don't know how or why considering I truly HATE the cold and winter!!!! Go figure.) And to really cover all the New England states, my horse lives in Rhode Island so I spend all my free time there. And my parent have now retired to the Maine coast. I guess that classifies me as a New Englander.

[Vandy]

Hansiska, I believe Moody's is in Waldoboro, right around the corner. I have relatives in Waldoboro too - in fact I think every male relative I have from there is nicknamed "Waldo" http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

This thread is making me so homesick!

I'll never forget putting my Texan boyfriend on the phone to say Merry Christmas to my Grandparents (from Maine, now living in New Hampshah). His comment: "Your grandma is so sweet, but why did she keep calling me Dee-ah?" http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

[Smart Alec]

I'm Late!!! Can I join!? I love that post Cluesgirl but I have never heard of, "Spuckie: Sometimes, spukie. What some Bostonians still call a sub or hero". In Worcester we always call them grinders. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif BTW, so true it is Wistah....not Wooster or Wor-sest-er as some southerners I've spoken too like to butcher it..hehe!

Anyway, I am a born and raised Masshole as well. I was born and grew up in central Mass. not far from Wachusett Mountain. Went to Boston for college, lived in Southie for a couple a years, South Shore/Quincy for a little and now am back in central Mass. again. When I start grad school I plan to move back to the South Shore....great area....love the 'Irish Riviera'...so true!

"Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?"
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[CluesGirl]

fa - no suh, we'll just leave them alone with "God bless the Commonwealth of Massachusetts" good ole' Red-Nose Teddie K himself! They'll pick it all right up from him! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Smart Alec! hello!
I don't know what rock you're living under, but get thee to Lower Mills (all the way down Granite Stret in Milton...to where it intersects with Adams Street in Dot, actaully it is the intersection where Granite turns into Dot Ave!...take a left and Spukies and Pizza is right there. The best subs and pizza in the universe. Then go across the street onto Dot Ave and on the left there is the IceCreamSmith, probably the best ice cream you will ever have. Yum Yum Mocha Chip!!)

Glad youse guys enjoyed the Guide... http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

THere's is another kicking around about Driving in Boston with a 128S/95N to the Route 3 split riff in it that has me in stitches every time I read it. Will search when not trying to sneak around the COTH at work. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[b328]

Another New Englandah checkin' in. I grew up on the South Shoah, spent summahs in Mahshfield, my roots are Dohchestah (Dot ave on my dad's side), and I used to live in Milton right around the cohnah from Spukies! I live in Ahlington now, neah Alewife T station(that name throws off the tourists). My aunt and uncle who now live in Hingham still drive into Lower Mills to get food from Spukies. I am right with you on the IceCreamSmith, I loved their icecream. People from other parts of the country tell me that New Englanders have an unnatural love of ice cream. You have to remember the old Boston accent like my parents have, where they say things like "baaahthtub," a la the Kennedys.

A couple of years ago, I was hosting about 10 people from the midwest and the south. We went to Fenway and did all kinds of Boston stuff. They loved it. The weather even accommodated them and we went from 80 degrees and beautiful to about 65 and raining, back to sunny and beautiful all within a few hours. They kept saying "New England, if you don't like the weather, wait a minute." I thought if I heard that one more time, I might haul off and smack them all- on the whole though, it was fun to show them "our" city.

[hansiska]

Vandy- Waldoboro, that's right! Yummy pie there...

b328- My mother grew up on Saxton Street in Doahchestah and growing up I spent my fair share of time in Maahshfield. Too funny!

I have a relative in Ahhlington, and some in Billerica, and... should I go on?

[ShadesofGrey]

I want in as well, please. Originally born in Jersey, but I've spent the last 18 years in the wonderful Upper Valley area of New Hampshire. Went to school in CT (Alysia are you out there?) and then came back up. Currently own one horse, a TB/Connemara gelding who was diagnosed with high articular (sp?) ringbone last summer. Currently he's home being a lawn ornament but he's been sound the last couple of times I got on him for rides down the road or around the ring. I'm hoping he'll hold up for some dressage work this summer but it's not a big deal if he can't. I just want him to be happy and comfy at home.

[Darden]

I'm in. Born and raised on south shore in Mass.

Spent 10 years in VA in Middleburg and Charlottesville.

Now back on the South Shore.

Moving to Little Compton, a mile from the beach, next week!

But the horses are staying in Mass.

[mutable]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by hansiska:
I have a relative in Ahhlington, and some in Billerica, and... should I go on?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

My Mom was born in Ahlingtin, lived in Medfid; Dad was from Lexin-tin (and source of the Minuteman ancestry). I lived in BILL-Ricca til I was 9 ...

Ma always saved cahn cahbs for my hass to eat.

[b328]

With my father's extreme Boston accent, he calls the four legged beasts we ride something that sounds like "hussies."

He is always asking me if I've been riding the hussies this week. I can only imagine how that question would sound to someone from another part of the country.

