Exactly how I'm come to feel more & more; here's a quote about that I think is great:
"Elderly people don't just want to look at photos of the past, or of a nice bl**dy view. We want to see bright lights, and hear music, and see young people having fun."--from The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick
Of course, this doesn't apply to all elderly people by any means--namely my huzz; if he had his way, he'd never clap eyes on another soul other than certain golf buddies, his relatives and only a couple of my relatives--but it sure applies to me; a nice little apartment where there was a mix of ages & at least a few people around enjoying themselves (and I realize if they were young enough, it wouldn't even dawn on them to ask me to join in but that's ok, just watching it would be fun). And a nice view would be frosting on the cake but probably not affordable, not in this state. Sounds great to me...if only.