“I am having trouble keeping my eyes open lately,” was not the comment to make to Ed, my neighbor next door. It resulted in Ed announcing that as a retiree I am worn out from sitting around and napping everyday. It seems…

Ed, my neighbor next door, had a kind word for me the other day. I almost fainted, but I suspect it was a slip of his tongue and won’t happen again. I mentioned to Ed that I had been grouchy at work…

Ed, my neighbor next door, was really indifferent when I wanted to tell him about our visit to The Grotto, in Portland, Oregon. The more I tried to tell him about it, the less he wanted to hear. I finally gave up…

Ed, my neighbor next door, had no sympathy for me when I told him our relaxed holiday turned out to be a do-it-yourself experience. We like to take the train from Minot, North Dakota to Vancouver, Washington. We were all set to…

Ed, my neighbor next door, has had his family home for a few weeks this summer. “What a difference having grown children and grandchildren around makes to a person’s schedule,” Ed lamented. “Ruby and I are gone to bed by eleven and…

“Which lake were you at last week?” Ed, my neighbor next door, asked. “Emma Lake,” I answered. “Why would you go so far north with so many good lakes nearby?” demanded Ed. “It is fairly close to Prince Albert. We hadn’t been…

Ed, my neighbor next door, really enjoyed seeing a good-sized white bandage on my nose. “Stuck your snout into the wrong person’s business and got a good poke in the nose didn’t you?” Ed asked in self-satisfaction at my expense. “Nothing so…

Ed, my neighbor next door, told me he was going fishing Sunday morning. Of course I had to ask, “Are you going to church first?” He answered with a resounding, “No church for me any Sunday!” “Don’t you ever go fishing?” Ed…

“It is the worst kind of hot,” claimed Ed, my neighbor next door. Ed’s air conditioning has been running both day and night. Ed is dog tired because if he turns his air conditioning off at night, it is too hot to…

Ed, my neighbor next door, suggested we go for a game of golf out at Neudorf last week. Trying to get one step ahead of Ed, I agreed to go only if he brought his wallet and drove us out there. I’m…