[Lavender Menace]

I was born in Connecticut, grew up in Vermont, and now live in Massachusetts. It still gives me pause when I realize that I've become a Masshole. And even worse, a flatlander! As any Vermonter will tell you, The Flatlands begin at the Massachusetts border and encompass the entire rest of the country.

ShadesofGrey... born in New Jersey!!!!!!! That should be grounds for immediate dismissal from the New England clique... but I guess we could make an exception since you've lasted in Lebanon for so long. I grew up on the Vermont side of the Upper Valley. Welcome to COTH! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

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[17hTBmare]

This is sounding like a helluva party...

[Vandy]

No 17hTBmare, it's a helluva PAAAH-TY!

b328, I still get my aunt to say "Husses" every time I see her. Cracks me up every time, it does sound dirty!

Once I asked for "jimmies" on an ice-cream cone here and the guy behind the counter looked at me like I had 2 heads.

[CS]

NE gang??? Count me in??!!!!

anyone here ever attend the 4-H horse camp in spencer???

[Nauset]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ShadesofGrey:
I want in as well, please. Originally born in Jersey, but I've spent the last 18 years in the wonderful Upper Valley area of New Hampshire. Went to school in CT (Alysia are you out there?) and then came back up. Currently own one horse, a TB/Connemara gelding who was diagnosed with high articular (sp?) ringbone last summer. Currently he's home being a lawn ornament but he's been sound the last couple of times I got on him for rides down the road or around the ring. I'm hoping he'll hold up for some dressage work this summer but it's not a big deal if he can't. I just want him to be happy and comfy at home.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


I inquired about him when he was for sale aboutttt 2 years ago! (Assuming it's the same grey TB/Conn cross named Shades Of Grey) I remembered his beautiful name... there was a picture of him jumping in his ad if I remember correctly... Did you buy him then or are you his original owner? Hehe small world!

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[mutable]

Sorry, this is Mass. oriented!

How to pronounce Mass. town names (http://www.worcestermass.com/pronounce/index.shtml)

[XHalt]

Another Mass person checking in!

And yes, Caffeinated, I have been to Ronnie's.

[YoungFilly]

Best Chinese food in Walpole, MA:
Kihei Dynasty
745 Main St # 1A
(508) 668-1720
Walpole, MA

and an excelent Thai resturant:
Siam Lotus
500 Providence Hwy (really RT 1, next to TGI Fridays)
(781) 762-9695
Norwood, MA

Speaking of Chinese food, thats what I'm having for dinner!

[4cornersfarm]

Yeesh, everybody knows the best ice cream is at Kimball's in Westford. My mom went there from Seekonk when she was a kid, I went there from Hollis when I was a kid, and we go there now with my kids. If you can eat a Kimball's Special you really know how to eat.

And just to make this horse related, the original owners of Kimball's were related to Louise Kimball who owned and ran Kimstead, the big Thoroughbred breeding farm in Peperell. Anybody remember Sir Globe or Great Mystery or Cinamyd?

If I had a snappy sig, this is where it would go.

[mutable]

4corners, I'm from Hollis, too. I remember hacking through the orchards to Kimball's farm once or twice. Is my memory totally off, or did they stand Portrait Painter in the '80s?

Ice cream--Doc Davises in Pepperell or Locke's in Hollis.

[and dreaming]

Born in Beverly, lived there for 6 months, now live in PA and can't pronounce the word drawer. It comes out "drawah" every time...do I count?

http://www.moondragon.org/moondragon/humor/humorboston.html

That one is good fun. There's also a great article published about the Tufts med school about some other Boston-isms, but it seems to have disappeared at the moment.

[4cornersfarm]

Mutable - I remember Portrait Painter being up in Vermont, with that judge who was so nice, she was also an artist, can't remember her name at all. I lived within hacking distance of Kimstead as well, when I first started riding my pony would drag me under trees in those orchards to scrape me off his back. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif We were on 122, just over the border from Mass. Lived right across the street from the Hills, who owned all those orchards. Timmy Hills is a TB race trainer. That was a great area for horses.

If I had a snappy sig, this is where it would go.

[Fessy's Mom]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by 4cornersfarm:
Yeesh, everybody knows the best ice cream is at Kimball's in Westford. My mom went there from Seekonk when she was a kid, I went there from Hollis when I was a kid, and we go there now with my kids. If you can eat a Kimball's Special you really know how to eat.

And just to make this horse related, the original owners of Kimball's were related to Louise Kimball who owned and ran Kimstead, the big Thoroughbred breeding farm in Peperell. Anybody remember Sir Globe or Great Mystery or Cinamyd?

If I had a snappy sig, this is where it would go.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Wow, now there's a blast from the past - the Kimball's Special! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif Holy crap did that thing have enough on it or what? I think it was a total of a half gallon of ice cream, pineapple, blueberry, marshmallow, a banana, hot fudge and whipped cream in the most ginormous bowl you can imagine. We always gawked at the people who got them. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

Okay, so it's Woodman's for fried clams then Kimball's for ice cream! Who's with me?! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/yes.gif

"Put dat in yer book."

