For this week's letter from the village I decided upon my neighbours, so I took all the photographs from the bottom of our drive. In this first picture you can make out our blue garage doors, next to our neighbours the horses!
Turning anti-clockwise, still from the bottom of the drive are our neighbours over the road,
John and Trish.We often go out on the motorbikes together.
The horses are in the field next to our other neighbours, Malcolm and Anne.
I often see Anne on a Monday afternoon on the library van.
We tend not to live in each other's houses but we all speak or wave. We know the names of everybody who lives in the village, all 54 houses to be precise. We will all be meeting on Friday as it is the village Harvest Festival followed by supper in the village hall!
Neighbours
My neighbour has a field of wheat
And I a rood of vine;
And he will give me bread to eat,
And I will give him wine.
And so we are a jolly pair,
Contentedly unwed,
Singing with supper as we share
Red wine and crusty bread.
Now venison is mighty meat
And so is trout and hare;
A mallard duck is sweat to eat
And quail is dainty fare.
But such are foods for festal day,
And we will not repine
While on the table we can lay
Crisp bread and rosy wine.
A will to till one's own of soil
Is worth a kingly crown,
With bread to feed the belly need,
And wine to wash it down.
So with my neighbour I rejoice
That we are fit and free,
Content to praise with lusty voice
Bread, Wine and Liberty.
Robert W. Service
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45 comments:
And I thought you would be doing nasturtiums - so I didn't. I can see that my thrashing about for an 'N' that wasn't my name will bevery disturbed by all the 'N's I am about to see.
'Neighbours' is a great choice for N, and you've done them proud. Very good.
Last year, I had choosen "neighbours"
Now, my choice is different !
I love the picture of Jo waiting for his crust !
miss Yves
Neigh...borly neighbor looking over your shoulder...good one. I love your choice for N. There is nothing like good neighbors.
In this world one can have both local and global neighbours. You have both!
Great choice for the theme. It looks like a lovely place to live :-)
Neighbours are always important, I don't know so many now since I moved but we wave and say hello.
I came over from the Authorblog. Nice village.
Good neighbors!
Denise, I'd like to be a good neighbor and help with the ABC. My address book is being held hostage by the computer under repair, so this is the only way I can tell you. Let me know what I can do (I can still get e-mail.)
Aloha Denise,
I LOVe all your NEIGHbours..lol.
peace, Kai
I love your pic of Jo in the right hand column! LOL!
Oh, I am so low right now. I knew you would put a smile on my face though!
Lovely Yorkshire village with all the right Yorkshire colors. The flowers are wonderful too. But I especially like the poem by Robert Service. How DO you find all these appropriate poems! We had a very nice anniversary card from our best man and his wife, after 49 years,showing various Yorkshire scenes. They live in Pocklington. Thanks for waving at Flamborough for me. It makes me feel more connected.
It's been great getting to see your neighbors.
It sounds just like the Archers! What a very pretty village. I love that style of house.
I wish I was your neighbour!
Good neighbours are hide to find Excellent choice.
What a delightful neighborhood... Love the small village atmosphere... Love the shot of the horse...
Your village is a marvelous place to visit!
So quintessentially English and wonderful.
I have joined in this week.
First time in ages.
All best wishes from NY
Next week
O is for October 19
Neighbors....a very good choice...I really like the horse!
Fabulous place to live.
54 houses in your NEIGHBOURHOOD!!!
You are living in my dream NEIGHBOURHOOD.
How very fortunate you are.
Bear((( )))
All together now -
'Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours...'
Isn't it great to have good neighbours?! I said in one of the other comments: when ever I have to move house, I hope I can take all my neighbours with me, for they are the best!! Thanks for your post. I hope you'll find a team to work with you in ABC Wednesday. I am very sorry I can't.
Your neighbours have charming houses, and seems like Jo is very at home with them! :o)
Sweet post!
Kisses from Nydia.
Great N.....yes it's nice having good neighbours as well and you seem to be blessed. we're lucky here as well. You seem to live in a lovely part of the world.
good material i want to come and visit .. can't but dream of it
Great choice, and I love all the photos. Makes me want to be your neighbour. Have a great ABC Wednesday and upcoming weekend.
Good choice. I love the poem too.
Have a good week.
Every time I visit I think....what a beautiful place to live :)
Georgious goose !
What a great N!! Thanks for the read!!
I'd love to experience life in an English village. My little neighbourhood has 34 houses and we're crammed in right beside each other. Even so, I only know a few of my neighbours.
That is a great post, Mrs Nesbitt. Nice to pay tribute in that way to your neighbors.
Great N-pics. Speciallly love the horsey! :o) Mine's up too .. it's been a while but it's great to be back! :o)
A forbidden statue
I feel as though I've made a tour of your area. I was hoping to 'see' some of the neighbours though! Maybe next time. Unless they're shy!
It sounds like a delightful village Denise. How I miss the friendly greetings of Yorkshire folk!
Marie x
Sounds like you live in a lovely neighborhood. Our neighbors were okay in the beginning but now they have to go. We never bothered with them but they get on my nerves big time.
I'm a little bit jealous of the horse neighbors. It's an all-around lovely looking neighborhood. Nice "N" interpretation.
My word, what a lot of comments. I will content myself with adding some words of the late Ivor Cutler on the subject....
'Oh neighbours, neighbours all around/neighbours of the top floor/neighbours all around/neighbours drinking coffee/neighbours drinking tea/lots and lots of neighbours/enough for you and me...'
It has a naive charm, don't you think?
I can't believe someone lives in a town smaller than mine. Looks like a very nice community. BJ
Aw Denise, you have described such a stong sense of community spirit, and yes, good neighbours strike the balance of not living in each others pockets, but always being there if needed.
Love the photo's, particularly the one of Joe, he is such a beautiful spririt, I can tell how much loved he is.
Love the idea of panning round the village with your camera.
That poem is quite lovely. I know the name Robert Service, but I haven't read any for some time.
Lovely that you have such good neighbours - but only fifty-four houses! Is that big enough for a village?
Popping in as a new team member! :)
Denise, I enjoy reading and seeing photos about life in your village. Everything seems charming.
Neighbors are a great blessing! It must be wonderful to live in a place in which you know the names of everyone who lives there!
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