Neighbors

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Keith went to a rehearsal tonight and I was sitting home alone, with so many things to unpack/put away, reading my book. I suddenly realized I could just walk next door and know the people there. Huh. I have not had a friend as a neighbor since Joanne Parker. She lived next door to me until I was in 5th grade (when she moved to Barrington, IL and introduced me to the idea that people can move away. I just internetted her parents, who somewhat recently passed away. I got her new last name. Maybe I will try to find her. I’ll keep you posted).

We are on friendly waving terms with the cul-de-sac people. We were on waving terms with the people next to us (the way our house was, on the corner, the house to one side was our only neighbor) at our previous, previous house. In Eau Claire, we called the nice man next door by the wrong name for several years…so you couldn’t have called us close.

This is going to be so cool.

Zero boxes unpacked, three things put away!!