You are indeed lucky, mishap. We have no near neighbours but I have to say that when DH had a stroke two years ago there was a steady stream of people offering help even though they had to drive down a very bumpy farm road to get to us. Our daughter lives in the village (two miles away) so we have family nearby. We return favours with eggs and vegetables and now DH is recovering he is able to take on tractor repairs which goes down well with our smallholding friends.
tanith We moved here in 1975 and although our children were primary school and pre school age, it took a long time to make friends. Local people were unfriendly and my first real pals were mums who had also moved to the area and were finding it lonely. I think you just have to tough it out although I know it's hard when you have moved from a lively community.
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