Yesterday evening I was sat on the wall in our front drive chatting to my next door neighbour as she was stringing up some Union Jack bunting in honour of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee this weekend. We were both saying it was a pity that no-one in our street had arranged a street party and before I knew it, I had suggested that we host a little BBQ and get together outside the front of our house. Next, I discovered myself and my neighbour knocking on the doors of our neighbours houses, introducing ourselves and checking whether they would be free to join us on Saturday evening.
We have lived in our road for nearly five years and my next door neighbours have lived in their house for twenty years. Previously I had only ever met or spoken to the neighbours as far as two houses up and two houses down from us and that's quite good going for a typical English homeowner. I know several people who only know the people in the houses immediately next to them.
Anyway once we had started I quite enjoyed getting to meet some of my neighbours for the first time. I even met one couple who have a two week old baby - he was adorable and we were asked inside to look at their new extension.
We haven't invited the whole street as our driveway is not that huge and we have to keep out of the road as we haven't had permission to close it. Hopefully there should be enough of us to make it a fun evening! Unfortunately the weather has cooled off a little though so it might not be the warm sultry evening we had perhaps envisaged!
The bunting that I carefully strung up along the front of our house is now hidden inside our guttering where it blew and got stuck out of my reach.
I have a feeling tomorrow could be quite busy organising everything and sorting out all the food etc.
David being his usual supportive self, reminded me that I had made my bed and now I have to lie in it!
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