People say you should treat celebrity like your next door neighbour and treat your next door neighbour like celebrity.
I have a little problem: my neighbour IS a celebrity. Steve Bell - Christian singer and songwriter.
About three years ago or so (feels like just yesterday) our old neighbours moved out and "The Bells" moved in. I had no idea who that would be until Steve came to my door to borrow a flashlight and I had a really embarrassing school-girl hissy fit! I behaved like a teenager who had just ran into Ashton Kutcher or something.
Anywho, all embarrassment aside - and years of therapy for Steve, I'm sure, he and his wife Nanci are still our neighbours.
Nanci is simply a stellar cook and gardener and neighbour all around. My kids love tea parties with "Mrs. Bell" and I love finding her weeding my garden!
Steve is allright too. I haven't caught him practicing his guitar outside or anything, but hey, I'll make sure to keep you posted if I do.
Last week we had them over for supper - it was soup with beet leaves that I stole from Nanci's garden when they were out of town. I had just purchased my 50mm lens (1.4) and I was taking some candid shots of everyone around the table.
I took this shot of Steve:
I emailed it to him and apparently they're using it for some stuff. Pretty cool!
He's just lucky I'm not really a freak - or paparazzi - though watch out Steve, I do have a long lens. If I'm ever broke and need some extra cash I can always blackmail you with some shots of you mowing the lawn or something, though I hardly doubt the "Christian Press" would pay me any money for that!!
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