Thanks, folks. Yesterday was very frustrating. I was trying to line up doctors & wondered if I'd die at home before I could find any (just being dramatic!). This am, I was able to make initial appointments for my son & self at a GP, as well as a needed eye exam for him--all before we go back to school! My letter carrier has offered to put up the mailbox post himself! Boy, that never would have happened in my former area! Once I've found people to do work on the house, they've been great! And, it *is* a really beautiful area. Just an awful lot to get used to at the same time. I am just on the NY side of the intersection of CT & MA.

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