Neighbours
Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours (not just Kylie).
Our neighbours are great. Peter got to chat with them whilst putting out the rubbish bins. They recon it's been faaaar to long since the last neighbours get-together. So it was instantaneously decided that the next one was going to be next Saturday at their place. They'd be inviting all the others as well. So Saturday around 7 we see a selection of people coming past down the road with a plastic bag clearly containing a bottle of wine or other booze and something else. Good thing, because we decided earlier on to buy some drinks and snacks to take to the get-together. It turns out to be a fantastic evening and one of them even provided us with pictures of our house 30 years ago (their dad used to live in our house!). We still recognize it very well on the piccies.
As we are in the middle of planning a bathroom renovation, we brought up renovations as a topic as well. At the end of the evening we got the details for a plumber and a sparkie, and have checked out the two arty bathrooms (built out of miniature tiles and other unusual stuff) from our hosts. It also turns out that another neighbour has just bought and is selling 30 (thirty!) bathroom bases. And we got a garden expert to help us out as well. One o'clock in the morning we strumble uphill back to our place.
And today during our evening stroll we were invited for a cuppa somewhere else nearby. He was renovating as well and has a few more tips and contacts - great.
Also, he's got two young goats. Annet wants at least one as well now...
Our neighbours are great. Peter got to chat with them whilst putting out the rubbish bins. They recon it's been faaaar to long since the last neighbours get-together. So it was instantaneously decided that the next one was going to be next Saturday at their place. They'd be inviting all the others as well. So Saturday around 7 we see a selection of people coming past down the road with a plastic bag clearly containing a bottle of wine or other booze and something else. Good thing, because we decided earlier on to buy some drinks and snacks to take to the get-together. It turns out to be a fantastic evening and one of them even provided us with pictures of our house 30 years ago (their dad used to live in our house!). We still recognize it very well on the piccies.
As we are in the middle of planning a bathroom renovation, we brought up renovations as a topic as well. At the end of the evening we got the details for a plumber and a sparkie, and have checked out the two arty bathrooms (built out of miniature tiles and other unusual stuff) from our hosts. It also turns out that another neighbour has just bought and is selling 30 (thirty!) bathroom bases. And we got a garden expert to help us out as well. One o'clock in the morning we strumble uphill back to our place.
And today during our evening stroll we were invited for a cuppa somewhere else nearby. He was renovating as well and has a few more tips and contacts - great.
Also, he's got two young goats. Annet wants at least one as well now...
posted by Peter en Annet at 9:16 PM
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