Good morning--- on a cold, windy day--not snowing--yet--but----it looks like it could happen any minute. We do have leaves on our trees --on some of the trees, but they are blowing in the wind--Yu can feel winter is on our doorstep--
So--to-morrow our home goes on the market---The Real Estate will have it online--- and, we will "move on"------ hopefully it will be a good move--- a good place to live---and easier for me to handle--Lord love a Duck! --What one must do as one ages--I never remember my Gramma or Grampa "downsizing"-- I think they went right from their farm house, to the hospital and eventually passed--
Well, Son#2 just sent a couple of pictures of the village we are moving to-- It looks very quiet-- I like "QUIET"---------------------- ---The Grocery ---"QUIET" is good!
Enjoy your day---- Take care of your pets--- Remember to talk to them-- and I shall look in on you all, this evening---Remember to be strong---NO CRYING!
So glad you had such a nice day before the next step in selling. Good time to relax. The new town looks so peaceful and, as you said, quiet. I live in a small town and they take awhile to get used to but now wouldn't go back to a city.
ReplyDeleteGood luck on selling and I'm glad you aren't trying to make a lot of changes to the house decor before the next step. Dot
Hi Dot---no--I shall let the next family enjoy this place and make it their own--and on we go --- and I am looking forward to a small quiet town Dot--Nice that yu wrote too-Lynda
DeleteAm excited for your next chapter of living. You and Himself have earned an easier and quiet life. Letting go of our circumstances that have become burdens is hard, but the pleasures of your lake life have dimmed. Enjoy them as memories and time to create new ones.
ReplyDeleteDeb--always nice when yu write-- Yes it will be a difficult move but I believe a good move. one cannot live in such a large home forever--and it will be less work-- Lynda
DeleteGlad you had a good time @ son #3’s yesterday. OH you are so right. I can imagine the headaches families cause God if WE have headaches with our ‘little’ families. LOL
ReplyDeleteYes, it looks like it will be a lovely village for you and Himself. And nice to be close @ hand to son #2 and DIL Good luck!
Hugs and blessings
Barb
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OH and PS . . . I am sure I give God a headache MOST days. LOL
LOLOL--- Well I'm sure he (God) watches over you Barb!---- You took good cre of yer Mom and Dad--I remember that!-Lynda
DeleteI'm very happy that you had a nice Thanksgiving, and the move you're making is a must! You are doing all the inside and outside work yourself and you're not a 'young chicken' anymore, Lynda.
ReplyDeleteI live in SW Ontario and our closest village is Burford but that doesn't seem to be where you're heading. May I know the name of where you'll be living?
It will be a big change for both you and Fred, but a wonderful one. Being so close to your son is important, especially at your ages.
I'm still plugging along in my own apartment. I'll be 90 next birthday and hope I never have to move to a 'home.' My children can't take me for various reasons and I always vowed I would never live with them, I don't want to be a burden.
I had a nice Thanksgiving, my son and his wife came for a visit yesterday and brought me a turkey meal with all the trimmings plus some pumpkin trifle my DIL made. They do this every year at Thanksgiving and Christmas, so that I always have these special meals.
Take care Lynda, I don't reply often on your blogs but I do read them daily.
Love and hugs to you and Fred and Lopez. xoxo
Gloria
Gloria--- I shall write more to yu later--but--It's LAKEFIELD --near Peterborogh--Wouldn't it be wonderful if yu were close to that?-- It seems like a quiet area which is what I want so I can drive still--I'm not used to big time traffic-It will be a big move--to a 2 bedroom place on the main floor--Matt will be upstairs for the 1st yr --then close by in his new house -- I feel it will be a good move!-- I shall pray that yu might be close by-- Hugs, Lynda
DeleteI went to Lakefield when I was a teenager but don't remember much about that trip. However, I'm hours away from there, I thought you were coming way down near Lake Erie, that's my area. You'll love village life though and without all the work of a big house and outside work, you'll have more time to pursue things that you like to do. Fred will adjust, it may take him a bit longer than you but he will. My oldest daughter passed away in August from a heart attack. My youngest, who is 51 and has Down Syndrome, lived with her and has been in hospital since. She has dementia and it is advancing fast, she usually doesn't even know who we are when we visit and she can be quite combative. It's a good thing she isn't big in size, usually her bad moods can be handled well. She has adjusted fine to hospital life and will move once more when a nursing home with a dementia ward has an opening for her. But it has been a heartbreaking two months for me. I can talk to people now and will go to my son's at Christmastime, I think, I haven't made up my mind positively yet but I do think I'll go. Anyhow, I'm gabby so I'll go. I do love knowing what's going on with and for Fred and you.
DeleteHugs and love, Gloria xoxo
This time, Lynda, I am copying this post and emailing it to myself. If it disappears again, I can bring it back up to send again email! Did you see my late comment when I apologized for its disappearance?
ReplyDeleteThe photos are great! Foodland is open 24 hours. That's convenient for some people. Hopefully, you won't need that...but it's open if you do. A park on Main Street is great, too.
Happy you had a happy time yesterday. Did you celebrate your wedding anniversary, too?
