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We live on a woodland park especially for people over 50 years old. All of our bungalows are detached and surrounded by trees, bushes and flowers, so, although I can see my neighbour's house across the road, I can also see the squirrels running from my rose garden over to her willow tree. I see the pairs of collared doves settle on the quiet road, deigning to shuffle to the side when an infrequent car slowly passes my window. I always know whose car it is and I recognise everyone who walks past because I know everybody in my wooded lane and a great many of the 300 or so people on the park. It is quiet and peaceful, except when the odd pheasant screeches on his way to the fields behind us, and it's the best home I have ever had

Hi everyone! I'm needing some advice and would appreciate and insight! What would you personally do if your husband's sister asked your daughter to be the flower girl in her wedding? However she said that she would need to pay for the dress - which is $350, plus jewelry (another $75), and a professional hairstyle, which I assume would be about $40 at least. Unfortunately, we are doing good just to pay rent right now and there's no way we can afford the dress, plus the jewelry. The dress that she had picked up for her is not a matching dress as the bridesmaids. Do you think it would be rude if I asked if we could please get a cheaper dress? And that I could do her hair as well? Thoughts? I really don't want to go into debt over this. But I also don't want to come across as rude. What would you do?