Yep, Sofie again. She just called me a little while ago to remind me not to forget her. She also told me that she can see me working at my desk. Remember … I said my computer was near a window? Well, our windows are opposite each other. For her to see me from her [...]

Neighbour, second mother, grandmother, Stalker? Sofie is my elderly neighbor. I think she’s been telling us she’s 84 for about four years. Her husband passed away 4 days before we moved in to our house. She has three children, but doesn’t want to live with them … she wants to remain in her home and [...]

We’ve lived in our house for 4.5 years. We live in Greek Town- The Danforth Village- in Toronto. More than half of our neighbors are Greek or Italian, eighty percent are elderly. It’s a great neighborhood. Very safe, very friendly. The day we got the keys to our new home (June 28th, 2001) we met [...]