However, the same dog also does me a favour because if he sees bird trying to eat any seeds I plant, he chases them away immediately. It's because of him that i have such a lovely vegetable patch. so you can see why sometimes i love him and at other times i hate him.
Then there's my other neighbour across the street. she's a generally keeps a eye on things with me. her three teenage children, on the other hand, are another story. they often sit on my garden wall in the evenings with their friends. they usually have chips and soft drinks and they stay there for hours, chatting cheerfully and laughing. It drives me crazy. they make a lot of noise and always leave their empty drink cans and chip papers behind, which really gets on my nerves! I have to go out the next morning and clear away their rubbish. But what can I do? I need to keep on good terms with them because their mother is so good to me.