One More Post In Favor of Being Neighborly

Across the Way

Anne Tilley

I'm gad you are my neighbor...

It means so much to me

To share our early gardens

And a favorite recipe.

The days seems so much brighter

When you call to chat a bit

And borrow a cup of sugar

Or take turns to baby-sit.

When there's little time to visit

And we have few moments to share,

There's a deep contentment in my heart

Just to know that you are there.

Just to see your red geraniums

You have planted with loving care,

And the glow of your candlelight

Reflects the warmth of your presence there.

You've made my life much richer,

And I thank the Lord each day

For my kind and thoughtful neighbor

Who lives across the way.

the picture is of my cousins, sister and friends taken in the late 1970's. We used to meet together often just to chat and have coffee and always m&m peanuts !