Anne Sullivan:  

I live in Stuart, FL full time as we sold our beloved condo in Traverse City two summer ago. I lost my husband in March of 2022. We were married for 60 years so it's been a difficult adjustment being on my own. My two adult children have been incredibly helpful in helping me deal with this new life. I recently purchased a small cottage in the same golf community that we've been in for 30+ years. I still need to sell my house, and downsize before I actually move. As a widow I've had to seek out new friends as couples tend to spend time with other couples. I don't play golf or tennis anymore but I do still play a lot of duplicate bridge both online (from Covid Days) and in person. I belong to a wonderful book club that brings the authors in to speak to us. I'm still a member of the DAR because of my love for genealogy although I rarely attend meetings/luncheons. At a certain age one has attended enough meetings for one life time. I play trivia with a group at a local restaurant and have a group that plays monthly in the community where I live. My big love has been a shelter dog that I adopted last summer. The poor girl was found wondering the streets of West Palm and then has been in and out of shelters for 5 months. Anna has her issues and can be aggressive with vets but at home she is a sweetheart with long strawberry blond hair and an unfortunate overbite. She is supposedly a cairn terrier but she must have had a dachshund in her background as she is quite long. I walk her at 6 am for 1/2 hour every morning so I can meet some friends for coffee at 7 am 5 days a week. We walk in the afternoon, too. Our son is a criminal defense attorney and our daughter is a special education attorney. They both live in Denver and they each have 2 daughters. Both sent their oldest daughters to colleges this fall. After my husband's death I spent a couple of months in Colo...Expand for more