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Rock ‘n’ Roll Retirement

I heard the news today. Then I rolled over and went back to sleep. Allegedly, I have retired – well, not quite.

A year ago, I moved from rural France to Riverstone in Fulham. It's a new agerestricted (65+) retirement community next to the Thames. Community it is; retiring it is not.

Such developments have received mixed press in the UK. I don't understand why. Other countries seem to design them better and they're more than popular amongst senior citizens. But

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