[Alysia]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by hansiska:
b328- My mother grew up on Saxton Street in Doahchestah and growing up I spent my fair share of time in Maahshfield. Too funny!

QUOTE]

Maahhhhshfield rules http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif (ok, biased having spent 18 years there and graduated from MHS http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

Boy I'm really missing home reading some of this stuff! Makes me remember lots of fun barn times/friends from growing up in the area!

[Alysia]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ShadesofGrey:
Went to school in CT (Alysia are you out there?) and then came back up. Currently own one horse, a TB/Connemara gelding who was diagnosed with high articular (sp?) ringbone last summer. Currently he's home being a lawn ornament but he's been sound the last couple of times I got on him for rides down the road or around the ring. I'm hoping he'll hold up for some dressage work this summer but it's not a big deal if he can't. I just want him to be happy and comfy at home.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Sniffle, wish you had finished school with us too http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_frown.gif The team just wasn't the same after you left!

You have to come visit us at one of our shows! Drop me an email and I'll get you our show schedule.

Give your boy a BIG hug and kiss from me http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Pol]

Heather St. Clair Davis....

CG, you are describing the cawnah in Miltin where the Bakah's Choclit factry used ta be. My dentist had his office right there and always had his windows open so I'd sit in the chair and drool bc of that delicious aroma coming in on the breeze off the Neponset. If you went left at that cawnah, you'd get ta Hendries Ice Cream. Oh YUM, I loved the Village.

[barbarachloejosie]

Kimball's is just a few miles away..... I eat my Sunday morning bagel there every week and watch the little goats outside.

Barbara

Standardbred Clique

[greyhndz]

One more ex-Noo Yawka/Noo Englun transplant! Born and raised in the South Bronx (and YES I'm a Yankee fan, whatja gonna do about it?), started riding on Lon Gisland at Stony Brook, then in Westchester and Rockland.

Moved to Aaaaaahhhhhlington in 1985, then Lexington, then Merrimac, then up to NH in 2001. No horse of my own, but a lot of fantasies.

And for the record, there IS no real pizza, bagel, or Chinese food up here. All cheap imitations of the Noo Yawk stuff. And what's with this having to order the white rice separately?

Notice, however, that I never moved back to NYC. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

[17hTBmare]

Hi 4cornersfarm and mutable----I had a Sir Globe son! Hunted him, showed him, and loved him. He died at 27 last fall. He was born here at my farm, and never left the stall he was born in. I also bred a mare to Last Dance, one of Louise's other studs. Louise was a lovely, lovely lady. Did Heather Davis stand Portrait Painter there for a bit? I saw him when she was settled in VT. Talented horse, but his get had a tendency to be a bit hot for my taste.

PS: Another vote for Doc Davis in Pepperell for ice cream here!

[saje]

Whaaaa - you guys are making me homesick!

I was born in Newburgh NY but since I was pre-adopted (is that a word?http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif) I was taken to CT at the tender age of 4 days old. Lived there 'til college, went to college in Maine, and stayed there for another 7 years.

Now I'm in TN, and I MISS New England! Stone walls, beech forests, Todds Point on LI sound...sigh.

And my husband was born and raised in Brockton MA, went to school in maine too :0

[JeanM]

Add me to the New England clique. Born a Nutmegger, and haven't left Connecticut yet.

Now looking to encourage my horse insanity by selling my wonderful, low maintenance, totally convenient condo to move more to eastern CT to have a place where I, too, can be privileged to not only deal with maintaining a house, but also to muck out after my horse instead of boarding her. Am I nuts or what??? http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[MistyBlue]

Ooo, Jean...that's horse country over in the eastern part of the state. I can't begin to tell you how many times I kicked myself over gorgeous and reasonably priced horse properties over there! We couldn't move that far from hubby's job. *sigh*

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[rosawood]

Great thread, sooo funny! I grew up in Deadum (Mass), spent summahs and evry moment I could connive in Maine wheah my granparents had a fahm. Then moved out west, wheah I tried to buy tonic and the poo-ah girl at the countah thought I wanted to drink haeh tonic! Lived in the west in various locations foah many ye-ahs and finally came back to N.E., wheah I'm now in mid-coast Maine. I'm a MAINAH! A-YUH!

"275 below zero: (alsolute zero on the Kelvin scale) All atomic motion stops. People in New England start saying, "cold 'nuff for ya?".

Too true! And CluesGirl, I lahfed myself to teahs, saved it to a file to send to my sistahs!

Also chuckled at the clam bellies. I remembah a clambake that a bunch of outastatahs (Utah) were at, many ye-ahs ago. I thoughtfully told them how to clean the lobstah and avoid the lady--and got most of the lobstah, and then thoughtfully told them how to take the skin of the clam's neck and be sure to eat the belly--and got most of that, too. Still lahfing after all this time. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Ride On]

I am in Mass and my horse is in RI at the moment. I want a good dose of Spring.

