We had some building work done a year ago (absolutely necessary, part of the house was collapsing) and ended up in a dreadful fight with our neighbours who are retired and just want peace and quiet. Both Dp and the bloke next door puffed out their chests like ridiculous peacocks and fought loads. At the end of the building work, I bought them a hamper to say sorry for all the trouble and bloke next door accused me of trying to ‘buy them off’.
Anyway roll forward a year and we now greet each other in the street like normal human beings. In the last month the wife has brought round 2 lots of flowers, a bag of home grown courgettes and some home grown tomatoes. I wrote a letter of thanks to her but I don’t know what to give her back. I have got some roses growing and my gladioli should be out soon. Should I give her some flowers? I’m also growing courgettes, carrots and pumpkins but I don’t want to give her stuff she already has. I think this is her way of trying to make a peace offering so I want to make sure the gesture is properly reciprocated!