“Get out?! Really?” Really. Lisa, who is in my book club, and her husband were looking for less house to maintain, and bought the house three doors down. Although the new house is about the same size as their current home, it doesn’t have a pool, guest house or big yard, so will be a lot easier to maintain.
“We wanted lock and go,” she said. Then last week, another friend, Stacy, who used to live on my old street, called to say she and her husband bought the house four doors down (and next to Lisa). If there’s a good-neighbor lotto, I’d just won the jackpot.
After my husband and I moved literally around the corner from our old house, Stacy and her husband moved to a new community 40 minutes away. Though the new town had a lot going for it, they missed our little town where they had lived for 23 years. So, they’re moving back.
Having one good friend move into your neighborhood is fortunate. Having two is a sign from the universe, though I’m not sure of what. And here’s the bonus! Besides having two fun friends within a stone’s throw, I’ve also gained, and I’m slightly embarrassed to admit this, a front row seat, that is, almost unlimited snooping rights access to observe renovations they are making to their homes.
And they are renovating. See, our community of 28 homes is now over 20 years old. Until recently, many of the residents were the original owners, and the homes retained their original finishes.
However, over the past couple years, a third of.
