One Good Turn

Our doorbell rang this evening around 5 p.m. It was our next door neighbour with a rhubarb and ginger crumble she had made with rhubarb from their garden.  My favourite!

Yesterday P had given them a pair of locally caught trout that we didn't need - we already had four in the freezer - plus a bag of apples. The neighbour had given P a new chain for our chainsaw as it didn't fit his new one.

The trout had been given to P by an ex neighbour of his father as P had helped him with some odd jobs around the house.   The apples came from the tree of our ex neighbour as we had given him a stack of firewood from our recently felled tree.

Bartering is alive and kicking over here.





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24 comments:

  1. Tasker Dunham14 October 2022 at 20:39

    Will you be paying tax on this, or is it a hobby?

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    1. JayCee14 October 2022 at 21:01

      I am happy to give the Treasury one tenth of my crumble.

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  2. Yorkshire Pudding14 October 2022 at 23:19

    As folk sometimes say, money isn't everything. I am rather partial to bartered fish with chips and mushy peas but in Yorkshire we say battered.

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  3. Marjorie14 October 2022 at 23:46

    Nice you have some lovely neighbours there. Never thought of putting ginger with rhubarb before.

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    1. JayCee15 October 2022 at 08:11

      We always gave ginger in a rhubarb crumble. A heavenly combination.

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  4. Ellen D.15 October 2022 at 03:14

    You are kind, helpful neighbors, JayCee! That is why neighbors are kind to you. :)

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  5. Debby15 October 2022 at 05:22

    It is a wonderful, rare thing to have that kind of neighboring. Count your blessings.

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  6. local alien15 October 2022 at 07:12

    Perfect bartering! Sounds a lot like us.
    But we don't get trout and rhubarb crumble!!
    You do have some very good neighbours

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    1. JayCee15 October 2022 at 08:13

      They make up for Mr Snoopy and Mrs Twisted Knickers.

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  7. Tigger15 October 2022 at 08:50

    Now that sounds like a proper neighbourhood. I would keep quiet about it if I was you - everyone will want to move in.

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    1. JayCee15 October 2022 at 11:27

      Until they learn about the drug dealer who lives around the corner....

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  8. Coppa's girl15 October 2022 at 16:59

    Gosh, it's years since I've had rhubarb! I've forgotten what it tastes like, and that crumble sounds perfect!
    What a good idea bartering is, though I have no idea what we'd barter round here!

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    1. JayCee15 October 2022 at 17:03

      You could swap Larios for Soberano? 😁

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  9. Rachel Phillips15 October 2022 at 22:16

    Very similar here.

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    1. JayCee16 October 2022 at 08:35

      Community spirit makes life a little happier.

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  10. ADDY16 October 2022 at 11:24

    How lovely to have amazing neighbours. Long may it continue

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    1. JayCee16 October 2022 at 13:44

      Yes, no noisy parties, broken down old vehicles blocking the road, smelly bonfires. Yet....

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  11. Jacqueline @ HOME17 October 2022 at 11:51

    Ooooo, it's just like an article from Country Living where bartering is the norm ! I wish our builders would take a rhubarb crumble in payment 🤣😂🤣 XXXX

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  12. Vronni's Style Meanderings17 October 2022 at 15:11

    That is so good to hear, JayCee! Long may it continue...
    xxx

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