I have gone back to both my home in Manchester NH . And the one here in Buffalo that I moved from in 1990 . Both families were very welcoming and showed me around. I still drive by them whenever in the area
I drive by my childhood home all the time. The second and current owner is very nice and would welcome me in anytime. I’m just not sure I feel like reminiscing
Had gone by my grandparents’ farm in Vermont many times but this time my sister and I knocked on the door. The people who now owned it welcomed us in with open arms. Had a great time imagining our Dad and his siblings living there. Dan, next time you go by stop!!
Whenever I get to NJ I try to drive by the two homes I grew up in. I have thought of knocking on the door, but then lost courage. They actually both look great. If someone knocked on my door now stating they had lived here, I would be very skeptical as the person I live with has lived here since it was built!. I really would be leery if it had been build over an old cemetery!
Yes, I absolutely have gone back. I enjoyed going back to the suburban NY home and seeing what the new owners have done with our baby boom era split level my parents were so proud of being able to buy, (not a lot, but kept it looking nice) and seeing that my dad's old shrubs have grown and flourished.
More recently, we have traveled back to our northern CT home that we sold when we moved here 7 years ago. That one, we lived in for forty-something years, and I do miss that house and it's neighborhood, even though almost none of the neighbors are the same. When we go back to visit our CT family, we swing by every time. The people we sold it to are very nice and she loves to garden and they are keeping "our house" looking lovely. But we love living where we do now, and could not ever move back.
My sister in law, on the other hand, can NOT go back, even drive by, to her childhood home in central PA. Don and I, however, not only drove by, but drove up the driveway and chatted with the current owners.
My dad built a camp at Paul Stream back in the 1960s. We vacationed there for a month every August. When we moved back to New England, my husband and I drove up there to see the camp, and it was gone, completely gone. Even the outhouse was gone. The only way we knew we had the right lot was a few bits of wood with flaking yellow paint. I cried all the way home!
I have gone back to both my home in Manchester NH . And the one here in Buffalo that I moved from in 1990 . Both families were very welcoming and showed me around. I still drive by them whenever in the area
I drive by my childhood home all the time. The second and current owner is very nice and would welcome me in anytime. I’m just not sure I feel like reminiscing
Had gone by my grandparents’ farm in Vermont many times but this time my sister and I knocked on the door. The people who now owned it welcomed us in with open arms. Had a great time imagining our Dad and his siblings living there. Dan, next time you go by stop!!
Whenever I get to NJ I try to drive by the two homes I grew up in. I have thought of knocking on the door, but then lost courage. They actually both look great. If someone knocked on my door now stating they had lived here, I would be very skeptical as the person I live with has lived here since it was built!. I really would be leery if it had been build over an old cemetery!
Yes, I absolutely have gone back. I enjoyed going back to the suburban NY home and seeing what the new owners have done with our baby boom era split level my parents were so proud of being able to buy, (not a lot, but kept it looking nice) and seeing that my dad's old shrubs have grown and flourished.
More recently, we have traveled back to our northern CT home that we sold when we moved here 7 years ago. That one, we lived in for forty-something years, and I do miss that house and it's neighborhood, even though almost none of the neighbors are the same. When we go back to visit our CT family, we swing by every time. The people we sold it to are very nice and she loves to garden and they are keeping "our house" looking lovely. But we love living where we do now, and could not ever move back.
My sister in law, on the other hand, can NOT go back, even drive by, to her childhood home in central PA. Don and I, however, not only drove by, but drove up the driveway and chatted with the current owners.
Yes, definitely worth going back!!
My dad built a camp at Paul Stream back in the 1960s. We vacationed there for a month every August. When we moved back to New England, my husband and I drove up there to see the camp, and it was gone, completely gone. Even the outhouse was gone. The only way we knew we had the right lot was a few bits of wood with flaking yellow paint. I cried all the way home!
That is so sad. I would have cried too.