Neighbours have finally had enough....

We have been living next door to B&G for the past 16 years... and in a couple of days, they are moving away. It's a really strange situation actually. They are idea neighbours: quiet, respectful, uncomplaining - all the things we are not. It's our loss, not theirs. No doubt they will make fantastic neighbours for someone else... we, on the other hand...

A quick bottle of wine, a couple of beers, some snacks, and a couple of hours chat and laughter... it's a strange end to a neighbourly relationship. I'm sure our paths will cross again, but of all the relationships we have as humans, those with our next door neighbours are perhaps the strangest. If, like us, you live in a semi, they are almost, almost in your house - and you strive to keep to keep that distance sacrosanct. Yet they are privy to your laughter and arguments, your parties and your silences. And vice-versa... It's the most intimate of non-intimate relationships.

Anyway, they were great neighbours and I'll miss them.