By Ann Burnside Love
My family is big in the birthday celebration department, and
this month is especially busy with six in two generations. This means I’m not
deficient in cake consumption, because my chosen retirement community is within
convenient reach of the families involved. Plus, there was a truly delightful
surprise addition when my first great-grandchild was recently born, thus becoming
a member of this distinguished (fun) group of winter birthday celebrants.
Many of the residents in my retirement community also attend
family and local events as I do. We have friends and colleagues nearby we also see
regularly.
So I asked a few what they value about living close to
family. These are some of their answers:
