Monday, February 4, 2008

We like it so much here in Colony Cove . . .

. . . that we bought a place.

As seen from the street

from the back



and the view from the back

It has been over a month since my last post, and as you can guess we have been very busy. I have played tennis, pool, scrabble and Lori of course has attended a lot of the line dancing sessions, and even called a few dances as a guest teacher. We have attended many events in this community, and also some, like the jamboree sessions, in the community next door. In keeping with our status as seniors on a small or no fixed income, the events are either free or cost only a few dollars to attend. We have really enjoyed all the activities, and found people to be very friendly. Last night we went to our neighbours to watch the Super Bowl. They are both very intense Patriots fans, so the game was all the more interesting, especially since it was so close right to the end - when the Patriots lost in the last two minutes of the game!

Since we would like to escape the winters in Canada, and after having a few issues with getting a good place to rent in spite of booking many months ago, we decided to buy a place of our own. There were lots to choose from and we found one to our liking within a few days of looking. We signed for it on February 1st, but since we have already committed to renting till the end of April, we have rented it back to the previous owners till the end of March, who will then be moving to their new home. It is being sold unfurnished, so this also gives us time to get furniture for the place, and will give Lori lots more practice for her other favourite pastime - shopping.

2 comments:

Yvonne Crawford said...

so will you guys rent yours out when you aren't there? Will you stay longer? What's your plan?

Tony Crawford said...

We do not plan to rent it out. The biggest demand for this place would be in the winter when we plan to be here.

We are limited as to how long we can stay here, unless we can get affordable medical insurance coverage and then convert back to being US residents.