Nosy neighbor

We happen to have an older, disabled lady neighbor who lives next to our house. Our home is in “A” and she is in “B.” She is 76 and she lives in the home she built in 1981 with her son, daughter-in- law and grand-daughter.  Our houses stand about 135 feet apart.

Earlier this week, my wife brought that family a salad from our veggie garden, so while both visited, the lady talked and said that she could follow our lives from when we woke up, had breakfast, lunch, dinner, worked in the garden, all the way until when I washed our mountain bikes and probably much, much more.

My wife was a bit shocked, but not totally surprised. She knew that lady had been spying on us for the 10 years we've lived in our current home as she spends her entire waking hours peering at us from her kitchen window, most probably with binoculars.

About eight years ago, we rebuilt the fence that had fallen in total disrepair around our house and asked that same lady if she wanted to participate financially; not surprisingly, she denied. Then, earlier this week, she had the audacity to suggest to my wife that it'd be a cool idea if we had a communicating door in that common fence.

Thanks God for the many trees that we have and that are buffering us a bit from that nosy neighbor!