Most welcome! Yes... moving is quite hard. Two and a half years were enough for me to get attached to my former house. I am struggling to love where I am (the environment feels more populated and I don't do well with crowds) but I love my house.
No yard sadly and worse the rules don't allow me to even have a pet. We moved here because of the much needed space plus the convenience. I am thinking of turning my balcony into a small spices garden though... I should document it :D
Forty two years? Wow. That feels like a lifetime. I hope to meet someone who can stay that long :) All the best with the incoming exciting changes!
Growing things, any thing, is a connection with nature. I support your herb garden idea!!! And loving the house is a major plus. I never have loved this house, 21 years in it, and will be happy to leave. I will miss my re-wilded yard though. I am trying to communicate to the creatures that they would do well to relocate. Idk if they can feel this. So many happy birds, pollinators, rodents, etc here! I am certain my neighbors will be happy to see them all go though, and perhaps me as well. I have not been a model suburban home owner, lol. The first thing I did was let the grass go. It's so pretty now! Many edibles! Very little grass!
21 years in a home sounds like a lifetime too. I have been a nomad my whole life and the longest I have lived in a house is five or six years. I think it's because I rent.
I believe at this time of my life, connection with anything pure is all I am asking.
I am sure the re-wilded yard and her entire ecosystem will miss your presence too. Kind hands are unforgettable. Forget the neighbours, lol!