So I was in the City, staying in a hotel in Harlem...

and found this gem of information for all you guys out there - (like my one friend said, 'you need a poll to tell you that?')..

Then the 32nd floor of a Big Time Magazine.

And an article that would that have been unheard of just 5 years ago - and something I don't find much reason to cry over -  interestingly, not one mention of the 'anti-gas world will end' environmental folks - it's almost like the world has embraced the political and military freedom domestic energy has created while a small corner of New York still believes that they can convince the rest of us that importing oil and gas (and keeping the environmental degradation at arms length) is somehow morally better than making our own.  

U.S. may be inching toward oil independence

Paul Davidson, USA TODAY1:30 p.m. EST February 9, 2014

U.S. oil imports are down 17% since 2010, helping narrow the trade deficit.

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The Beauty of New.

Of course, tear downs aren't nearly as feasible up here where a house is 90% of the purchase cost, as opposed to the Hamptons where the land is probably a majority percentage of the all-in cost.

But new, or fully gutted and renovated, does offer some compelling advantages, which we - and our clients - have known for years.

And now the NY Times and Hamptons have lent us humble country folk their credibility.

I don't know who this happened but it looks like I forgot to post this Sold blog about our house up in Woodstock NY.  It's a good one for sure.

1800 sq ft, 6+ acres, about 1 mile to downtown Woodstock.

The mudroom is nothing to sneeze at with salvaged wood, a simple schoolhouse light, a 9 light door and some locally harvested bluestone.  It's the type of area where a whole family can hop around trying to take their boots off without knocking into each other (unless you have a 5 yr old, or someone who acts like a 5 yr old and they purposely hop around and bump into you).

Add in a big strap hinged cross bucked barn door for another fun accent.

A shot from the front door through the house.

From the living room, through the dining room, a 1st floor bath and bedroom on the left.

Nothing fancy but all so functional and good looking, especially with some treasured dishes and the like on the open shelves.

The kitchen seques right out onto the deck and the screened porch.

One of my favorite rooms in the house is this upstairs sitting area.  With lots of light, a solitary radiator and the wide plank floors, it's a comfy spot and I look forward to seeing how they use it.

This piece of land was a real diamond in the rough, and with our ability to navigate a lot of hurdles and roadblocks, we were able to add this awesome home to the Woodstock NY architecture landscape.

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