he told us that he knew he could have a more modern place with an indoor toilet if he moved as most of his neighbors had done , but he liked his old house and his small garden and now that there was no longer any absentee landlord to worry about he was quite content with his situation -- although it would be nice if he could get more flour each month and if the pharmacy in town wouldnt always run out of the medicine he needed for the arthritis in his hands .