[Spexxvet]

We've been in our house for about ten years. The neighborhood was new in the mid-fifties, and since we've moved in, four homes owned by original owners (older folks) have chenged hands due to death or moving into "The Home". The last original husband died a few weeks ago - we don't know what the widow will do.
We're on a corner - on the "busy street" side we're very close to the single lady next door, but don't know the folks across the street. We used to be close with 5 families on the side street, four of whom have moved away. We had block parties, and would get together for drinks most weekends. At one point, there were 14 kids under 10 years old on our block. The street was usually crowded with playing kids. One of the wives was the quintessential princess-bitch. She thought she was still a cheerleader in highschool - real cliquey. The other folks were all nice.