[ShadesofGrey]

Nauset - Yep, he's the one and the same TB/Connemara! I love the beast to death and won't let go of him. Hardly can believe that's I've only had him for about 2 1/2 years... feels like forever! My grandmother loves taking care of him and he's such a good boy for her. With me, well, that's another story http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif

Alysia: your so sweet... one of these days I'll take you up on your offer and come down to CT and watch a show... I miss riding for the team! Send the schedule my way...hopefully you still have at least one more show left in CT. Not that I didn't love driving back to school on a sunday night from LI stuck in traffic or anything... http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

I'm more of lurker here then anything else, but this is a fun thread, even though I haven't a clue with all the Mass-speak going on, hehe!

[frugalannie]

So what's happening here? Are we getting together for lunch and if so where? Weekend or weekday?

[ClaraLuisa]

I vote for something in Boston...or when does Woodman's open?

[wanderlust]

Oh, I'm getting homesick, too! I grew up in Pepperell and rode in Hollis. Doc Davis is NOT the best ice cream around, it is Kimball's, hands-down no arguments. We used to go every Monday night for dinner (yes, my parents let me eat ice cream for dinner once a week), and I would get half almond-joy and half chocolate macadamia nut crunch. Yummy! The place in Hollis that used to be called Christophers was our lunch spot, and the ice cream shop in the basement there was pretty good. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/yes.gif

Woodman's was our tradition on Saturday after x-c at Grotonhouse.

CA is great, but there is no good ice cream and no good clamshacks.

~formerly Master Tally~

[barbarachloejosie]

waiting for the bip's ..... they are driving from LA to Boston and said they'd be here on/around March 15, which is TODAY. So maybe we'll here from them soon about our lunch get-together either in Boston (No. End or Union Oyster House) or another fun location like Woodman's or Kimball's????
Barbara

Standardbred Clique

[BB]

Count me in the clique too!

Speaking of clams, anyone been to Farnham's?? Right up the road from Woodman's, and a better fried clam, IMO.

Since we're all in the same boat, has anyone looked at the weather forecast for tomorrow?? 5-10 inches of snow. I don't know whether to laugh or cry http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

[wanderlust]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by BB:
Since we're all in the same boat, has anyone looked at the weather forecast for tomorrow?? 5-10 inches of snow. I don't know whether to laugh or cry http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
That, my friend, is why I now reside in California. It is going to be over 80 again this afternoon, for the 9th day in a row. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/yes.gif

~formerly Master Tally~

[Alysia]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ShadesofGrey:
Alysia: your so sweet... one of these days I'll take you up on your offer and come down to CT and watch a show... I miss riding for the team! Send the schedule my way...hopefully you still have at least one more show left in CT. Not that I didn't love driving back to school on a sunday night from LI stuck in traffic or anything... http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Drop me an email...We're doing Regionals at Justin's on 4/4 if you're game. Otherwise, 2 more shows on Long Island (next 2 sundays) and that's it for the regular season.

[frugalannie]

Believe it or not, Woodman's is open year 'round. Let's get past this bit of weather this week, and then figure it out.

[Emstah]

Ok, I thought this was a pretty good one, though CG did cover most of the basics http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/winkgrin.gif http://www.unwind.com/jokes-funnies/locality/boston.shtml

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[mutable]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by wanderlust:
Oh, I'm getting homesick, too! I grew up in Pepperell and rode in Hollis. Doc Davis is NOT the best ice cream around, it is Kimball's
[snip]
The place in Hollis that used to be called Christophers was our lunch spot, and the ice cream shop in the basement there was pretty good.

~_formerly Master Tally_~<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


I have to admit, I haven't been to Kimball's since I was very little, but I remember Doc Davis having really good french vanilla.

Christophers and the ice cream shop below it used to be the Chocolate Chip in the early to mid-80's.

Did anyone else ride in the Hollis town ring? How about in those CMRR (Crotched Mountain Range Riders) open/4-H shows?

[wanderlust]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by mutable:
Did anyone else ride in the Hollis town ring? How about in those CMRR (Crotched Mountain Range Riders) open/4-H shows?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
OMGiH, I used to take my medium pony to those all the time when I first got her. We used to clean up... equitation, pleasure, bareback equitation. My mom finally told me it wasn't fair for us to go there anymore, despite the fact that we could never walk over the bridge or open the mailbox in the trail class. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

~formerly Master Tally~

[CluesGirl]

The plow's on the truck....so I can get to the barn and home again tonight!! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif Of course my SO didn't know that's why I was so enthusiastic about getting up at 4am to help him get the plow brigade ready...

There are 4 giant TVs at the front of my gym, each on a different station...4,5,7 and NECN.... last night I was desparately trying to make it to 4miles running (have a 5-mi race next Sunday althought I don't take the "race" part very seriously). 6pm on the dot...buh BUH channel 4 goes to STORM WATCH, 5 goes to NOR'EASTER 2004, 7 to WINTER STORM 2004...you get the picture. I started laughing with the guy running next to me, and pretty soon I could hardly walk because I was crying...er...laughing so hard. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

1st day of Spring is Saturday!

