Talking with Neighbors

Mike thought it would be a good idea to do something nice for our neighbors this Christmas.  We have a nodding acquaintance with most of them with the exception of the newest university student renting an apartment in the building.  But, due to the language barrier, we really haven't talked much with any of them.  Mike suggested, though, that I bake some American oatmeal raisin cookie bars and we could wish each of them a merry Christmas.  So, Monday I baked cookies and Tuesday we began to deliver them.

Cookie bars sitting on the kitchen window sill waiting to be delivered to neighbors.

Everyone was pleased to receive the little gifts and most of them invited us in to visit for a while.  They were all very gracious even though we interrupted one family's supper. They offered us tea or juice and were quite happy to find out that we could converse with them in Hungarian.  We started out to be a blessing to those around us and they ended up blessing us!