Lately, the past few years, some friends of my generation are beginning to move into smaller homes. In one case, a youngish widow made her house into two apartments and rents out one for added income and reduced upkeep.
Others are talking about doing similar things. Neighbors a bit older than us just moved to Jerusalem and are looking to sell their house in Shiloh. Their rented apartment is a fraction of the size of the house, but the house had become a burden.
Yesterday I visited a friend who sold her enormous Jerusalem apartment for a smaller one, but one that has a garden, and she is very happy in her new home.
Other friends have been enlarging their home to make it comfortable for all the married kids and the grandkids to visit. And other friends wonder if they should just start visiting more, since it's hard to fit the next generation in the house.
Life goes on...
2 comments:
It's nice to see everybody but when your kids all get married and have their own kids it becomes close to impossible to host all of them at once, and overnight - fuggedaboutit!
Darling, I pray to have such a problem.
Enjoy!
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