[BB]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> 4 goes to STORM WATCH, 5 goes to NOR'EASTER 2004, 7 to WINTER STORM 2004 <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Isn't it funny how they always have to name the storms?!?!? I always get such a kick out of it. Those newscasters just love drama http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

[MANZOOR]

I wish today that I was part of the Arizona clique. A hugh snowstorm is heading our way.I wouldn't mind so much but the shoveling is all mine. My husband is working for KBR in Afghanistan and my room mate for the next 11 months is working HITS. I hate snow this late in the year. You'd think living in NE most of my life I'd accept it. I just want to go on a Hunter pace.

"you'll shoot your eye out"

[4cornersfarm]

Sigh. I actually longed my horse outside yesterday. I guess this will be the end of that for a while. Back to trucking to the crowded indoor. http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/sigh.gif

If I had a snappy sig, this is where it would go.

[CB/TB]

The bright side of this is-- in New England, we can get 12 " of snow today and it will be 60f tomorrow! How long can it last ? I gotta go! Have to hit the mahket before all the bread and milk is gone!!!

[maxamillian]

Yeah, yesterday was freakishly nice.
But today, 3-6 inches of snow.
Gargle.

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[barbarachloejosie]

bumping cause bip and mr. bip have arrived. They are looking forward to getting their computer going, maybe tomorrow to tell us all about their adventure. I warned her that we've been discussing clam and ice cream adventures for days!!!

Barbara and Daisy

Standardbred Clique

[maxamillian]

I can't belive my eyes.
Its snowing like crazy out...
And won't stop til 10 AM.

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[MistyBlue]

Now we just need clam flavored ice cream!

Ugh, I think I just made myself nauseous!

Anyone know where to get good clam fritters? Since Jimmies closed I haven't been able to find a good spot for fritters and have had to make them at home. Which is messy as heck and makes your hands raw from shucking.

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[barbarachloejosie]

I hate to say it, but I think they have them at Hooters!

Barbara (dont ask me how I know)

Standardbred Clique

[MistyBlue]

Argh...I'm too flat to go in there, LOL!

Sooo Barbara...how DO you know? http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

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[17hTBmare]

We are a food-obsessed group aren't we! I vote for clams at Woodman's, where we won't have to pay a month's board to park like we would in Boston.

[CluesGirl]

I have found the best clams (outside of my own kitchen - where parking is free for COTHers and we also have lobster traps, I might add!) at the following:

Woods in Plymouth next to the Weathervane - cheap cheap cheap!

The Clam Box on Wollaston Beach (Quincy)

Sullivans on Castle Island in Southie, where CluesGirl flipped burgers and contracted acne from the ages of 14 - 18! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif Used to be able to bring my dog to work, he'd be on the run out back and then I could walk the beach with him at lunch! Parking's free there on a nice day (if you can regularly walk at least a 1/2 marathon. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif )

So - a lovely 10" of new snow has freshly blanketed our region. My telltale sign that I'm a Masshole for life is that I actually got all psyched up for this snowstorm. My classes were cancelled last night, my SO and I went out plowing at 1am, I am just back for coffee and pancakes before we go hoe-ing ourselves out for sore-backed shovelers who just got plowed back in. Ahhh.. WINTER! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[barbarachloejosie]

is there a NE Clique invitation here??? what town are you in CluesGirl?

Barbara


..."I have found the best clams (outside of my own kitchen - where parking is free for COTHers and we also have lobster traps, I might add!) CluesGirl"

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[Joanie's Pass]

Sullivan's and Castle Island! I bet I was one of the customers you helped to feed Clues Girl. I do miss having lunch there, what a fabulous break from work it always was!

I miss living up there, miss Boston, miss my old barn http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif but don't miss the bitter cold http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif(loved the snow, just not the bitter cold).

[4cornersfarm]

Misty Blue, you're talking about Clam Cakes, and they tend to be a southern New England thing. Lots of them in RI, but I think you can find them on the south shore of MA too. You cannot find them at all up this way. For the unitiated, clam cakes are clam fritters, basically balls of dough with pieces of clam in them, deep fried. Very different from crab cakes, by the way.

If I had a snappy sig, this is where it would go.

[realplayer]

My vote for the best clamcakes would have to be George's of Galilee. You can sit and watch the BI ferries and the fishing boats coming thru the Harbor of Refuge while you munch!

[Kirak]

ok How about Iggy's at Oakland Beach in Warwick??? They have awesome chowda and clam cakes and the dough are to die for.... http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif the prices arent bad and you can either sit by the boardwalk, water or inside. Cherrystones is across the street which is a little ok a lot more upscale.

[CluesGirl]

bcj - an indefinite one as my house is absolutely and completely gutted at the moment (not even a pipe!) and may not be put back together before the nasty weather comes BACK!

I am living with SO and his mother (ACK don't even say anything, ANYONE!) in Norwell, our new house is in Hull with a view from Boston Light to Minot's Light (Scituate)!!