Not much going on here. May go out for ice cream...I'm out. It's doctor's orders for me to eat it every night.
Beautiful outside, but C-O-L-D! Windy, too. Some sun, though. We have a mix on our trees, too. Yours are beautiful, too, I see.
Joanne, who you talked with, fell today making her bed. The rescue squad had to come get her up and into her recliner in the living room. She had a big painful bruise on her shin. Otherwise she seems okay.
I'm off to a snack and snooze. Will check back later, of course. Here's hoping we all enjoy our day...{{{HUGS}}} Love, your sis Maggie
Oh no--wonder why it just disappears?--and others sometimes say the same thing_Yes it was our wedding anniversary--but not a big deal-- Poor Joanne-- Hope she recovers oK---It is terrible to fall!--good day here--- listed the house and have 3 showings booked--already--lynda
DeleteIt's Kathy. The neighborhood you're moving into looks lovely. I know it will be hard to leave but what an adventure you will have! I saw the physical therapist again today - she always makes me feel better. She tells me that I'm doing well and she can tell where in my body my muscles are tight - which is helpful to know that it's not just in my head! She added some stretches to my plan for this week. We have some warmer weather on the way which is good because we really need to clean up the garage before it snows! Life can be challenging! Have a good day.
ReplyDeleteKathy--Wonderfull the therapist feels yu are healing well--See??--=You are!! -Warmer weather will be welcomed here--Lynda
DeleteLynda! What a lovely, lovely town - and the apartment looks so nice. Both my hubs and I are so happy to know that you have a plan and someone nearby that will offer support and assistance! I know I don't comment to often, but I read and share with my hubs every day. Sending many hugs to you, dear Lynda. Your strength is remarkable and you give me hope for my own future!
ReplyDeleteWow! Kimberley---Yu share the "talk" with yer Hubs?--Ever nice! I am impressed! ---Yes Moving will be hard--We love our home here--but ---I'm not going to get younger and I truly believe Himself will enjoy life more if I could spend more time with him and not be always cutting grass or blowing snow--hard to give up one's home--- but worse to be hospitalized sand my piano comes with us--plus Lopez and Sushi--so, life should be OK--I HOPE! -- Lynda
Deleteand yu read the "daily Blog"--??-- Thank yu-- We listed our home with Realtor.ca---Elliot Lake--- 44 Boychuk Rd-- We have already 3 showngs-- Noly Cow! Lynda
DeleteHi Lynda! Happy you had a great get together with your family. Hope all goes well with your house on the market. We have had graupel the last two evenings in Ohio. Crazy weather. Lord love a sweet little duck! Such a cute meme! How was your day? Hugs!
DeleteWhat is graupel???--and it has been a good day--Lynda
DeleteIt’s a bit like hail.
DeleteHi Lynda, I'm so pleased you had a lovely Thanksgiving Anniversary at sons house.
ReplyDeleteYour new town looks perfect. I lived in a small town (2,000) people my entire life and enjoyed it very much. Now I live in a city of 90,000 and it's very noisy and traffic is horrible. I wish we could return to our little home town but there are no services. We moved here to be closer to only son but...after we'd been here 2 yrs. he divorced his wife of 20 years and moved an hour from here. I didn't know any of that until he moved out. Talk about disappointed.
I seldom see him and our plans to have help and support close are gone.
Your close by sons dont seem to come by very often. Yes, youll miss them but things have changed. The fun times on the dock havent happened for quite a while. I think youll really enjoy a small, friendly, quiet town.
I know God scratches his head and probably gets a headache with me...lol
It's cold in St.Louis. Freeze warning tonight. Furnace on.
Hugs and blessings
Marge/St.Louis
Oh Marge-Furnace on here also-Our kids in town do not stop in very much--- sad eh?--Lynda-
DeleteHi Lynda: Glad you had a nice dinner. And with larger families not everyone can always make it to every occasion. The town looks nice. Where is it? Love the meme about dogs - cute. Hope you get some interest in your house real soon. Hugs Brenda
ReplyDeleteYes the town is small--= nice! It is Lakefield--where the Royals used to sent their kids to school--Lynda
DeleteGlad you had a lovely get together and everyone had a good time.. I imagine #2 was working? Are you going to try to pack yourself??? or have professionals come in and do the packing for you? The new place looks like a lovely little town, and I'm sure #2 will let you drive around with him to get your bearings. I expect you'll have to get new drs. and so forth....Good luck and keep us posted.
ReplyDeleteno will hire movers--we will not be moving for a month or more- Lynda
DeleteOh, belated happy Thanksgiving to you! I'm glad the family get-together was happy and that your husband enjoyed himself. While it's too bad that the distance from your neighborhood children will be great, you don't see them often, and it seems like your #2 son and wife interact with you the most, so it will be lovely for you to have them close. And the others may come up to your new area for occasional holidays ... they may miss you more than they realize they will.
ReplyDeleteSo excited for you.
Your new kitchen looks very nice, everything looks new. I'm excited that you are able to move to a small town/village ... you've lived in a quiet area for most of your life, so a big old city would be quite loud for you.