How she did it is a morality tale featuring the power of love, family and pets.

What I was trying to say, if poorly, was that, while I love my husband’s company, I also value my time and space. Both suddenly felt threatened.

Forget downsizing. When men retire, they need more room, not less.

As we walked through the house that would eventually be ours, I made a list of changes I wanted. I would change the electric cooktop to gas because the cavewoman in me likes to see the fire when I burn my food. I would add a gas line to the wood-burning fireplace to keep the home-fires burning with less effort, and I would convert the dryer hook up in the laundry room to accommodate my gas dryer, so I wouldn’t have to buy an electric one. Easy-peasy lemon squeezy, the list