My Favorite Banana Bread
When my husband and I were first married and living in our first house, our next door neighbor was an elderly lady who loved baking. Her favorite treat to bring over was freshly baked banana bread. I loved not just the treat but the idea that she cared enough for us to bake us goodies.
After we moved to a new neighborhood, I decided that I would always bake a fresh loaf of banana bread for any family who moved in on our street; however, the next two streets we lived on rarely got new neighbors until we moved to our current house where the street was only half-way finished. Over the first year we lived there, we welcomed lots of new neighbors. I can't say I've baked banana bread for all of them. Sometimes I opt for cookies, but I love welcoming families to our street this way, and they seem to like it too. I also add a note with our names and our home phone number on it. I've made a few friends this way and feel closer to these neighbors than any others.
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