Today my next-door neighbor asked me if I needed anything, as she is giving everything away, and what is left to a charity shop. I went in, and picked up a 9 inch ceramic Christmas tree, and a couple of storage containers.
She told me that she is selling the house fully furnished if they want it, if not Goodwill can pick it all up for their store. Once she has everything out, she is going back up north. I thought that she would stay until it was sold, being that Florida is so much warmer, but she just wants to get it done, now she has made the decision.
I was hoping to have her here for a good part of the winter season, but that is not going to happen. I now have to accept it.
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It is sad watching good neighbors leave. I’m from New Jersey and am so happy down here in sunny Florida. I could never go back north.
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It’s hard to see friends and neighbours move on. Hopefully your future new neighbour will be nice.
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That is unusual. Which part of the North is she from? I am watching many neighbors put homes up for sale as they fear with the capital gains , they will forfeit much money to the government. They are trying to sell before the change in Presidency.
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That is very sad. I sure hope she is happy up North. Hopefully, you two can stay in touch with one another. 🌹🌹
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I love Florida but I would no desire to live there. Visit – yes, live there – no. Warm weather is actually a negative for me. I like a moderate climate. Here in Colorado we have hot summers and cold winters. That’s why I want to move back to Oregon. It’s sort of like England.
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She must be late 70’s/80, and traveling 6 months here, and there, she had to make a choice.
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Hopefully. We had so much in common.
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Ohio.
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You say you will, but often it doesn’t happen.
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Must be family ties.
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My body couldn’t take a winter anywhere apart from Florida. I even have a ski jacket, scarves, leather gloves and earmuffs 🌞
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You do to start with 😊
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I agree. I have been lucky enough to live in the Catskill Mountains, New York City as a child and visited the cold of South Korea during winter but as I get older I do prefer the heat. I keep my winter stuff for visits.
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Maybe she is going as her family is up north. Where we used to stay in FL there were two couples who moved back because of family.
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That’s very true.
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I don’t go out of Florida anymore.
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She has a daughter, but she is coming up to retirement age.
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So sorry. Having to leave so many friends has been really hard. Sad you had to lose one of yours.
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So many things change when you’d rather they stay the same.
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Exactly 💯
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When young I was eagerly willing to take a sudden unpredictable left turn while paddling in the middle of the stream.
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Thank you for this 😊
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