five years ago my husband and i sold our house in germany and bought a beautiful villa in spain. we are in our late fifties, and our daughter is grown-up with children of her own. we don't want to work every day. here we have a lovely garden with a swimming pool and we can enjoy ourselves outside in the sun. we miss seing our grandchildren every week, but when they come to see us here, they stsy for a month and we all have a lovely time.