I really agree. We have always done everything together, being joined at the hip almost

Charity shops; auctions; antique fairs; walking, cycling, gardening, sitting; reading; DH cooks and I clean; fishing, sport, watching some sports on TV ……… we don't have friends in/out, we don't have family visiting, we have a good relationship with the Bank and our FA. Since he retired DH often stands and tells me he's enjoying 'this'

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I had pen-pals for years, some are now e-mail friends. We had a dog which took us to places we would never have visited. We love going to towns across the UK: Durham, Stamford, Brighton, Lewes …...