Share the love!

I feel so fortunate to have wonderful neighbors where I live.  Everyone is very kind, helpful, and giving.  At times we need each other for anything you can imagine from an extra egg to a weed whacker, and we are always there for each other. If I need help with the kids, my neighbor is there.  When we were the last home on the block with power during a snowstorm, everyone was here. We take care of each other. Sharing the love with your neighbors can give you a very strong sense of community, offer protection and security, and produce life long friendships.

This summer, each of my neighbors has a garden and it seems as if we have all grown different things.  Now that it is harvest time, we’ve been visiting each other’s gardens and swapping fruits and vegetables.  Just today I was given some lettuce, blackberries, raspberries and tomatoes. I gave grapes, apples, and peaches in return.

Believe it or not, close bonds with your neighbors can make a large impact on your budget.  We share our home grown foods, we borrow tools so we do not need to buy them, we help each other with home maintenance and gardening, we lend each other ingredients so we do not have to make an extra trip to the store (which is a blessing when you live in the middle of no where) and we come together when things are rough to help in anyway we can.

So go on out and meet your neighbors! Share the love and give. You will receive so much more in return!

Fruits and veggies I got today from around the neighborhood

Mr. Practical and one of our wonderful neighbors.  He is just about the most handy guy you have ever met.  He can fix pretty much anything and he is a master gardener!

A Birthday cake I made for another one of our neighbors