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BEDFORD, N.Y. Twenty-three year Bedford resident Stacy Geisinger, creator of Stacyknows, a lifestyle blogazine, is the fourth most followed person on Twitter based in Westchester, she said.
Her blog, a guide to all that is hip and trendy in Westchester County, is a popular go-to for information on dining, culture, art, shopping, charity events, health and beauty and travel.
There are advantages here that you could not get anywhere else, Geisinger said. Someone once told me when you live somewhere you never know how long youre going to live there, so you should always take advantage of everything in that town.
Geisinger, a consummate consumer, cited gift shop Ebba, clothier Toney Toni and the Gang, Bedford Gourmet, the Bedford Post Inn (formerly Ninos) and Table Local Market as some of her Bedford favorites.
The Bedford Daily Voice caught up with Geisinger and asked her to name five favorite things about her hometown:
1) Beautiful views, especially in fall
The best thing about living in Bedford is that you dont have to go to Vermont. The leaves changing on Guard Hill Road are the prettiest things ever. You dont really have to go anywhere. You just wake up and its beautiful. Truly, Bedford is one of the prettiest places I've ever been, and I've been to a lot of places.
2) A taste of Americana
When you go to a football game at Fox Lane my son played on the football team for four years you really feel like youre in America. Bedford is very American. Its got a very New England feel.
3) Friendly people and a small-town atmosphere
Bedford is a friendly and interesting place where, Geisinger said, You're just as likely to get an invitation in the mail as you are from a person on a horse," something that actually has happened to her. And, she said, Bedfords small size lends itself to constant impromptu reunions with friends.
I truly try my best to avoid it because its so good. Cookies are my downfall, said Geisinger, specifically the chocolate chip cookies at Memes and the oatmeal cherry cookies at Willie Nicks. They really call me. I hear them every day.
5) Celebrities everywhere you turn
I live on the road where Fatal Attraction was filmed and live in between Michael Douglas and Glenn Close [the movies two stars]. Its crazy. Fatal Attraction was filmed on Guard Hill Road Its amazing: within a mile, theyre both there.
Geisinger also mentioned attending an event at Martha Stewarts home thrown by the Bedford Historical Society. And the house? Its ginormous, she said.
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