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"Their house had a gorgeous view of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and the couple enjoyed the outdoorsy surroundings, with hiking, kayaking and fly-fishing. Ms. Silverman, 72, a former teacher, was an active volunteer. Dr. Silverman, 73, gardened and tended beehives. After taking a class in hand-built ceramics, he began crafting vintage tools and cameras from clay. It's like woodworking, but instead of pieces of wood, you roll clay into slabs and build things, he said."

"During the pandemic, she stopped driving, which made life in Asheville untenable. She felt imprisoned in the house. We went to lunch with a friend who said, You need to leave now while you can still do stuff,' and we went home and put the house on the market, Ms. Silverman said. That was a year and a half ago. It was sad to have to leave under these circumstances, but you have to deal with what life gives you, she said."

Paul and Amy Silverman retired to Asheville in 2012 after he left his radiology job, enjoying mountain views, hiking, kayaking, fly-fishing and a home overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains. Ms. Silverman developed macular degeneration, her vision became hazy, and she stopped driving during the pandemic, making the location untenable. A friend urged them to leave while they still could, and they put the house on the market a year and a half ago. Dr. Silverman tended beehives and made hand-built ceramics, crafting vintage tools and cameras from clay. The Asheville house sold for $1.84 million, and both children lived in New York.

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