rita’s

i walk my dogs by rita’s almost every night. and rita is usually outside, so we wave and yell pleasantries over our barking dogs.
i love the eclectic touches in her yard. the tea cups hanging from the fence. the shoes nailed to the telephone pole that serve as planters. the car seat:

i especially love her messages on her blackboard. this was yesterday’s message:

you are a person not a job. some days it’s hard to remember that.

May 7th, 2009 at 6:51 am
What an amazing neighbour.
May 7th, 2009 at 7:33 am
She sounds like an incredible person! Love the car seat too.
May 7th, 2009 at 7:38 am
Love that she has a blackboard with changing messages. That’s phenomenal!
May 7th, 2009 at 7:50 am
Wow. I’ve got to see that place. Cool. Love the chalkboard. How often does she change it?
May 7th, 2009 at 8:34 am
Man, I love quirky neighbors. In my area, we’re lucky just to have a neighbor who mows their lawn (pot-calling-kettle: we’re included in the non-landscaped category).
May 7th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Oh, I love all of this. She must be incredible and fun.
May 7th, 2009 at 8:57 am
Sounds like you have a really cool neighbor!
May 7th, 2009 at 9:32 am
It’s so true!
May 7th, 2009 at 11:03 am
love the blackboard. great stuff.
May 7th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
What a wonderful display of creativity!!
May 11th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
This is so engaging! Wish our quirky neighbors were like this instead of the quirky neighbor with the dog that poops in our yard, or the quirky neighbors who abandoned their house and left all of their junk sitting in the front yard. What a great message on the chalkboard, might have to get that one inked on my forearm!