My spouse does the snowbird thing while I live full time down south! It is good when he is apartment with me.
I have a big, handyman around to do jobs around the house! Just because both of us are older does not mean I don’t want to improve my house.
I am not all that keen on living in a little breach shack either. I have sunk quite a bit of money into my southern home. I replaced the dining room, added another bathroom and remodeled the master dining room, my spouse has needed to do a lot of plumbing, Heating and A/C and window substitutement for me. I recently was looking at getting a current front door and a side door, but the side door leads to my dining room. It is a nice little sneak out point if you want to walk a pet, take a cigarette chop or just get some fresh air. I am a bit nuts about spiders. I think the door is not airtight. It can really be kicked in and spiders can come in through the cracks. The front door is pretty ulgy and wobbly as well. I obtained myself many exterior doors with glass. The front door has a full glass front with concealed blinds. The side door is half glass with the blinds. That way I can get natural light but also have privacy. I am not a door replacement type of gal though. My spouse isn’t around for months. I have been looking into door replacement or door substitutement services. I found a door supplier that is willing to install each door 300 bucks money. I guess that is more than fair.