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Yard Sale Season
YARD SALE SEASON IS UPON US. Here in East Hampton, N.Y., it’s fertile picking ground. Actually, I’ve been checking out the East Hampton Star‘s yard sale ads all winter, whenever I’ve been here on a weekend, and I’ve scored a … Continue reading
Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND
Tagged cedar shingles, cottage, East Hampton, spackleware, speckleware, Springs, tin, Wainscott, yard sale
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Walk and See
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SHOCKED ME when I moved to the country was how much driving one has to do to get anywhere. The other day a friend and I combined yard-saling with a fitness walk, and in the … Continue reading
Lonelyville Charmer 649K
OF ALL FIRE ISLAND COMMUNITIES, each with its own beachy character, my favorite has to be Lonelyville. First of all, there’s that great name, which it seems is also the title of a bluesy number sung by Della Reese in … Continue reading
Posted in LONG ISLAND, PROPERTIES FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged boardwalk, cedar shingles, cottage, ferry, Fire Island, Kitty King, Lonelyville, pergola, REAL ESTATE, roof deck, screened porch
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Vintage Cottage in Springs 450K
THIS IS A PROPERTY I KNOW very well. It’s near where I live, for one thing, and I pass it almost daily. For another, I looked at it myself a year-and-a-half ago before buying a roughly similar place just down … Continue reading
Fire Island Forever
Just to clarify, in response to a confused e-mail: I refer to several different Fire Island communities in the post below, but all photos were taken this week in Ocean Beach. IN THE ANNALS of my personal real estate regrets, … Continue reading
Posted in COTTAGE LIVING, LONG ISLAND, PROPERTIES FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged beach cottage, beach erosion, bicycles, boardwalk, cedar shingles, Corneille Estates, cottage, cottages, Fair Harbor, ferry, Fire Island, flood insurance, geodesic dome, Lonelyville, Ocean Beach, red wagons, vintage
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East Hampton Village Oldie 695K Negotiable
THIS UNTOUCHED TRADITIONAL dates from when Montauk Highway was already a main thoroughfare, yes, but what that meant was a dirt road with horses and carts clopping along — not the never-ending stream of car and truck traffic that exists … Continue reading
1880s Farmhouse in Springs 695K
I WENT TO LOOK AT THIS 1880s farmhouse on Old Stone Highway to satisfy myself I didn’t want it. It’s just the kind of place I originally thought I wanted when I was house-hunting in the winter of 2008-9. So, … Continue reading
