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Fishsizzle · 03-07-2021, 04:18 PM

I was just going to ask some of these questions.

We are now “full time” as we live in our Alpine. We bought some small acreage when we sold our home with the intention of building a new home.

We then thought, hey we can do this 5th wheel life more. Well we can’t.

My wife needs a place that’s more stable. When she had a bad day, I’d go down and get a flat of Pansies or Petunias and she would spend the afternoon filling planters or window boxes. I’ve found out she doesn’t have that outlet now, and she needs it.

I’m a bit of a slob, can live anywhere, but I do miss a shop for projects.

At any rate, now we are contemplating a Barn with a small apartment in it for relaxing/laundry, and a real bath tub.

We figure we have 8-10 years before our folks need pretty substantial care, and will build a home in case we need to take some of them in.

We hope to travel a month or two in the winter to recharge our batteries from work and the snow.

03-07-2021, 04:18 PM	#32
Fishsizzle Senior Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,138	I was just going to ask some of these questions. We are now “full time” as we live in our Alpine. We bought some small acreage when we sold our home with the intention of building a new home. We then thought, hey we can do this 5th wheel life more. Well we can’t. My wife needs a place that’s more stable. When she had a bad day, I’d go down and get a flat of Pansies or Petunias and she would spend the afternoon filling planters or window boxes. I’ve found out she doesn’t have that outlet now, and she needs it. I’m a bit of a slob, can live anywhere, but I do miss a shop for projects. At any rate, now we are contemplating a Barn with a small apartment in it for relaxing/laundry, and a real bath tub. We figure we have 8-10 years before our folks need pretty substantial care, and will build a home in case we need to take some of them in. We hope to travel a month or two in the winter to recharge our batteries from work and the snow.