Connie Gibbs, who lived in cities in her youth, is enjoying living in a bigger house surrounded by nature as she creeps into her old age
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines atI was at that age where everyone seemed interested in ruthlessly ridding themselves of possessions that were now demoted to clutter, if not outright garbage. People were selling their houses and squeezing into small condos.
The fate of many elderly people is to spend their last days in small rooms. My 94-year-old dad died in a nursing-home room; my 72-year-old mother in a four-bed ward in palliative care. At the endpoint of their lives, the size of their living space was the dimensions of a single bed. It was a pleasant surprise to discover a modest house in the country cost about the same as an urban condo. After looking at 20 houses, we found the right one. The house was solidly built, big enough to accommodate overnight guests and the land around the house – with its forest cover of Douglas Fir and Arbutus trees – cast an irresistible spell.
After four years, I still feel the delight of the deep silence, the wildlife, the fresh scent of the air, the starry skies.“We like to watch the hummingbirds come to the feeders,” my husband answered, to her incredulous silence.
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