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CTyankee

(65,091 posts) Sat Jun 9, 2018, 03:48 PM Jun 2018

We no longer have our vacation home in Door County.

My husband's niece has bought it and after the legal papers were drawn up and signed by my husband we received her check. It includes a lake, a main house and a guest house. It is very beautiful, but we cannot do the travel to and from there to CT and the house is not handicapped accessible for my disabled husband.

My husband is a bit sad, I can see. But the money he has gotten for this property is pretty amazing and it helps enormously with our budget, which has gotten tighter.

It's good that we kept the property "in the family" tho. I think that's meaningful for him.

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We no longer have our vacation home in Door County. (Original Post) CTyankee Jun 2018 OP

... CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2018 #1

Perhaps you can plan day trips for hubby and yourself, to the bucolic areas No Vested Interest Jun 2018 #2

Great idea about the pics. I hope she does. CTyankee Jun 2018 #3

please keep an eye on this group we see you a one of us even if the land is sold dembotoz Jun 2018 #4

Thank you. My husband is the native cheesehead (we still have one of those!). CTyankee Jun 2018 #5

Yeah for you, and keeping it in the family is so important..... a kennedy Jun 2018 #6

CaliforniaPeggy

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Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Jun 9, 2018, 03:55 PM

Jun 2018

No Vested Interest

(5,199 posts)

2. Perhaps you can plan day trips for hubby and yourself, to the bucolic areas

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sat Jun 9, 2018, 04:40 PM

Jun 2018

of New England.
So much to see and do in New England and change of scenery now and again may lift spirits all around. (Get help for assisting hubby as needed, family or otherwise.)
Maybe niece will send occasional photos of family enjoying the lake and grounds.

CTyankee

(65,091 posts)

3. Great idea about the pics. I hope she does.

Reply to No Vested Interest (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 9, 2018, 05:25 PM

Jun 2018

The only sad thing is my husband and his sister don't speak to each other. There was a falling out over her second husband who tried to hijack the property my husband owned and it set off a real intra family war. It was an upsetting time. I'm glad this whole thing has been settled. He has a really good relationship with his nieces.

dembotoz

(16,922 posts)

4. please keep an eye on this group we see you a one of us even if the land is sold

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Sun Jun 10, 2018, 06:47 AM

Jun 2018

CTyankee

(65,091 posts)

5. Thank you. My husband is the native cheesehead (we still have one of those!).

Reply to dembotoz (Reply #4)

Sun Jun 10, 2018, 07:00 AM

Jun 2018

I am a native Texan.

I really enjoyed Door County. I remember doing research for my bi-weekly art essays that I published here on DU. There was a nice library in one of the little towns there where I could do my research quietly....while hubby was off quaffing good Wisconsin beer at a local tavern...good days!

a kennedy

(32,165 posts)

6. Yeah for you, and keeping it in the family is so important.....

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Mon Jun 11, 2018, 07:38 PM

Jun 2018

hope you and your husband will be able to visit from time to time if possible. I absolutely love Door County in the off season......

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