Friday was the summer solstice, my favorite day of the year and one I always look forward to. This year we decided to open the house and garden to a party to celebrate with the neighbors. Now we don’t live on a very long street, there are only 11 houses on it. I know the neighbors on either side and directly across pretty well, and a couple of others to say hello to, but I realized when it came time to decide who to invite that there were still some houses where I hadn’t met the people in them. This, after having lived here for almost 2 years now. So, with invitation in hand, off I went to change all that. Continue reading →