[senior citizen]

You may well be right as far as us, considering all the rain the northeast has had; it is 63 degrees out on the second day of summer!

But, nope, her query was not about finding romance although that might be a nice surprise. It was more about wanting a total change of scenary, and wanting to hear from widows or widowers who have done it alone; meaning moving down totally alone, and whether or not they sold all their northern furniture , what type of home they selected for "one person" with anticipated visitors......did they buy a furnished home to save the hassles or new one and decorate it themselves. She noticed on some of the resales that the homes came furnished.

Also, she was wondering about the "adjustment period" from living close to the children and grandchildren to living totally alone in a new environment. They were a very close couple. She knows not to jump into anything new nor to sell the family home too soon, but is just weighing her options.

I know for a fact that meeting a replacement hubby is NOT on the agenda.

Now, we are awaiting the arrival of our son from Colorado and sure hope he brings the sunshine, plus our daughter's family and the 3 grandkids this coming weekend. On my friend's behalf, now that I'm thinking of it..........what does one do with all the toys and toyboxes that they've (and we've) accumulated for when the grandkids visit? When ours left the nest, we decluttered and simplified.............now it's all back again for the pleasure of the grandchildren. So, any widows out there who moved down to TV alone and how did you handle it all???