| Watching out for us
Henry Carter, age 84, is a very fine neighbor. I can give many reasons, but here are two. When we went out of town, he would usually get our mail and paper for us, and keep an eye on our property. A couple years ago when he knew we were out of town, we had failed to tell him our oldest son would be coming over to feed the dogs this time. So, when Mr. Carter saw a strange vehicle go down our driveway and pull behind our house, he was immediately on the alert. He drove his car over to our driveway, to block the person’s exit. My son had to do some talking to convince Mr. Carter he was legal. The best proof of being a fine neighbor came just a few weeks ago. Mr. Carter had asked if we needed any peas from his garden. I told him no, I just didn’t have time to shell them. That evening the doorbell rang. There stood Mr. Carter, with a large Ziploc bag full of peas for me, already shelled. Would he take any money for them? Of course not! Vera Sheppard |
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