The Green DOOR
When two more vans arrived the day after his new neighbour moved in, Arthur couldn’t believe his eyes. It wasn’t just furniture they were unloading, there were plants too.
There were so many tubs and containers that he quickly lost count. It was as if she’d brought an entire garden with her.
It was no better at the weekend. Hammers, drills, thumps, bumps and thuds – the racket went on for hours.
He wondered why people always had to change things. The previous owners had ripped out a perfectly good kitchen mere weeks after moving in. When they tore out the original fireplaces and dumped them in a skip, it almost broke his heart.
On Saturday afternoon, all kinds of thuds and noises were still coming from next door. It sounded as though a herd of rhino had moved in.
He decided to go to the library for a bit of peace and quiet. Unfortunately, he chose the wrong time to leave. His new neighbour was in the front garden, watching as
