Yet you remember the time-frames which is what I couldn't understand Mary's neighbor not remembering and we now know she hasn't seen Mary in about 9 yrs.I don't find it that unusual that they wouldn't notice or remember.
There's a neighbor at the bottom of our hill that I haven't seen in ages. I have seen his car coming home late a time or two, but I couldn't actually swear he was driving it because he pulls directly into the garage. I see lights on at his house and the yard is taken care of. The last time our paths did cross face to face was early in the pandemic when we shouted briefly across the street to make sure we weren't getting too close to each other. He has a daughter but I haven't seen her in years; I think she might have been home for Christmas three years ago, maybe? He says she got a job in Memphis after graduation.
I'm starting to think I should make some kind of excuse to check on him.
Yes, do check on you neighbor, this is a good reminder for us all to keep an eye out for and check-up on our older neighbors whether they live alone or not,