Forest of the Plains

Yesterday our neighbor died in a farming accident. I never met him or his wife. John visited with his wife a couple of times. As a result of John’s visits, we knew we would be glad to have them as neighbors.

In the country you have an obligation to your neighbors. People help take care of each other. But, usually you know your neighbors. Since we don’t even live there yet (we’ll live there in 4 more days), we didn’t know these neighbors.

How do you act neighborly to neighbors who aren’t quite your neighbors yet? Somehow a plate of cookies doesn’t seem enough.