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cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 21:57 on 11th March 2010 Here is a bouquet to grace your new homes Stephanie, Rob & Rick - my house warming gift to you all Picture by Johanna Priewasser |
cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 17:38 on 12th March 2010 I think Poeflora missed out on the delivery - all the very best to you in your new homes. How about other POE members adding their house warming gifts - that should provide some fun |
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 17:42 on 12th March 2010 You are so thoughtful!!! I'll have do some "shopping" now! |
cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 18:42 on 12th March 2010 Enjoy your shopping, lol |
Shirley K. Lawson Posts: 2310 Joined: 17th Jul 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 19:08 on 12th March 2010 Oh, what pretty flowers Cathy...how nice...do you people over there have what's called an "house-welcoming" service by your local businesses, with free samples, and information to your local community? They usually send an person out to greet you also, or at least they did us. But they leave you an sample of free items Like window wipes, and sample cleaner and free house key coupon, maps to local restruants, phone numbers to eat at for when your busy moving, with perhaps an free cup of coffee and/or pastry roll from one of them for an quick break... telephone book of local services you might need to get ahold of, utlitly departments, schools, an free inexpensive small hand broom/ mini-dust pan from some local hardware store, one free big trash bag, an "list" of the names of your immediate neighbors by house address, how many members are in their household, so you know if they have kids or not....and perhaps an small plant of inexpenisve flowers for your table, such as one colorful primrose or pansy...maybe an large candy bar. First time I got this I thought it was so nice of them. If I remeber rightly it was the local "toastmasters" club that did it. |
cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 19:16 on 12th March 2010 What a lovely idea, I have never heard of anything like that, maybe it would be a great idea to institute. We have been here two and a half years and still don't know any of the neighbours other than to wave, and occasionaly one of the children will shout hello. Although in all fairness we are in an Afrikaans neighbourhood and we are english speaking with limited use of their language! Although English is taught as the second official language in Afrikaans schools, and Afrikaans is taught as second language in the English schools.
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Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 19:21 on 12th March 2010
there we go!!!!! Cheers everyone! |
cathyml Posts: 23275 Joined: 25th Jan 2010 Location: South Africa | quotePosted at 19:23 on 12th March 2010 Wow - where have you been shopping! missed that gorgeous photo - I want to paint it! |
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 19:23 on 12th March 2010 I remember I had a visit from the welcome wagon!! That was so nice, I wasn't new to the area but I got a HUGE basket full of stuff!! I would love a job like that! |
Krissy Posts: 15430 Joined: 8th Jul 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 19:26 on 12th March 2010 I googled it! |