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Elevated Living,Shaker It’s a word-nerd’s dream: Each day, retirees Kate and Richard Pietro tackle the New York Times online game Spelling Bee in their sitting room, aka “The Beehive.” After maxing out their individual efforts to find every word hidden in the puzzle, they join forces. Is today another day the puzzle masters can collectively reach Queen Bee status? Usually, the answer is yes. After 35 years in a single-family home on Braemar Road, the Pietros found themselves ready to look for their next home. Their sons, John and Anthony, had grown up in the Braemar house, graduated from An empty-nest couple Shaker schools, and were living in their own homes. It felt like time to trades their long-time downsize – or at least downsize their home maintenance, if not square family home for a Van footage – and enjoy a new kind of Shaker experience. Aken Boulevard condo. They found it in a handsome, light-filled condominium on the fifth floor of The Diplomat on Van Aken Boulevard. Their single-floor, three-bedroom condo combines spacious open floor plan living with cozy, intimate spots By Sharon Holbrook Photography by Kevin Reeves to settle in for a little yoga, music-making, and, yes, puzzling. WWW.SHAKER.LIFE | SUMMER 2022 35


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