14 Judith lives in a pleasant apartment building just off Military Road in Mosman with a large balcony looking into a few trees. “I walk to the supermarket which has become my local pantry. I walk to my pilates in Neutral bay, it is quicker to walk to take a car and if it is raining I get a bus back.” “Deliveries are not a problem, if I am not here they deliver to the local coffee shop next door. I wouldn’t swap it for anything.” “To go to the theatre in the city it is by public transport, it is only 10 minutes, its very quick. I enjoy sitting up in my blue Mercedes watching the slow cars. I don’t regret downsizing in my mid 60s into an apartment, you don’t need all that detritus.” “Many of the people in our building travel. We travel more than we used to. We all pick up each others mail, it is so much easier, we have keys for the letter boxes, we even get a litre of milk and put it in their fridge when they are coming back.” “Most of the people in the building are of a similar age groups so that creates a sense of community.” ESQUE BY HELM JUDITH LIVES IN A MID-RISE APARTMENT IN MOSMAN Mosman Lane Cove Manly Chatswood Sydney CBD JUDITH’S WALKING TIME 4 5 Local coffee shop Bus stop to the city 6 Cremorne Town Centre supermarket Cremorne Medical Practice 8 20 Cremorne Orpheum Cinema Pilates in Neutral Bay mins mins mins mins mins Bus to the City Local Coffee Shop