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New England Real Estate: Nonquitt, Massachusetts

Another place where I imagine that I could happily live (were it not for my kids, my work, my church, our friends, our clubs, etc) - Nonquitt, MA

An Indian name, of course, but it's a good name in English too. Gen. Philip Sheridan's summer house was there. It's a waterfront village in the town of Dartmouth, MA.

Posted by Bird Dog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 04:45 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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I grew up in Massachusetts but I left in 1966 to attend graduate school at Purdue and never came back. My family still resides in New England, mostly southern New Hampshire, and I visit every year. Now that I am deacclimated and deprogrammed, I find the hard left atmosphere in all New England states unbearably oppressive, and I would not consider moving back under any circumstances, even if I could afford a penthouse overlooking Boston Harbor. One week is the outer limits of my endurance.

Why are you still there? Are you too inured to notice your surroundings?

#1 bob sykes on 2015-05-17 10:19 (Reply)

Because it's home.

#1.1 bd on 2015-05-17 11:23 (Reply)

You mention your church, BD. Are there still good churches in New England? I went to college in New England and found it spiritually desolate, to be quite frank. And this was 35 years ago. Pretty sad when you realize that is where the world missionary movement began (which converted my Mom's pagan ancestors, among many others). In fact, my dorm sat right next to the spot where they had that first meeting of students who started the missionary movement in 1806. I've heard the Park Street Church in Boston is still pretty good, but don't know of any others.

#2 Jim on 2015-05-17 15:50 (Reply)

Certainly are. Just gotta find them. Some large, some small. Mine is Congo, tends evangelical. Preaches Jesus.

#2.1 Bird Dog on 2015-05-17 18:06 (Reply)

Thanks, B.D. Congregationalists were very strong here once upon a time, probably the largest denomination, unfortunately became the UCC and then went down the drain. I am now in a good Presbyterian church, once PCUSA, now ECO. Anyway, we are still growing, were in the 400s when I first went there in the late 1990s, now up to around 1400 on a Sunday. Might be considered too happy-clappy for some Reformed folk in terms of worship style, but our theology is still solid. Like yours preaches Jesus.

#2.1.1 Jim on 2015-05-22 14:39 (Reply)

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