Ann

There is an elderly woman who lives at the front of the apartments, facing the street as we pull our car in the drive.  Her name is Ann.  Every time, in our comings and goings, she is sitting in one of her patio chairs, watching the action that passes.  I have seen her out there all day sometimes.  The other day, Dramafreak, Scoutmaster, EllaDog and I took a walk around the entire complex and made her acquaintance.  She has been in these apartments 7 years.  She lived in a home in another town for many years, but then came here to be closer to her daughter after her husband passed away.  She shared with us that this is THE safest place to live in Midland.  I love the way she said it, though.  She listed these as the positives:  Noone comes in and eats your food, you can sleep all through the night and get a good night's rest, and the people are nice.  I guess you can't get much better than that, eh??  She said we should stop by anytime. I may take her up on that.  I might bring her cookies!  I wonder if she knows she's cheered me up these last few days, sitting on her front stoop, waving as we pull out and in of the driveway. 

"A good neighbor is a fellow who smiles at you over the back fence, but doesn’t climb over it."