[CB/TB]

It's been snowing here in sunny RI since Tues night, off and on. Very strange, sun AND snow, sometimes all at once! More steady snow expected overnight and into Friday 1-3" expected then. I'm choking on horsehair and THEY think spring is really coming on Saturday!

[Iron Gate Farm]

Wanted to join this earlier, but my computer wouldn't let me post any replies... http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_mad.gif

Anyway, count me in! Born & raised in NH, soon to be moving to 80 acres Oxford, ME...aka the DREAM FARM!!! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

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[hansiska]

Cluesgirl, you might have served my Nana MacDonald and I when we went to Sullivan's in Southie!

Is there going to be a NE COTH get-together?

[JoZ]

Ooooh, this is fun and I'm so homesick...!

Grew up in "Deadum" (like Rosawood, and LOVE the spelling!!), took lessons at Milton Boarding Stable and boarded my horse there for YEARS. Tiny indoor ring beneath the barn with stone walls and support poles -- boy did we get good at pacing and "planning a ride"!

Also VERY attached to Merry Meadow Farm in Bradford, VT -- anyone know it? I went there for weekends and vacations, and to work at their events, for YEARS. My retired horse, now 29, came from MMF.

And my parents retired down the cape so my seafood vote goes to Captain Frosty's in (I think) Dennis! Though Woodman's is awesome too! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Estelle]

Hey a mainer here...bred born and raised...any miane IS part of NE and actually the biggest part it's almost as big as the rest of NE put together http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by hansiska:
http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif NY a part of New England? You're kidding, right?

As I understand it, CT, MA, RI, VT, & NH = New England. Maine is not part of New England (which to me seems counterintuitive), but New York? What the fuh?

I'd say your VT residence gets you in, anyway....<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

[Smart Alec]

"CLI-UNThis is the correct way to say it. This is how the townies say it." this is soooo true. My SO is from Clinton and it's really true that the townies pronounce it just like that!

Cluesgirl....I loved Sullivan's on Castle Island....wicked good stuff there! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif

Kimball's does have the best ice cream evah! I still remember going there when I was little...haven't been in some time now.

About the Union Oyster House...my grandparents went there on the very first date way back when...its a really good place...so much history there!

You can't beat the North End for italian...and Modern Pastry...cannolis...yum....

"Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?"
~Homer http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[CluesGirl]

JoZ -

I also boarded at MBS - Mr Colombo's place!
Started out here on Little Man along with my own little white pony. Then moved to "Golden Spur" across the street before going south!

hansiska - my maiden name is MacDonald! How funny!

Smart Alec - my mouth is jsut watering for a Sully's clam roll!!

[hansiska]

http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/uhoh.gif Estelle -- easy there, I tried to redeem myself in a subsequent post...

Holy cr@p, Cluesgirl, are we related???? http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif

[JoZ]

Cluesgirl -- I also took lessons at the Golden Spur (before MBS). This of course was eons and eons ago. At GS I rode Elizabeth Taylor and Brownie and Freckles and Porkchop. A close friend of mine boarded her horse Moonbeam there.

I adored Little Man though I was past his size when I started. I did have lessons on Truffles though, and Kineo -- my sister later bought Kineo.

What a trip down memory lane! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

[Smart Alec]

I believe Golden Spur had closed last year. A number of barns have closed or changed ownership in the past couple of years. The Paddocks closed a couple of years ago. The Blue Hill Riding Stable was changed to St.Moritz and then back again last year because of a change in owners. I think Milton Boarding might have also closed. I think Blue Hill Riding Stables is the only T accessable barn now...

"Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?"
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[CluesGirl]

hansiska -

If we are it's distantly because none of my relatives that I know of are horsie!

OMG - JoZ! Truffles!! I rode him too! I took lessons from Janice, who used to babysit for me as well. I had my horses at GS for many many years - first I had Beauty (the best pony in the whole world!), then Al (short for Alpo). We're talking 1982 - 1990 probably.

SA - I thought someone was building a new barn on the Paddocks site?

[Smart Alec]

Last I heard was that developers had bought the Paddocks sight and it was to be for housing...but I could be completely misinformed!

Is anyone from central Mass. from the board...curious to see if anyone knows some of the barns I grew up at! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif

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[JoZ]

I took lessons at MBS from '74-'76 and from '80-'83 or so, then bought my horse in '88 and boarded there till '99. The Colombos sold MBS and as far as I know it's no longer a boarding stable. What about Belliveau (sp?), anyone know if they're still in business? I didn't know about Golden Spur or Paddocks closing but I've been "out west" since '99. My old gelding traveled from MA to UT and now to WA (he's 29 now!).

Cluesgirl, I probably know you, or my sisters (Margaret and Barbara) do. They had horses at MBS before I did and we all know Janice very well!

[Smart Alec]

OMG, I know your sisters...they used to own a horse named Macgiver! I used to board at Canton when they were there. His stall was one over from my horse Alec. They are both very nice people and I felt awful when Macgiver died. He was very well loved!

"Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?"
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[4cornersfarm]

JoZ - I have multiple ribbons on my wall from Horse Trials at Merry Meadow. What a nice place that was, and the people were wonderful too.

If I had a snappy sig, this is where it would go.

[Pol]

WAIT WAIT WAIT!!! I bought my first horse from Ritchie Columbo!!!!! 1968. Ya, I know, I am an OLD hag...It was just before he moved from Green Street around the corner to the farm with the "indoor" under the barn. Gad, the pole bending down there was amazing. You'd jump a cross rail and if you didn't hit your head on the ceiling or run into a support post, it was a good day! I grew up in Milton, then moved to Deadum in 6th grade. My best friend's pony, Merry Legs, died in the fire that leveled the Paddocks. They rebuilt and thank God went out of business. What a dump. Did anybody ride with Ralph and Anna??
I did my first gallop yesterday! The footing was perfect. Somebody else had gone out too early and made some big divots but by yesterday, it was fine. Lucky thing since the rain is coming down in buckets today!
When's the big lunch party?

[Smart Alec]

I've never been to MBS but have heard so many stories about the poles! lol!

"Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?"
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[JoZ]

Yeah, I was talking to someone in VERMONT who had taken one riding lesson at MBS and said "that's the arena in the cellar with the poles!!!!" Though I have to say I never jumped down there. Best fun was when the truck was parked inside and the manure was dropped down from the barn above into the truck. What nice de-sensitization we all got!

Smart Alec -- my sister Margaret says hello! Macgyver was a special dude, wasn't he? I miss him a ton.

[CS]

Smart Alec

Many central MA posters.
Which barns did you ride at? summer camps? pony clubs? 4-H clubs?

[Smart Alec]

JoZ, tell Margaret and Barbara both that I say hello! What a small world! Macgyver was very special and I miss him as well. He was a good boy. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

CS, I started riding at Integrity Eq. Center (Holden) w/Leslie when I was 9. I really loved it there as a kid. I also rode at Holiday Acres in Rutland when my friend boarded her horse there. I did some clinics with Peter Fox as well. I remember a lot of people being afraid of him, but I always had fun in his clinics. I also rode at Liberty Hill in Lancaster for a little while...beautiful facility. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

"Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?"
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[CS]

Peter Fox?? Now THAT is a name from the past.
His daughter and I had matching palomino ponies.
(ok.. NOW I'm feeling old!! and can't type http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif)

[Vandy]

Now I feel all left out, as apparently many of you are from central Mass and not the North Shore like me...Who here rode in the Hamilton area and went to shows like North Shore, Sabbath Day, Worcester, etc?

[ChromeOnAllFour]

Don't feel bad Vandy-I've been to NorthShore and Worcester! Just no recently!

[17hTBmare]

Vandy--I remember Stow Women's Club, Nashoba, Norfolk, Sisters of St. Joseph, North Shore, Sabbath Day, 1747 Farm, Eastern States, etc. What fun...

[Vandy]

Yay ChromeOnAllFour! BTW the last time I showed in Mass was 1990 or '91 so it's been a while for me too! Was that the same time period as you?

Just a few days ago, I talked for the first time in years with an old friend who showed with me back then - he still lives and shows in the area, and I am amazed by how many of the people from back in those days are still living and showing there! Made me miss New England even more...

[Vandy]

And 17hTBmare - I did all those shows too http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif Anyone want to start a PT, count me in - we probably all know each other http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/lol.gif

[Pol]

The 1st time I ever showed, I was doing some W-T-C class at Norfolk, on a school horse named Bluestone (no, not THE Bluestone!). He thought it was important to be at the head of the line, as he always was during lessons at Powers' Stable. So, "all canter, please" and he took off, looking for the beginning of the line. Ralph was on one side of the ring, Anna on the other, both yelling at ME to "PULLEY REIN!!!!". The ring steward had everyone halt and we kept zooming around. It was pretty fun, till I realized I was in REAL trouble... http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_eek.gif Now here I am, 44 years later, still getting in trouble for misbehaving at competitions!

[Smart Alec]

Pol, I think I've been in similar situations to yours! lol!

CS, did you ever do clinics with Peter Fox? I had a lot of fun and got to ride a really cute Appy over fences with him.

I did some shows in the Worcester area but mostly schooling shows. I can't remember all of the names but I do remember my first show was at the Sterling Fair and I think it was 4-H run. I also did all of Integrity's schooling shows and there was another barn in Holden we always went to for shows...Fort Sumter something like that. I can't remember now! http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

"Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?"
~Homer http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[bounce2a1]

did any of you guys train at rock meadow in byfield with bill cooney????

[CS]

Smart Alex
Never did clinics w/Peter.
Did a few lessons Peter and Wendy when they where in the Princeton/Sterling area (mid 80's?)
Is Peter still in the area? Last I saw him he was out of the horse loop (and that was probably 15 yrs ago)

(and yes the sterling fair still does a little horse show each year!!)

