Edited by Gill Burrell, Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 15:29
My neighbours are very kind and friendly people, unlike the other neighbours who we had previously, who often seemed hard and cold, stand offish, even rude and downright offensive, playing their too loud music and throwing rubbish into our garden!
I said my neighbours, but in fact it is now only one neighbour, the lady of the house, as her husband very suddenly died not so long ago. She is still in mourning but she has been incredibly brave. We have been round to see her and offered to help if we can.
We try to help her out and ask if she needs any shopping doing. She hugged me and we cried together as my husband and I were also fond of him. We shall miss his cheery humming in the back garden and his friendly banter.
He was a jolly man, a good guy and always willing to help. Like the time when he came round to trim our trees, when they had became too tall and unruly. He came to the house himself and his son, who brought along his chainsaw with him." We will trim your trees if you like while we have the chain saw out" he said.
I wanted to pay him for his work, but he said no could he just have some wood for his log fire, so we said "yes take as much as you want"
He also cleaned the guttering out on our roof whilst he was cleaning his own guttering out, a week later. This saved us the bother of having to call someone to come out.
Ed was ever so nice to talk to and as well as that he often came and gave us vegetables from his allotment. " No I don't want any payment" he said "except another jar of that Chutney you gave us a few weeks back."
Well I had almost forgotten about my home made chutney I gave to his wife ! It was Just a friendly gesture for what they had done by helping by tidying up the garden for us.
I think good people are often remembered long after they die. They are by far the nicest neighbours we have ever had living next door.
A Good Neighbour!
My neighbours are very kind and friendly people, unlike the other neighbours who we had previously, who often seemed hard and cold, stand offish, even rude and downright offensive, playing their too loud music and throwing rubbish into our garden!
I said my neighbours, but in fact it is now only one neighbour, the lady of the house, as her husband very suddenly died not so long ago.
She is still in mourning but she has been incredibly brave. We have been round to see her and offered to help if we can.
We try to help her out and ask if she needs any shopping doing. She hugged me and we cried together as my husband and I were also fond of him. We shall miss his cheery humming in the back garden and his friendly banter.
He was a jolly man, a good guy and always willing to help. Like the time when he came round to trim our trees, when they had became too tall and unruly. He came to the house himself and his son, who brought along his chainsaw with him." We will trim your trees if you like while we have the chain saw out" he said.
I wanted to pay him for his work, but he said no could he just have some wood for his log fire, so we said "yes take as much as you want"
He also cleaned the guttering out on our roof whilst he was cleaning his own guttering out, a week later. This saved us the bother of having to call someone to come out.
Ed was ever so nice to talk to and as well as that he often came and gave us vegetables from his allotment. " No I don't want any payment" he said "except another jar of that Chutney you gave us a few weeks back."
Well I had almost forgotten about my home made chutney I gave to his wife !
It was Just a friendly gesture for what they had done by helping by tidying up the garden for us.
I think good people are often remembered long after they die. They are by far the nicest neighbours we have ever had living next door.