Glass Chatroom Board

Ahoy, Glassmates!
I've been wrapped up in the kitchen makeover so missed a few days. It's going ok and I can't wait til it's over. I'll be w/o a sink from tomorrow through next Tuesday. I dread that. But all worth it in the end. DH is afraid I'll love it so much I won't want to leave!
As to moving, we've heard about a place that's off-Cape (oh, no.... the mainland!) in Carver MA. The home of Ocean Spray Cranberries. It's a Resident Owned Community of double-wides and Park Model units - year round, for the over 55 crowd. Quite lovely and we could buy in for cash and have no mortgage. A modest monthly HOV fee would cover maintenance, tax, insurance, etc. We'd be in great shape for paying all my exorbitant natural meds and treatments, and even for travel. It makes sense in that if I survive DH, I can afford it and if he survives me, there is no maintenance to speak of - nothing he couldn't afford to pay to have done for him. It's about 1/2 hour closer to the VA hospitals he visits, 1/2 hour closer to Boston and 1/2 hour closer to 2 of the kids. Same distance to the ferry for 3rd kid. It all makes sense, doesn't it?
But I wonder about scaling down from 2400 sq ft, plus attic, plus cellar, plus full sized shed to 1000 sq ft, no cellar, no attic and a half a shed. I wonder about being so close to neighbors although in this setting there is a good amount of separation between units. I worry if someone nearby smokes. I worry about too much I think. Must be open to this.
Still getting daily text-moans from BFF re her DS. Apparently Sister likes to whistle and does so in places like elevators, museums, etc. which makes my dear friend cringe. She is counting the hours until they bid a fond adieu to one another (33 as I write!) and has asked me to tie her to her kitchen pillar if ever she mentions an extended family visit in the future. I promised the tether will allow her access to the fridge and powder room and that's it.
New England is so beautiful in Spring. The weather is so undependable but in between the chill and rain are some magnificent hours. I complain when it's damp or rainy but wish Carl some nice wet forests. He's so far north of us we're in different flight paths for storms. Surely iin Northern Maine the risk of fires being subdued outweighs a sunny picnic.
Toodles!
Janice