I went for my walk today, but I did something different. You guessed it. I walked a different direction down Loma Rica Rd. And you'd be guessing correctly again if you sussed my motivation. I was gonna walk by my back side neighbor's house to say hi.
I didn't know for certain, but I suspected it to be a house which was on the market at the same time Sharon and I bought our place. As I was approaching the house, I could hear her calling to her dogs from the back yard. She came around to the front just as I was passing her house.
"Hi, Andrew," she called cheerfully, waving to me.
I stopped and waved back as her dogs all charged to the fence in a barking frenzy. She made her way up to the fence, chiding her dogs as I quietly told them, "Good dogs" for being such diligent protectors.
We proceeded to have a nice long conversation on a range of topics from the fire to horses, bike riding, fishing, you name it. I did find out she is married. This didn't seem to be an impediment to her being a friendly, enthusiastic person who somehow found me interesting enough to waste 20 minutes shooting the breeze with.
She mentioned that they were getting solar installed with a backup battery for the next time PG&E decided to shut off the power. I said I envied them, as all I had were some candles and an oil lamp.
She said they had 2 generators and wound up offering to give me one that they had laying around, since they'd upgraded to a newer model. It had one issue, but she felt it was something simple that could be easily repaired.
She even said she'd deliver it to my house this weekend sometime. I couldn't thank her enough. I was and am still amazed at the ease with which this person found their way into my life. From never having met to "here's a free generator" in 24 hours.
I can't help thinking I'm going to screw this up somehow. I'll have to meet her husband, as it is improper to be doing so much socializing with someone's wife without so much as a nod to their other half. Who knows, maybe we'll have some common interests, too. So, despite my setback with _______ de-friending me on Facebook, my social life has made some progress.
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