We Are Getting Older
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11/5/2012
Florida has it's heat. Nineties in the spring and summer and mid to upper eighties, with a period of seventy degree weather a very short time of the year. We would appreciate temperatures to be more in the sixties and seventies, where a sweater can be worn. When I work on the house it is always blistering hot. I paint during the cooler months, mow the lawn always in the hottest months. We are thinking about living in the northwest where the cost of living is affordable (?) and trade homes with a family who would trade our home for another that does not require any work. I'll be retiring in four to six years, give or take and I want to be able to care for my ailing wife in a community that is calm, quiet and mostly laid back. I am a professional guitarist, so entertaining will always be something I enjoy. An area where needs can be met with little driving; doctors, supermarkets, gas stations, etc. especially doctors who understand our medical needs. That is always an issue when moving. We think our grandchildren would enjoy the northwest area and find it refreshing to get out and enjoy the country. So, that's our focus. We know that we will have to trade out when it comes to snow. How much snow is another factor to consider. That part I will have to tolerate in order to relieve me us of the heat. I wonder how long winters last in the northwest and if there are areas that see less bad weather than others. We are probably asking for a miracle and we should consider ourselves destined to live here the remainder of our lives, but we feel like we are living in Honduras. We are the only white family on our block.
Dennis | Town n Country, FL