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Those neighbours

PostPosted: 20 Jul 2014, 20:26
by tonicha
:shock: :shock:

You know, those dafty ones, who lost us both the sale :twisted: :twisted:

They always stay in the house for about 5/6 weeks during the summer. They arrived a few days ago and we'd managed not to speak or even see them :oops: :lol:

Until today :roll:

He came around, very apologetic, and gave us a loads of plants, bulbs, a little touch of the shoulder (typical for over here) and was so obviously so very sorry that it all went erm, wrong. And as a special for me, a very special cutting from his very weirdo, cactus, as he knows I love 'em ;)

He's been around all our neighbours, giving out bulbs, plants (he really loves his garden) and I've given in - I'm too soft.

Tomorrow, I'll give him a few of those weirdo pepper thingies, a shed load of tomatoes, a few lemons.

Can't help it, really, Grumpy and I were saying that they were so used to Salazar, growing up with being told what to do, where to go, what you can have/can't have, what to think, that being able to decide something for yourself can be so daunting.

Ho hum.

Oh and his gorgeous puss cat came round to say hello this morning too :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Those neighbours

PostPosted: 20 Jul 2014, 20:39
by tonicha
And another oh

They can have some of those killer chillies from Angola :shock: :shock: They are HOT :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Those neighbours

PostPosted: 20 Jul 2014, 21:01
by tonicha
And - as we have to live next door to them for however long, I'll be nice.

But I didn't sweep their frontage this morning, like I normally do ;) :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: Those neighbours

PostPosted: 20 Jul 2014, 21:06
by Diflower
Lol @ the chillies :D

Actually Ton, I hadn't given that a thought in years, but when I used to go to Portugal a lot, I did hear a lot about how difficult it was for people to get used to thinking for themselves :?

And what new light show? :D

Re: Those neighbours

PostPosted: 20 Jul 2014, 21:11
by tonicha
Weeeelll, it's something I did, quite by accident, when Ted and Rose were here.

Isn't that something to look forward to????

Up on the wall, where the geckos run, above the herb pots, lovely it is, lovely ;) :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Well, I think so ;)

Re: Those neighbours

PostPosted: 20 Jul 2014, 21:33
by Diflower
I'm sure it is...whatever it is :? :D

Re: Those neighbours

PostPosted: 20 Jul 2014, 22:47
by Lozzles
Diflower wrote:Lol @ the chillies :D

Actually Ton, I hadn't given that a thought in years, but when I used to go to Portugal a lot, I did hear a lot about how difficult it was for people to get used to thinking for themselves :?


We found that in Switzerland too, believe it or not.

Re: Those neighbours

PostPosted: 21 Jul 2014, 06:09
by saundra
no point in feeling at odds with your neighbours
its just how they are people are so differant and some times very complex :roll:
sorry posted twice must engage my brain

Re: Those neighbours

PostPosted: 21 Jul 2014, 08:16
by pederito1
Salazar Ton? that was a long time ago surely or has there been another one. I was in Lisbon when the coup took place.

Re: Those neighbours

PostPosted: 21 Jul 2014, 08:27
by Kaz
You are very kind and forgiving Ton, but as you say you have to live with them and bad feeling gets very wearing ;) 8-)

Hope those chillies burn their tongues though ;) :P :lol: :lol: