A Coincidence Happened

@DianneN (247186)
United States
December 5, 2020 12:57pm CST
The house in the photo, which I borrowed from Google, holds many memories for us. Hubby and I used to visit it with his childhood friend and his wife. The home belonged to her mother and her grandparents. We rode horses from the stable, played golf on the 9-hole course, swam in the pool where a scene from the movie, The Secret of my Success was filmed, cooked and baked in the restaurant sized kitchen, and received all kinds of goodies from the upstairs hall wall of closets in grocery bags filled with Schick razors, Lubriderm lotion, Rolaids, Trident Gum, and anything else Warner Lambert/Parke Davis made. Hubs and I took a walk earlier this morning and recounted the fun times there. When our friend’s mother passed away, the entire house and grounds were donated to the town and became known as the Lasdon Park and Arboretum in Katonah, New York. As soon as we returned from our walk, I answered the house phone that was ringing. It was my husband’s childhood friend. We talked for hours! What a coincidence!
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
5 Dec 20
I’ve only seen houses like this in movies. This is called telepathy.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
5 Dec 20
It was in one movie that I know of. It was so gorgeous inside and out.
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
5 Dec 20
What good memories you and hubs have, from spending time at this lovely home:) What a coincidence that his friend called, right after you reminisced about this
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
5 Dec 20
I know! We haven’t thought about that house in years.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
5 Dec 20
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@kobesbuddy (78882)
• East Tawas, Michigan
5 Dec 20
@DianneN I've thought about people I haven't seen in a long time. Then suddenly, I see them in their vehicle or walking down the street It's eerie, I certainly don't understand
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@Tina30219 (81948)
• Onaway, Michigan
5 Dec 20
That was cool that he would calll like that after you returning from your walk.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
5 Dec 20
It was a definite coincidence.
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@Tina30219 (81948)
• Onaway, Michigan
5 Dec 20
@DianneN I am sure
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@jstory07 (139695)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Dec 20
That house sure was big. Here you have memories and your husband's childhood friend calls. That is a coincidence. I do not have any childhood friends I do not even know where they would be now. So you are lucky.
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@ptrikha_2 (46968)
• India
6 Dec 20
@DianneN It is good to still be in touch with childhood friends. I have lost contact with almost all. Some college colleagues and one 12th Standard classmate is still in contact.
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@jstory07 (139695)
• Roseburg, Oregon
6 Dec 20
@DianneN I have all of my friends from high school and that is it.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
5 Dec 20
Yes, it was a huge coincidence especially since we haven’t thought of that place in years. My husband has more childhood friends than I do, but I am in touch with mine every now and then. Nothing as with my other friends.
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
5 Dec 20
That's not a house. That's a hotel I would have been most disappointed to only find a 9-hole golf course. I mean really!!! If you're going to do something you might as well do it properly
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
5 Dec 20
@DianneN They should have got a loan from Donald Trump. Apparently he likes a game of golf. Or maybe he should just be clubbed!!!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
5 Dec 20
@WorDazza They were good friends with Nixon, so I think they could have tried to squeeze Don for a loan if they wanted. But then again, Don is broke!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
5 Dec 20
It should have been a hotel. Every bedroom had its own bathroom. So beautiful. Perhaps they ran out of money building the golf course.
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@thelme55 (77080)
• Germany
5 Dec 20
What a coincidence! It seems like telepathy.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
5 Dec 20
It sure does! We haven’t thought about that house in years and then voila! However, hubs and his friend do speak at least monthly. Hope it still counts as a coincidence.
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@thelme55 (77080)
• Germany
5 Dec 20
@DianneN It is still a coincidence.
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@snowy22315 (180863)
• United States
5 Dec 20
That is one big house. There are two houses here on the lake that are like that. (not in my development although a couple are pretty big) I thought at first they were building hotels. I would hate to heat that thing in the winter!
