Have you ever seen the movie Uncle Nino? You would like it, especially the ending.
No, I’ll check it out.
Just finished watching it. Wonderful movie! The ending was great!
Though my neighborhood isn’t much like that one, there are similarities. They call us semi-rural here, because we live in a small town (~10,000 to 12,000 pop.) that has farmland all around it, mostly soybeans and corn. I have woods and a creek behind me. So the Italian countryside from the movie, isn’t even a mile from my house, it’s on the other side of the creek (but the dirt roads are graveled and black top on some). There are some people who’d love to have a vegetable garden, but I guess when this neighborhood was being built 30 years ago, they decided that chickens and corn stalks weren’t what they were looking for.
A few years ago there was a big hubbub over one of the owners building a bridge over his portion of the creek. Some lady that was high up on the HOA chain discovered it when he put his house up for sale and there were photos of it on the listing. He had no idea he wasn’t allowed, because it ISN’T in the bylaws per se, but alluded to. It was a mess. He had to tear down that bridge, which was very nice, and his house didn’t sell for the high price he was looking for. It was crazy town.
Even though the board has changed, I’m aware that at some point some power crazy person will be up there again, so I try to walk a fine line. They already don’t like that we have wood stacked in racks on the edge of our driveway, but hidden by trees unless you see it from a certain angle. And we have a pretty long driveway as they go around here, so I don’t know how they figured that out unless they’re into drones or something. So I try not to rock the boat, but walk the edge a little bit.
I love what Uncle Nino did for the family though. It was a terrific movie, and I thank you for the recommendation!