Goodbye to my neighbors!

Well, I knew at some point my old neighbors across the street would be gone. I honestly thought they would die up here. But, they have come to that bridge in their lives where they were having much difficulty taking care of themselves. Recent illnesses with frequent falls has made them decide to move into an assisted living facility downstate. It is where all of their 7 children live, so it probably is best that they will be down there. They seemed all eager and excited. They said they would be putting the house up for sale. A scary thought for myself. Who knows who or what may buy the place. Or maybe it will just stay on the market forever, just like all the other houses for sale in the county. So the moving truck left today and the house was pitch black when I got home tonight. Now that they are gone, I don't have any close neighbors who live here all the time. I'm not sure why, but I have this feeling of greater isolation and aloneness from the rest of the world.