Carol "The Cat Lady"
Carol responded to my request for moving boxes. She called and graciously offered boxes I could use to prepare for my upcoming move. I went this morning to pick up the proffered boxes and found so much more. Carol is an elderly widow (about my age but whose allowed her hair to be naturally gray--when will I find the courage) living near me in Surprise, Arizona. Instead of an "active adult community" she and her husband opted to retire in a multi-generational family development. She owns a lovely 4 bedroom home on a quiet residential street where she is quite possibly the only retired person, and now a widow. But Carol is not isolated. She knows everyone in her community, has befriended a Columbian woman two decades younger who calls every day to check on Carol's well begin. The neighborhood children all know her because she has a garage full of toys. When I asked her, she told me that since she doesn't want to always be giving the childr...