Celebrating the Year

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The neighbors I rave about came together to celebrate the end of the year. We have never dressed up to visit with each other. This year one asked if she could wear pajamas, and another answered that she could if she was decent. Of course she looked fine. I wore lounge pants as part of dressing down.

We talked non-stop while nibbling on snacks. We were all glad no one has seen the skunk since Joyce’ s exterminator set off a bomb in a culvert under our street.

Two households had been targets of a scam from the internet provider we all use. That was a bit sobering.

My house seemed to be the only one that an orange colored male cat had not visited. No one is feeding the cat, but they said he looks healthy.

We were interested in hearing about Joyce’s Christmas, spent in a bed and breakfast house in the mountains of Arkansas. Her two daughters, one son-in-law, two grandchildren, and a dog were with her. It was wonderful to be together, but the nightmarish side was sharing the house with roaches, spiders, and deer ticks (the ones that carry Lyme disease).

We have all been amused at Bob and Shawn’s dog. When they have been out and have Izzie in the car, they let her out at the top of the street. She races the car to get home first.

Holly related how she met the newest neighbor. His dog escaped and pooped in her yard, and he was apologizing for it. I must be the only person who has not met him yet, although I wave at him fairly often as he drives past me while walking.

Cindy lives on a different street, but she is part of our neighborhood. She had just come back from visiting her daughter and family for Christmas. She says she always comes home sick, and this time it was a chest cold. Since she stayed home to protect us, we took a photo to send her. The pajama-clad one volunteered to take the photo with my phone.

Left to right are Jeff, Shawn, Anne, Joyce, Holly, and Bob.

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Published by Anne Mehrling

I'm a retiree who loves to write about life in the mountains of North Carolina.

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21 thoughts on “Celebrating the Year”

  7. I don’t recall meeting Jeff, or am I just forgetting a past mention of him?
    Glad it sounds like you got rid of the skunk.
    You have the best neighborhood!! I guess Logan had other plans?
    Have a wonderful year!!

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  9. You know I always think your neighbors are the best with get-togethers and so friendly and helpful. It’s nice to see them assembled here. Happy New Year to all of you.

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  11. Anne, what a lovely group gathering to welcome in the New Year. I bet you barely noticed the switch to 2026 with so many fascinating stories & experiences to chat about. A skunk?! I feel I’ve missed a lot this year!

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    1. Thankfully I was never close to the skunk, although I have a video of it. It was looking in holes in the yard, and I was standing on a deck far above her.

      No worries, you didn’t miss anything important from me in the past year. I had a very pleasant year and am still enjoying living here on my own.

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