“Our last home had a two-acre yard. We’ve always had a large yard and all the raking and work that entailed. It’s really nice to just go and not worry about the lawn.” Now the Hodges fill their days with long walks around the Tramonto neighborhood and longer hikes throughout Boulder County, concerts at Red Rocks Amphitheater, sporting events and art classes in Boulder and afternoons at the Denver Art Museum and Denver Botanic Gardens.

"We like that the home is totally handicap accessible, with 3-foot-wide doors and wide hallways... Our last home had the laundry in the basement, and I had to go up and down the stairs. Here it’s a few steps away"

"All the passions I once had returned to my life. I’ll never look back. Even though many old doors have been reopened, it’s really all about precious time with the grandchildren and the cookies. Those memories are forever. Raking leaves is not."

Rita said. “We were able to get rid of excess and live simply.” Glenn said, “Being able to travel without worrying about landscaping is also freeing. We want to spend our days traveling, making memories.”

“I had done lawn and snow jobs for 50 years and thought that was long enough,” joked Gary. Lois enthused, “We go out for many walks in various directions and see people trimming trees, cleaning in their gardens and shutting down their sprinkler systems. We come home and see this green grass that we get to enjoy – just enjoy.”

“Moving to a low-maintenance home is a preemptive strike,” Linda said. “We want to downsize and organize while we have our health and while nothing else is on our plate.”

We’re planners. We didn’t want a commitment to a lot of yardwork, and we wanted to prepare for the next phase of life.