They gave out small books and stickers instead of candy at Halloween one year. At Christmas, their outside decorations always brought a smile – they did it up right.
There was no For Sale sign. Just a rusted red metal bin with the words Cheap Dumpsters parked in their drive two days ago. Full of yard toys, household things.
Today as I walked by, occupants of three trucks providing Mortgage Field Services carted out a bed frame, a couple of boxes. Whoever left – took only what they needed.
There are a number of houses for sale in this neighborhood. A realtor with a young couple looked over a foreclosure on the corner down the street. Sale pending across the street from that one – owners maybe got lucky. Moving on does not mean moving up around here. Sign of the times.
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