Sometimes you know your neighbor, but sometimes you don’t. (At the outset, let me say that this has nothing to do with nosey neighbors who are the bane of every neighborhood.)
Before Rob and Carol Winthrop moved onto our street, I had met them and knew a little about them through mutual friends. I even knew about their attractive house, which has the prettiest ginkgo tree in Athens. At least it has the biggest and prettiest canopy when its leaves segue into golden hues in autumn, which is just a few weeks away.
Their address was originally the residence of Mary Ethel Creswell, the first female graduate of the University of Georgia.