No longer the "scary" neighbor

There is a single guy that lives next door to us. He's a little different, often keeps to himself, seems to always be busy with an "interesting" project, and has a very large garden. We and other neighbors have often wondered what he does with everything that he grows in that garden.

We tend to wave or say hello when he is outside but that has been the extent of our prior interactions. Earlier this summer, our yard was repaired after some utility work in the area. The movement of dirt in the front yard unearthed 30-40 bricks (probably an old sidewalk or something). The neighbor asked if he could have them, and we obliged after we kept a few for various projects in the future.

Last Wednesday our doorbell rang and said "scary" neighbor was at the door with a bag full of tomatoes and several Matchbox cars that he had retrieved from cereal boxes for Jeremiah. He returned again Monday with more tomatoes and cantaloupe. He found Jeremiah and I in the yard last night to offer MORE tomatoes and cantaloupe. I accepted more cantaloupe! We had it for dinner and it was WONDERFUL.

So, I have proclaimed that he's not so scary afterall - maybe a little strange, but not scary. He now our next door gardener! How nice of him to share with us! I'm so glad I didn't buy melon at the farmer's market on Saturday.

And Jeremiah loves his cars! We're going to cook up some yummy stuff to share with him this weekend.