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Originally Posted by justjim
We visited several retirement communities and even purchased a home in one before TV. We are "shoppers" and value hunters. Arizona had too much "brown tones" and Hot Spring Villages, Arkansas was too cold and too many pine trees. The place in Florida where we purchased a home was only 20 miles south of TV but you had to drive six miles for a loaf of bread.
Stonewood we looked at very seriously and We probably could be "happy" in Stonewood. Very close to TV and more house for the money.
Bottom line there is no place like TV. Unless, you want to be a "beach bum"! But if you just want to visit the beach occasionly, the beach is just one and half hours away.
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Thank you Jim. I know what you mean about the "six miles for a loaf of bread". If you can find them, take a look at my aerial shots of our Green Mountain state.......about twenty or so photos of "Irene" taken by helicopter.......it gets worse as you go down.
I agree with you about Arizona, although it probably might make more sense due to its "dry climate" for those with arthritis.
My husband's sister lives there for just that reason. His brother lives in California and our son/family live in Colorado.
That's true......about the beach being one and a half hour's drive.
We were also thinking about the grandkids......it's true.
On the road where we now live, in the same neighborhood since we were 25 years old, all of us have seen each other through grieving the loss of parents and spouses, the birth of new babies......the graduations of all of our children, the weddings of all of the same.........followed by all of our grandchildren's births....may sound strange, but all of us ENJOY the HIGH SPIRITED "JOY" that the grandchildren all bring when they visit........and they go around the neighborhood, welcomed by all, into their homes. They get invited to swim in the neighbors pools in the summertime. Some of these neighbors were their math teachers, etc., etc., etc.
Small town living. But, we are willing to leave this "history" behind for the sake of balmy Florida weather, esp. after this colder than normal winter just past.
We also enjoy the company of the younger crowd, who always tells us we are "young at heart" even though we recognize that we are getting older than dirt and slowing down...........so just thinking maybe we would be better off in a multi aged community.
Ditto for when our grandchildren visit us............which they all promise they will. Don't want to upset the neighbors. We , ourselves are very quiet..........but kids having fun in the pool can get noisy when one is not used to children. The homes are close.
Having the beach a block or two away would solve that problem. Just a lot to ponder. Our family has always meant everything to us. We married young, at 20, and began our family three years later..... and totally enjoyed raising our children........and now watching them enjoying their own broods.
Thank you kindly. I appreciate your post.