[Ronald.]

Hi forum

I was tidying up my front garden this morning when Johan came out to say hello. For those of you who don't know Johan, he is my Moroccan neighbour. I thought it was very strange he wasn't at work. He told me that him and his wife are moving back to Morocco. I was very surprised to say the least. He said he wanted to tell me before the 'for sale' sign goes up.

I was saddened by the news. Although we aren't close pals, he has always been a friendly face to see, and an occasional dining and drinking buddy.

His wife has always been lovely too. She works in tescos so we see her when we do our shopping on a saturday morning. She's ever so polite.

Having ethnic neighbours has been a pleasure and I have learnt a lot about morocco and the culture of moroccans. They really are two of the loveliest people. Margaret and I have plans to move so we would have been saying goodbye eventually. It's just a shame it's so soon.

My big question is have you ever been saddened by having to wave goodbye to friends? Looking forward to your responses.

Ron.