[senior citizen]

Posting a question for a dear friend who is not a member. Long story, but they have had difficulty getting connected.

Perhaps this might be more of a survey directed to the widows and widowers out there who are either contemplating or have made the leap of faith and moved from their long time residence up north to TV.

Annie has given it the required six months or more before even thinking of relocating. In some ways she feels she really needs a change of scenary and a warmer climate plus an easier to care for home, now that hubby is gone.

Please, all you widows or widowers who would care to share "your story" of how you made the final decision, if you sold all the northern furniture before you moved down.......what type of home you ultimately decided on......plus any other pertinent info you'd care to share to help my friend "think" about the path she should take in the future.

A more simple lifestyle is uppermost with lower home maintenance; close to the town square and to shopping, groceries, post office, libary, etc.
Not necessarily a villa as she would have visiting children and grandchildren and need the 3 bedrooms.

Thank you all in advance for any stories you might wish to share regarding your personal moves down to TV after widowhood , etc. Was it a hardship being away from the children and grandchildren? Did you miss the old homestead.........or did you feel like it was a clean slate? An adventure?