my love, lift up the hours with kind words
that sway in the wind. I emerge, shop
the crowded aisles for food, first time
in a year, vaccinated at last. Driving home,
I pull the car over, weep. Today is a line
cast into murky water. I will take all
that luck offers. Tomorrow, I will be new,
dress up, beautify my nails. Strawberry
margarita is the color I will choose
to carry me from winter to spring, to fix
my naked fingers, locked-up toes. Today
I will soar with eagles, lie down with lions.
(But first, I must get out of bed.) Today,
Why the Delaware Beaches Are a Dream Retirement Destination
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Margie and Bruce Beacham lived in Nantucket and Santa Fe, New Mexico, before deciding to retire along Delaware’s coast, where Bruce vacationed as a boy. Photo by Maria DeForrest
With its scenic locales, low taxes and friendly neighborhood community, Sussex County is the perfect place for retirees to settle.
Throughout their 50-year marriage, Margie and Bruce Beacham asked themselves one question every time they visited a new place: “Would we like to retire here?”
They found their answer in 2018 when they bought a meticulously restored 1840 farmhouse in Lewes. With 3.5 acres, there’s lots of room for their two Labrador retrievers to romp. Family and friends who visit appreciate the pool and two guest cottages.