We would like to move more out in the bush to keep ahead of the developers who are decimating our neighbourhood.BUT the BH's aged parents are determined to stay in their now unsuitable house which is close to us.He did build it so I can understand the attraction.

I took retirement a tad early, at age 59. Since I always wanted to travel the world, I sold my house and all of my possessions and, emptied my bank accounts and set out on my travels. Spent several years in southeast Asia, including: The Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan, and Thailand. Itchy feet soon overtook me and I decided that I needed to do a serous tour of Egypt, a life-long dream. From Egypt onward to Costa Rica, and Mexico.

Having circumnavigated the globe, my plan was to live the remainder of my life in Italy. However, a heart attack and various other health issues caused me to end my international travels and settle in Mexico but near enough to the U.S. to take advantage of my U.S. health insurance.

I'm glad that I did my most of my traveling while I still had good health. Had I waited any longer, I never would have been able to fulfill my dreams.

My husband died when I retired, we lived in a hamlet in North Yorkshire, took a while to adapt. I have now moved to Nottinghamshire in a bungalow. Life throws all sorts of stuff at you. Thankfully the weather is getting warmer in England so I have been doing a lot of gardening, considering no-one can go anywhere its the best option.