My_DPS husband_NN1 and_CJC I_PNP moved_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 village_NN1 of_PRF Catskill_NP0 ,_PUN in_PRP New_NP0 York_NP0 ,_PUN more_AV0 than_CJS a_AT0 year_NN1 ago_AV0 ._SENT Although_CJS we_PNP have_VHB lived_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 Hudson_NP0 Valley_NN1 off_AVP and_CJC on_AVP since_PRP 1998_CRD ,_PUN we_PNP arrived_VVD in_PRP Catskill_NP0 as_PRP strangers_NN2 ._SENT And_CJC ,_PUN because_CJS the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 hit_NN1 right_AV0 after_CJS we_PNP moved_VVD ,_PUN we_PNP are_VBB still_AV0 strangers_NN2 ,_PUN restricted_VVN in_PRP our_DPS ability_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI to_TO0 know_VVI our_DPS new_AJ0 place_NN1 ._SENT Mainly_AV0 ,_PUN we_PNP know_VVB it_PNP by_PRP walking_VVG ,_PUN for_PRP blocks_NN2 in_PRP all_DT0 directions_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC by_PRP saying_VVG hi_AJ0 to_PRP our_DPS neighbors_NN2 ,_PUN who_PNQ ,_PUN perhaps_AV0 because_CJS for_PRP a_AT0 long_AJ0 stretch_NN1 they_PNP could_VM0 n't_XX0 go_VVI to_PRP the_AT0 gym_NN1 ,_PUN were_VBD also_AV0 walking_VVG ;_PUN we_PNP know_VVB it_PNP from_PRP snatches_NN2 of_PRF conversation_NN1 and_CJC by_PRP looking_VVG ._SENT 
We_PNP lived_VVD previously_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Rip_NP0 Van_NP0 Winkle_NP0 Bridge_NP0 ,_PUN in_PRP Dutchess_NP0 County_NN1 ;_PUN over_PRP time_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP had_VHD become_VVN familiar_AJ0 with_PRP Kingston_NP0 and_CJC other_AJ0 parts_NN2 of_PRF Ulster_NP0 County_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC Greene_NP0 County_NN1 ,_PUN where_AVQ Catskill_NP0 is_VBZ ,_PUN remained_VVD mysteriously_AV0 unknown_AJ0 to_PRP us_PNP ._SENT We_PNP chose_VVD to_TO0 buy_VVI here_AV0 because_CJS it_PNP was_VBD still_AV0 affordable_AJ0 and_CJC because_CJS it_PNP is_VBZ beautiful_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 places_NN2 where_AVQ we_PNP 'd_VHD lived_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 other_AJ0 side_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Hudson_NP0 River_NP0 are_VBB also_AV0 beautiful_AJ0 or_CJC ,_PUN at_PRP least_AV0 ,_PUN charming_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC Catskill_NP0 's_POS beauty_NN1 immediately_AV0 seemed_VVD more_AV0 varied_AJ0 ,_PUN more_AV0 complex_AJ0 ,_PUN somehow_AV0 deeper_AV0 ._SENT The_AT0 village_NN1 is_VBZ certainly_AV0 more_AV0 diverse_AJ0 ,_PUN socially_AV0 and_CJC topographically_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP slopes_VVZ down_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 Hudson_NP0 on_PRP one_CRD side_NN1 and_CJC up_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 mountains_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 other_NN1 ,_PUN giving_VVG some_DT0 streets_NN2 stark_AJ0 angles_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ are_VBB complicated_AJ0 by_PRP trees_NN2 and_CJC rooftops_NN2 that_CJT are_VBB flat_AJ0 ,_PUN peaked_AJ0 ,_PUN corniced_AJ0 ,_PUN or_CJC ,_PUN in_PRP some_DT0 cases_NN2 ,_PUN domed_AJ0 ._SENT You_PNP can_VM0 stand_VVI at_PRP the_AT0 corner_NN1 of_PRF ,_PUN say_VVB ,_PUN Bridge_NN1 and_CJC Spring_NN1 and_CJC see_VVB the_AT0 road_NN1 rising_VVG and_CJC falling_VVG as_CJS it_PNP travels_VVZ into_PRP the_AT0 greater_AJC world_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 turn_VVB down_AVP a_AT0 side_NN1 street_NN1 and_CJC enter_VVB into_PRP a_AT0 lush_AJ0 fold_NN1 of_PRF small-town_AJ0 life_NN1 (_PUL planned_AJ0 greenery_NN1 ,_PUN flowers_NN2 ,_PUN decorations_NN2 ,_PUN toys_NN2 )_PUR ._SENT There_EX0 are_VBB gorgeous_AJ0 houses_NN2 ,_PUN blocks_NN2 of_PRF them_PNP ,_PUN even_AV0 on_PRP streets_NN2 where_AVQ the_AT0 sidewalks_NN2 are_VBB broken_VVN and_CJC overrun_VVN with_PRP grass_NN1 ;_PUN rigorously_AV0 kept_VVN homes_NN2 are_VBB sometimes_AV0 close_AJ0 to_PRP those_DT0 that_CJT are_VBB almost_AV0 calamitously_AV0 run-down_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 two_CRD elements_NN2 —_PUN rigor_NN1 and_CJC calamity_NN1 —_PUN each_DT0 accent_NN1 the_AT0 other_NN1 's_POS beauty_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 very_AV0 lovely_AJ0 home_NN1 may_VM0 sit_VVI across_PRP the_AT0 street_NN1 from_PRP a_AT0 once-grand_AJ0 house_NN1 ,_PUN now_AV0 weather-beaten_AJ0 and_CJC sagging_AJ0 on_PRP its_DPS foundation_NN1 ._SENT There_EX0 is_VBZ a_AT0 sense_NN1 of_PRF small-town_AJ0 hierarchy_NN1 ,_PUN of_PRF house_NN1 pride_NN1 and_CJC house_NN1 modesty_NN1 ,_PUN of_PRF the_AT0 effort_NN1 it_PNP takes_VVZ to_TO0 create_VVI beauty_NN1 and_CJC also_AV0 just_AV0 to_TO0 survive_VVI ._SENT These_DT0 homes_NN2 are_VBB a_AT0 constant_AJ0 reminder_NN1 that_CJT some_DT0 boats_NN2 rise_VVB while_CJS some_DT0 sink_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC you_PNP never_AV0 know_VVB for_PRP sure_AJ0 which_DTQ yours_PNP will_VM0 be_VBI ._SENT 
Usually_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP have_VHB little_DT0 natural_AJ0 curiosity_NN1 about_PRP the_AT0 factual_AJ0 histories_NN2 of_PRF villages_NN2 and_CJC towns_NN2 ;_PUN I_PNP am_VBB content_AJ0 to_TO0 absorb_VVI places_NN2 in_PRP their_DPS present_AJ0 tense_NN1 ,_PUN to_TO0 subliminally_AV0 sense_VVI their_DPS pasts_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 details_NN2 of_PRF their_DPS architecture_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 textures_NN2 of_PRF their_DPS plants_NN2 and_CJC broken_AJ0 places_NN2 ,_PUN or_CJC the_AT0 names_NN2 on_PRP display_NN1 in_PRP their_DPS tumble-down_AJ0 cemeteries_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC Catskill_NP0 made_VVD me_PNP wonder_VVB —_PUN wonder_VVB with_PRP a_AT0 flavor_NN1 of_PRF anxiety_NN1 ,_PUN especially_AV0 last_ORD fall_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 was_VBD rising_AJ0 and_CJC the_AT0 election_NN1 was_VBD impending_AJ0 ._SENT What_DTQ kind_NN1 of_PRF place_NN1 was_VBD this_DT0 ?_SENT There_EX0 was_VBD basic_AJ0 information_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 profusion_NN1 of_PRF political_AJ0 yard_NN1 signs_NN2 —_PUN mostly_AV0 Biden-Harris_NP0 in_PRP our_DPS immediate_AJ0 vicinity_NN1 ,_PUN lots_PNI of_PRF Black_AJ0 Lives_NN2 Matter_NN1 —_PUN but_CJC ,_PUN beyond_PRP that_DT0 ,_PUN who_PNQ were_VBD these_DT0 people_NN0 ?_SENT 
