Katonah, NY, a charming little hamlet and Bill O'Reilly Vs. Francesca and Sharkey!
Have a look at what Bill O'Reilly said about Francesca and Sharkey's new blog The Daily Wag
People are always curious where I like to shop and I thought it would be kind of fun to give you a little photo tour of the shopping area of Katonah, New York, which is about a five minute drive from my farm. Like its surrounding hamlets, Katonah is full of history and is named for Chief Katonah, a Native American who sold the land to a group of English colonists. Originally founded where the Cross River Reservoir is now situated, many structures in that hamlet were actually physically moved at the end of the nineteenth century. Before flooding the area, more than fifty buildings were relocated from the old site to where many still stand, laboriously pulled by horses along timber tracks. Today, Katonah is quaint and beautiful. Please enjoy these photos.
Hi Martha, I've enjoyed the tour of Katonah! It's a very picturesque place and I especially love the charm of small town living. It seems to have some lovely places to shop, of course, with NYC close by you can always find the things not readily available there! It looks like a place I'd enjoy visiting. I'm a fan of the "old timey" hardware stores. I could wander them for hours. You never know what you might find there. O'Rielly is indeed a bone head, per your tweet, that I just read! I'm not sure what incited your observation, although I'm not at odds with it at all. I occasionally watch his show, but then my blood pressure goes up and I have to MUTE his big mouth! Oh, I clicked on the link with the tweet and he must have said something ugly on his show about your sweeties: F&S. Oh well, consider the source! I'd call him a jackass, but that would be so insulting to jackasses the world over!
Posted by: Frances Jackson | March 31st, 2009 at 2:22 am
Katonah looks a lot like my lovely town here in California, small, nice and quaint.
After recently spending five days in NYC and spending five nights in Queens, Katonah is like heaven compared to those two cites lol! Much more to my liking. The photos are lovely and so is the small town.
Time for bed it is 3:30 AM here in California and looks like you are on your way to work.
Have a good day.
Pam from California
Posted by: Pam From California | March 31st, 2009 at 5:31 am
Thanks for posting these photos. I have very good friends in South Salem. When I worked in NYC, I used to make my way up for a visit from time to time. My friends would pick me up at the Katonah station and we would always browse the shops before heading over to their place. Thanks for bringing back some happy memories.
Posted by: Wayne M | March 31st, 2009 at 6:24 am
Martha, thank you for sharing photos of Katonah,N.Y.What a charming little hamlet as you stated. I too love small and quaint shops plus
stately homes. We have a few right here in our home town.
Marty from Ohio
Posted by: marty dayton,ohio | March 31st, 2009 at 8:03 am
"Charming" is definitely the right word to describe this hamlet.
In some ways it's like going back in time, especially with the parallel parking on the streets!
Posted by: Maureen | March 31st, 2009 at 8:19 am
What a fascinating history. Thanks so much for sharing. So many places up state I have on my list to visit!
Posted by: Jenna Lang | March 31st, 2009 at 9:37 am
Awww, this is nice! Your town looks charming, Martha, and down-home. It's neat that you're only 5 minutes away from the shopping district, but seemingly, you live further out in the 'country' (my kind of girl! [grin]). Gee whiz, if you're short on an ingredient in the kitchen, or if a tool would break, you can run into town in a jiffy and get what you need. I'm sure, too, that many of us can equivocate some of your stores with ones of our own in our hometowns.
I LOVE HARDWARE STORES! (yes, I DID intend to shout [giggle]). I am certain this is so, due to my daddy dragging me along with him when I was a child (it gave my mom a break!). I was totally bored at the time, as you can imagine, but I've grown up to love tools, nevertheless, and to know which ones do what. (I wish Daddy were still alive to share this story yet again...he would always chuckle every time!) These little gems (stores) are becoming things of the past, due to larger home centers that take over and overshadow them. Kelloggs & Lawrence looks especially inviting to me - I'd love to get lost on a treasure hunt in there anytime!
My little Edgar =^..^= wanted me to mention that, for the record, he IS NOT a little pinhead, and he will expound on his tho'ts more in a post on TDWag (oops, there he goes, down off my lap...)
Onward and upward,
=^..^=
mrrrow
"Let all that you do be done in love."--I Corinthians 16:14
Posted by: Cindy Bricker | March 31st, 2009 at 11:04 am
Hi Martha,
I’m from a small town but mine wasn’t quite as quaint as Katonah. We did have a nice hardware and grocery store, Movie Theater and bowling alley but no department store or cleaners. Those stores were 7 or 8 miles away and good exercise for me on my bicycle. Our house looked similar to the one in your photo #10 with the bay windows. I still like those old houses. I sure wouldn’t mind going to New York and then taking a train to Katonah just to see the shops and those houses, after seeing your show of course. The stone structure in photo #8 is something else. Someone put a lot of work into that one! Thanks for showing us where you shop. Trish
P.S. I commented on The Daily Wag about 'bonehead' B.O. calling F&S pinheads. I hope their feelings weren't hurt too badly. I’m an animal lover and I love The Daily Wag!
