Neighbors, clocks, smoke detectors, etc

Do you have great neighbors?

What is the description of a great neighbor to you?

I knew I was lucky the day I moved into my condo.

There are 2 units in my building. We are side-by-each, as they say in Woonsocket, RI and such French Canadian places.

My neighbor came over with a loaf of pumpkin bread the day I moved in. The neighbors are an elderly mom and her not quite as elderly daughter. They do favors for me, watch out for me, let me know if something is going on so I don't miss out on anything, and yet they give me my space. They are a perfect neighbor for me.

As neighbors, we have a few spoken and unspoken deals.

Things such as our unspoken, informal flower swap is a great surprise when you are the recipient of a nice bouquet of posies. It is equally nice when you are the giver and see the smiles you created.

Spoken deals include that each fall, on the "fall back" weekend, I change both of our smoke detector batteries. Since we are united under the same roof, we need to take care of each other this way.

If you have an elderly, disabled, or even really short neighbor, please go lend them a helping hand in changing their batteries. Don't forget to do yours either. They do the trick in saving lots of lives.

I am a Putnamaniac on "fall back" weekend while changing the smoke detector batteries!