It_PNP was_VBD in_PRP this_DT0 state_NN1 of_PRF nervous_AJ0 receptivity_NN1 that_CJT I_PNP came_VVD upon_PRP what_DTQ I_PNP call_VVB the_AT0 Trump_NN1 House_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 house_NN1 is_VBZ on_PRP a_AT0 main_AJ0 thoroughfare_NN1 in_PRP Catskill_NP0 ,_PUN in_PRP an_AT0 area_NN1 that_CJT my_DPS next-door_AJ0 neighbors_NN2 call_VVB "_PUQ the_AT0 gut_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ which_DTQ borders_NN2 on_PRP and_CJC ,_PUN in_PRP some_DT0 cases_NN2 ,_PUN seems_VVZ to_TO0 roll_VVI gently_AV0 down_AVP into_PRP a_AT0 steep_AJ0 ,_PUN verdant_AJ0 ravine_NN1 that_CJT spans_VVZ at_PRP least_AV0 a_AT0 block_NN1 and_CJC ,_PUN when_CJS the_AT0 foliage_NN1 is_VBZ out_AVP ,_PUN gives_VVZ the_AT0 area_NN1 an_AT0 aura_NN1 of_PRF wildness_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP had_VHD driven_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 and_CJC glimpsed_VVD its_DPS display_NN1 of_PRF flags_NN2 and_CJC costumed_AJ0 mannequins_NN2 and_CJC a_AT0 handmade_AJ0 sign_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 full_AJ0 effect_NN1 could_VM0 be_VBI appreciated_VVN only_AV0 by_PRP slowly_AV0 walking_VVG past_NN1 ._SENT Initially_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD too_AV0 averse_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 concept_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 house_NN1 to_TO0 do_VDI that_DT0 ._SENT But_CJC eventually_AV0 my_DPS curiosity_NN1 got_VVD the_AT0 best_AJS of_PRF me_PNP and_CJC I_PNP took_VVD a_AT0 better_AJC look_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 house_NN1 was_VBD small_AJ0 and_CJC built_VVN close_AV0 to_PRP the_AT0 street_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP a_AT0 concrete_AJ0 area_NN1 bordered_VVN by_PRP an_AT0 iron_NN1 railing_NN1 where_CJS there_EX0 would_VM0 usually_AV0 be_VBI a_AT0 front_AJ0 yard_NN1 with_PRP grass_NN1 ;_PUN the_AT0 homeowner_NN1 had_VHD made_VVN remarkable_AJ0 use_NN1 of_PRF this_DT0 area_NN1 ,_PUN arraying_VVG it_PNP with_PRP large_AJ0 mannequins_NN2 ,_PUN including_PRP a_AT0 white_AJ0 male_AJ0 figure_NN1 wearing_VVG a_AT0 maga_NN1 hat_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 shirt_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 picture_NN1 of_PRF Smokey_NP0 the_AT0 Bear_NN1 warning_NN1 that_CJT "_PUQ only_AV0 you_PNP can_VM0 prevent_VVI socialism_NN1 "_PUQ ;_PUN just_AV0 behind_AV0 him_PNP lurked_VVD a_AT0 skeleton_NN1 that_CJT sported_VVD a_AT0 bow-tie_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 faded_AJ0 Trump_NN1 cap._NN1 (_PUL Later_AV0 I_PNP 'd_VM0 see_VVI the_AT0 skeleton_NN1 wearing_VVG a_AT0 "_PUQ Do_VDB n't_XX0 Tread_VVI on_PRP Me_PNP "_PUQ shirt_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC more_AV0 often_AV0 it_PNP went_VVD nude_AJ0 ._SENT )_PUR 