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@Hate2Iron (15727)
• Canada
5 Dec 20
I do believe in coincidences... have no idea how they work, but they do have a way of showing up when we least expect them to!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
5 Dec 20
I feel the same. It may be a form of mental telepathy. Happens so often, that sometimes I’m afraid to think.
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@sallypup (61165)
• Centralia, Washington
5 Dec 20
Wow!!!! That house is amazing and huge. I imagine maids helped clean the joint. I'm glad you had good times there.
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@sallypup (61165)
• Centralia, Washington
5 Dec 20
@DianneN Such a hard life. Maybe I should feel sorry for them?
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
5 Dec 20
@sallypup Some people have all the luck. Grandpa worked heard, but I know they were very generous. Her mother was a philanthropist and did a lot for the arts and hospitals. She had a wing built on Cornell-Weil hospital in New York. She actually invited my older son to her apartment on Park Avenue with all the Rembrandts to interview him when she heard he was applying to Cornell University. She wanted to make sure he was a good match for the school. Nervy, but he was accepted anyway.
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Dec 20
You have wonderful memories of the house and grounds. What a wonderful coincidence to talk to your husband's childhood friend.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
5 Dec 20
Yes, thanks.
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Dec 20
@DianneN You're welcome.
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@pjmurphy (2499)
• United States
5 Dec 20
That's a nice house.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
5 Dec 20
Thanks! Nixon liked it, too.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
5 Dec 20
What a beautiful house!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
5 Dec 20
I drooled over it when I first saw it. Funny how quickly one can get used to beautiful things.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
6 Dec 20
@DianneN Hehehe!
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
5 Dec 20
Glad you had a nice walk and phone call.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
5 Dec 20
Thanks. That about sums up my post.
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@Dreamerby (5268)
• Calcutta, India
6 Dec 20
Donated this wonderful house?
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
6 Dec 20
Yes, and all the land.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
6 Dec 20
@Dreamerby I think it’s a museum now.
@Dreamerby (5268)
• Calcutta, India
6 Dec 20
@DianneN My goodness. So who lives in that house now? Is it a guest house now?
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@dodo19 (47317)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
5 Dec 20
Talk about a coincidence!! I can imagine the good times you guys spent there.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
5 Dec 20
We haven’t thought about that place in years, then boom! It was a magnificent place.
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@much2say (55663)
• Los Angeles, California
6 Dec 20
Wowwwwwww - that's a huge house!!! What neat memories - but woh - that is quite a coincidence to get that call! You were all on the same mental plane today - almost like telepathy !
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@much2say (55663)
• Los Angeles, California
7 Dec 20
@DianneN A witch . Do you fly on a broom ?
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
6 Dec 20
We haven’t thought of that house in years. Mental telepathy seems to happen a lot to me. My mother thought I was a witch!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
13 Dec 20
@much2say I used to tell my students that on Halloween I used to fly on my broom to get to school. They believed me!. Then again, I taught special Ed.
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• United States
7 Dec 20
What wonderful memories and certainly a coincidence that you got a phone call from that friend. Isn't it funny how that works sometimes
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
9 Dec 20
I seem to have a coincidence almost every day. My mother called me a witch years ago.
@LindaOHio (178870)
• United States
5 Dec 20
What a coincidence for sure. What a regal looking house!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
5 Dec 20
After all these years, we began reminiscing and voila! The house and grounds were so gorgeous.
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@Janet357 (75646)
6 Dec 20
A grand house! Am wondering how many rooms it has:)
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
6 Dec 20
I really don’t know. It was grand though.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
6 Dec 20
what a great story. I love the history of old buildings!
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
6 Dec 20
I’m going to try to find out when the house was built.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
8 Dec 20
@DocAndersen Wow! That must have been so awesome to see!
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
6 Dec 20
@DianneN i used to work in a restaurant that was an old mansion converted. it had so much history! One night we were cleaning the walls and found a depressed switch. We pushed it back in, and heard a creak. There was an old prohibition bar hidden behind the false wall!
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