Zeroing in on a latter stage of life

It's getting closer folks! That wonderful day when the movers will once again load the van at the storage locker and place every box of "stuff" into our Forever Home.

I picked up that expression from writing about animal shelters. But dogs don't move around with"stuff" and to say "Forever" for us is really going out on a limb. I think the longest we've been in one place was three years (in Burlington, the last time). So until these old gypsy feet (thank you, Gladys Eckels) start itching again, we'll be living at The Pines in South Burlington, Vermont. We have two bedrooms and underground parking: what more could we ask?

Free toilet paper. We've been living at The Smart Suites Extended Stay Hotel in Burlap (as my friend Sy Simonds calls Burlington) since the middle of May due to some miscommunications. All our earthly goods live a couple of blocks westward, directly across US 7 in a storage locker. It hasn't been all bad: we get maid service twice a week, great enhanced continental breakfast, have a complete, though small, kitchen, two TVs, clean towels when needed, and yes, free toilet paper. Our deck on the top floor overlooks Shelburne Bay, Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks beyond.

Life is good.