[Magdalen] Small prayer request

[Jay Weigel]

Ginga, children often move...the suddenness of employment in recent years
makes moving to be closer to them a little iffy. If you are still thinking
of downsizing, why not move to a smaller place where you are, perhaps a
retirement community or even a condo as the Fleeners have?

On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 7:58 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Chad, I 'get' the bittersweet of leaving a home you've lived in for many
> years and your community of friends.  Kudos and prayers for you and Lee as
> you do this hard work.  I am glad that you also know Vermont and I hope you
> have friendships there.
>
> We keep putting off selling our house and moving nearer to our children.
> We have been in this house for 42 years and it is two doors from the house
> in which John grew up.  Our siblings are here, as are lifelong friends -
> family of choice.  Plus our wonderful church.  We are ready on some
> levels...we'd love to be closer to our youngest grandchild and our
> children.  Our older grandchildren are in college or busy with high school
> stuff.  We missed the dailyness of their childhoods.  John and I are
> reaching that age when being near children is a good idea.  Leaving home
> will be difficult.
>
> Prayers and thoughts for you and Lee as you make this move.
>
> Ginga
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> On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 3:33 PM, Charles Wohlers <chadwohl at satucket.com>
> wrote:
>
> > That house was in fact built that way. The canter portion was added later
> > (in the 1880's, I believe) connecting the "barn" on the right with the
> rest
> > of the house.
> >
> > One house we looked at up here was also built that way - but the
> > connecting portion between house & barn had an (unused)  indoor swimming
> > pool. Just what you need in Vermont winters!
> >
> > Chad Wohlers
> > Woodbury, VT USA
> > chadwohl at satucket.com
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: ME Michaud
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 3:25 PM
> > To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> > Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Small prayer request
> >
> > Wonderful book you’d love:
> >
> > Big house, little house, back house, barn
> >
> > about the way New Englanders built their homes and then linked them
> > together for convenience, especially in the winter.
> >
> > Great photos, many of now-torn-down buildings.
> > -M, whose grandmother had the barns torn down (for fear of fire) one day
> > while her husband was out of town on business
> >
> >
> > On Tuesday, February 13, 2018, Charles Wohlers <chadwohl at satucket.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Sorry - the picture was tagged "private" - I've now changed that to
> >> public. You should see a largish blue house.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>