[Smart Alec]

Bill Cooney sounds familiar but I'm sure its just from hearing it in passing. I've never heard of Rock Meadow.

CS--The last time I took a clinic w/Peter was about 10 yrs. ago and haven't heard about him since. I'm amazed the Sterling Fair still does the shows...they were such fun little shows...perfect for first timers! Do you know Leslie from Integrity? She was a great trainer and I used to love riding there when I was younger. http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

"Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?"
~Homer http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[CS]

I only know Leslie from seeing her at shows and having tried a few horses she had for sale.

Is she still teaching?

[17hTBmare]

I remember Rock Meadow, and Pine Hill when Brian (Flynn) was there!

[CS]

ok. so what other old trainers/judges havent we thought of??

Remember Ms Ester Bird? She was a Morgan Judge that did a lot of the local shows. She was a hoot, she got into an argument with my brother that my 2 yr old Reg. QH was a Morgan (hmm tad chunky 2yr old)

[17hTBmare]

Dixon George, Norman Hall, Billy Beggs, Chris Johnson.

[cgray0983]

New Hampshire...born in Conn. Unfortunately can't say the same for the horses, they are all foreigners!!!

-Christina
~AquaFlight~
~PR~

http://community.webshots.com/user/cgray0983

[Vandy]

Yet Another reason I miss New England: the tack shops!!!

Here in Santa Fe there are great western tack shops - you can get some of the fanciest Indian saddle pads imaginable! - but when it comes to Hunter/Jumper stuff...Terrible! There is only one little shop and the selection is VERY limited. As in no pony sized anything...No tailored sportsmans, heck, no breeches at ALL over size 30!

Even in Albuquerque, it's tough. You go into a big tack shop where there are like 20 employees on the floor, and they're like, "oh, no one here knows about the English stuff...we just have it over in the corner..."

I miss being able to walk to Dover's from my college dorm, and passing 5 different tack shops on the way to the barn!

Ok done now, but all you New Englandahs, be thankful for all you've got! http://chronicleforums.com/images/custom_smilies/yes.gif

[barbarachloejosie]

Vandy, feel free to come for a visit. I'd be happy to put you up. I just made my first visit to Pelham Saddlery this weekend and loved it. Ever been? Or Stone Pony up in Amherst, NH, you'd LOVE that one!

I'll be out in Tucson in two weeks for my trip. Am really looking forward to a real western tack shop!!!

Barbara and Daisy

Standardbred Clique

[Smart Alec]

CS, I think Leslie is still teaching. She has really gotten good in the eventing scene and I believe has gone up to Intermediate or Advanced level and I've heard of her students going up to at least Prelim level. I guess she bought proprty in FL and has been down there for the winter (she brought some of her horses in training w/her) I know she still does a lot with difficult, problem and green horses. An acquantance sent a mare to her that was a tough cookie...she was rearing on almost everyone. I think she's been doing very well under Leslie's training though. I haven't seem her in years and years but hear through the grapevine. She was an excellent teacher though and amazing rider.

"Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?"
~Homer http://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[Silk]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by CS:
Smart Alex
Never did clinics w/Peter.
Did a few lessons Peter and Wendy when they where in the Princeton/Sterling area (mid 80's?)
Is Peter still in the area? Last I saw him he was out of the horse loop (and that was probably 15 yrs ago)

(and yes the sterling fair still does a little horse show each year!!) <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Peter Fox was judging a bunch of local shows a couple of years ago. I did not see him at all last year, and I havent run into him this year either. the last I saw him was two years ago in the Spencer area.

[Silk]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by 17hTBmare:
I remember Rock Meadow, and Pine Hill when Brian (Flynn) was there! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I remember showing quite a bit at Pine Hill in the '70's

That was when Jay (sargent) was married to Brian Flynn.

They put on a nice show.

[Silk]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by 17hTBmare:
Vandy--I remember Stow Women's Club, Nashoba, Norfolk, Sisters of St. Joseph, North Shore, Sabbath Day, 1747 Farm, Eastern States, etc. What fun... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

AARRGGHHH!!!! Now you've got me going through my old ribbons! I rememebr 1747 in Weston, Sisters of St. Joseph, Norfolk, Nashoba....sigh.

that was when I actually had a really nice [pony and could be competitivehttp://chronicleforums.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[b328]

I remember Billy Beggs, nice guy, but I have to admit, he scared me sometimes the way his people rode. I was chatting with him ring side once, and he told me that he identified a good jumper by jumping them loose through a chute over a 4' log. The good ones made it, the bad ones didn't. I don't know if he was pulling my chain, sounded frightening to me. I was only about 13 or 14 at the time, so very gullible anyway.

I think Chris Johnson still rides some hunters. I never knew Brian Flynn used to be married to Jay Sargent. A bit of trivia.

[Red Hunter]

Well, I guess I'm in.

Born in New York - moved to Mystic, Conn. Lived there until I was in my 20s. Moved to Northern Virginia in 1983.

I love Virginia. Best horse country in the U.S., but you can't beat the summers in New England. The heat down here is pretty bad.