We don't see too much of our neighbours but they are there if we need them.

When Kendall had to go to the doctor in the middle of a snowstorm one neighbour came and ploughed the drive - he does that for a living but wouldn't take payment. Another neighbour phoned when she saw smoke in the vicinity of our house - Kendall was doing something in the yard, but she just wanted to warn us.

While I was in the UK and Kendall was unwell another guy up the street cleared snow and, one day, brought Kendall a meatloaf dinner.

The only bad neighbour was one who would occasionally allow his aggressive German Shepherd loose in the yard and thought that, because he was on the town council, he could get away with it, even though the dog had on a few occasions, come into the road barking at us when we walked Seamus. Reports to the police did little to stop the problem and Kendall ended up threatening to shoot the dog if it attacked us or Seamus. Luckily that guy lost the last election and moved very soon after.