Posted by: Trish | March 31st, 2009 at 11:29 am
Hi Martha, If I ever get to New York, number 1 on my list of places to see is your fantastic farm and close behind is number 2 the beautiful hamlet Katonah. I love this tour you took us on and will probably visit this blog again and again. Do you ever take the train from Katonah to NYC? I'll bet that would be a very scenic route. Refering to B O'R, I NEVER watch him because of the way he treated you in 2004-2005. Thanks for sharing and I hope F&S don't dwell on his comments. He isn't worth the attention. Jan
Posted by: Jan Erickson | March 31st, 2009 at 1:06 pm
I really loved those big, spooky, old Victorian homes with the naked tree limbs hanging into the sides of the pictures.
I'll bet that area is really cool in the fall and Halloween time.
Posted by: Mike | March 31st, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Katonah is lovely, you are lucky to have such a sweet town five minutes from home!
Posted by: Liz | March 31st, 2009 at 2:21 pm
What a lovely town. It's kept so neat & nice. I really liked the marketplace; wish there was one like that in my town.
Posted by: Sherry | March 31st, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Hi Martha:
I love your small town Ketonah. It's so charming and quaint. Its a place I'd love to visit someday. Thanks for sharing your pictures of this very lovely place.
Linda
Phila., PA
Posted by: Linda | March 31st, 2009 at 7:05 pm
What a wonderful quaint little town. PS: I'm drooling over your katonah version with Kaybee Homes. In fact I'm adding a subway tiled backsplash in my kitchen.
Posted by: Norbie K. Las Vegas | March 31st, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Hi Martha,
The citizens of Katonah are very lucky to have such a variety of shops that are so individual. I think this is what makes shopping fun and not a chore.
Erica
Brisbane Australia
Posted by: Er ica Hanwright | April 1st, 2009 at 2:59 am
Martha,
I don't know you beyond what I've seen. May I say that I really admire you. I don't have a lot of time for much of anything. My life has been busy; but I know that it's not easy picking yourself up with a positive attitude from the lessons life bring your way. I'm sure my hap hazard way of life would drive you crazy hahahha however yours makes me anxious *grins*. I want you to know that I find you charming and with great character, smart and with great wit. You seem like you stay true to yourself and have figured a way to make most lemons in to a chiffon lemon cake, pies, and lemon-aid and at a profit to yourself. I think it's funny that some can make monies at other expense and be glorified for doing so. Then there are people like yourself that work hard and over come obsticals and your under the microscope. Thank you for a way for me to tell you this and thank you for all your wonderful ideas that I can incorporate in to my own crazy way. May God bless you and yours.
sheila
Posted by: Sheila Abohosh | April 1st, 2009 at 8:26 am
O seeing this posting about Katonah makes me so wistful..I used to go with my grandmother to Katonah to the fish store..wonder if it is still in business..loved the statue. My grandparents lived in Bedford ..there used to be a blueberry farm across from their house..cream and blueberries for breakfast..You have found the magical place to live. Look forward to your new crafts book..have you seen Lost Crafts, Rediscovering Traditional Skills by Una McGovern,Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd
Posted by: louise | April 1st, 2009 at 9:40 am
having lived in another country and four different US states, I have found quaint towns and beauty in all...thank you for sharing these lovely photos of a lovely place.
Posted by: delia | April 1st, 2009 at 12:49 pm
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Mom, we got this blo today from some French Poodles. I think they like us! F&S
WELL, . . . .
Buried in his own avalanche of ticky tacky talk, Bill Bob has to know that only a canine would close its nose to his poo pooey and be there for the "Old Hound's" rescue.
"Billy Bobber, after years of sliced tongue cling clang, you still have a friend. Call me Pinhead Lohrend."
FRENCH EMBASSY POODLE BRIGADE CAPTAIN---for the honor and protection of our French cousins FRANCESCA AND SHARKEY.
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Posted by: andrea and the weimaraners & unleashed mouth | April 1st, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Thank you for highlighting our beautiful town. The Katonah Village Improvement Society (a non-profit civic group) has just published a walking tour with illustrated map of Katonah. Many of the buildings in Martha's photographs are in our Nationally Registered Historic District. The map is free and available at the bulletin board by the train station (pictured), and at many of the stores in town.
Martha, be sure to pick up a copy!
Posted by: Lydia Landesberg | April 5th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Hi Martha!
The pictures of katonah Village are very nice! A quaint little town where everyone knows everyone else! I too live in a little town like that. I live in PA and there are a lot of towns named after Indian names. In fact there is one town called Jim Thorpe, which is originally named ?Monk Chaunk? (not sure of the spelling) Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Sonya Forsgren-Lytle | April 11th, 2009 at 12:08 am
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please can you email me back, would be so fun to receive an email from you.
for the entry you learn I never get to do. Lots of hugs: a fan from Sweden
Posted by: lasse | April 18th, 2009 at 7:49 pm