Just a fire

Car of the day…

 Until yesterday I never knew this was called a "Chevrolet Bowtie!" Have you  ever heard it called that?

Sherry & I dated in Chevys. My first car was a '48. We owned a '50 as our first car as a married couple. 

Now for Today:

Lately Sherry and I have spent hours at our fire pit. We do a lot of talking, discussing things that happen to OLD people. Trying to decide when to drastically modify our life style.  With Sherry feeling bad lately, feeling nauseous, not having much of an appetite gives her a new view of life.

She is referring to her cousin Ralph, he is 93 now. He and his wife have a beautiful home in the country, down in Georgia. She has not felt like cooking for a couple years now so they have entered a senior community that is detached homes, where all meals are served. He calls and talks to Sherry, neither he nor his wife can give in to selling their home yet.  Most days they eat a meal at their new home then drive back to their ‘REAL HOME.’

WE are hearing what we know is the soul of most seniors, hating to give up that independence. Ralph knows the time will come to release their home. They both know they will more than likely NEVER return to their home in the country.

Since Sherry does not feel like cooking nor eating much, she repeats the often made statement: “We all seem to want to lose some weight, but we do not want to lose our appetite.”  That of course, is a very true statement.

We live in this side of our duplex.  (pic before the drives were paved)

Above is looking down into the picnic area, the fire ring is hidden by the trees.

This is our coach, patiently(?) waiting for orders to head out! We lived in this and one like it for over 20 years.

This is a view of the front of the duplex. It is actually deeded as two condos.  The side you see here is rented out, it pays the maintenance, ins. and taxes on both sides.

So we toss around options:

….. Sell and rent a small place. A very good option where the land lord worries about the normal house problems and eat out more.

….. Complete an apartment in the basement, and hire a full time house keeper and cook. (I would lose some of my play house,  that would be tough).

….. Sell ALL, and move into an apartment at an assisted living place that furnishes all meals and house cleaning. (BUT, I still need a play house to play and FIX things, I know, it is an addiction)

….. Sell everything, move back into the motor home and find a place nearby to rent a parking space.

….. I think the ideal thing would be to sell everything and buy a small 1-2 BR house. Live 6 months here and 6 months in our trailer in Florida.  Driving our car or flying back and forth.  Probably the best option, but Belmont housing is ridiculous at present, a small preowned home like that runs $200-$250K……

The other option, and one that will probably be used is let life take care of the problems as it forces a change, or drops the decisions into our sons’ laps. I do not like for someone to be forces to clean up my mess. L.

 Nite Shipslog

PS: Let me tell you, life gets complicated when you are old, still have health, BUT KNOW it is 'responsible' to prepare for the future (if U can) L.