There seems to be a trend of neighbors distancing themselves from their neighbors. I have lived in my house for a year and have met my neighbor once when our sprinkler system was malfunctioning. At our prior residence we spoke to our neighbor once in three years when we accidentally received her mail. This seems to be the norm in most of the places I have lived.
My Mother moved to a house two years ago and her new neighbors, all of them on her block, are different than any I have ever lived near. They are all on very friendly terms, speak at least every week, and have their dogs play in large groups together. They gather to watch fights and tv shows and think nothing of helping each other with things. As they live on a dead end street, it is a perfect place to have block parties, which they frequently do.
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| Nicole (left) and Nadia (right) with Grandma Judy |
Saturday they had their annual Halloween block party. It started early for the youngsters, but continued well into the morning. There was marshmallow roasting over a raised fire pit, hot chocolate bar for the kiddies, slow roast pork sandwiches to die for, and drinks for the above 21 crowd. I was amazed when a 6 year old boy offered to roast marshmallows for my daughters.
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| Nadia and neighbor Liz |
Maybe it is just Las Vegas, however, it seems our society has lost its neighborly ways. You rarely see neighborhood parties or barbeques. Many neighbors don't know who their neighbors are or even how many people live next to them. The block party was such a wonderful experience for my girls and I, I think I will try to become friends with my neighbors also.
