I am convinced we live in the best neighborhood on the planet. It is this little pocket of quirky, off-beat, kind-hearted, loving people, and we can walk to most anywhere we need to go. I can't tell you how many neighbors, young and old, have offered to babysit Isaac. And now as a mostly stay-at-home mom, I am even more grateful for the fact that if Isaac and I need a little social interaction, all I need to do is go for a stroll around the block and I am bound to run into someone and be invited in for a cup of tea. Or, we just get out and walk to the store and run into people in the aisles. Or, we go sit at the neighborhood coffee shop, Coppa, and in no time Isaac will be in someone's arms.
This past weekend our neighbors offered us a little more sweet quirkiness:
We received this homemade oil-wick candle from our neighbor, Becca, in honor of the solstice. She also happened to be our midwife for the first half of our pregnancy. She also saw me walking by one day and said, "Anne! I have something for you!" I waited and she returned with a container of Bon Ami wrapped in a pretty ribbon. I looked at her with a puzzled look on my face and she said, "When I was at your house the other day, I noticed your sink was dirty. This'll shine that right up." She is a Martha Stewart follower, no doubt. And sure enough, it did! :)
And our awesome next door neighbor, Rosanne, welcomed her college daughter, Aileen, home for winter break with a house full of 2600 balloons…. Yes, she did. 2600. Isaac and I had to go see it for ourselves.
Quirky and awesome. That's our 'hood, "The Flats" :)
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