I woke up this morning and looked out all the windows as I always do to see how things changed over night (two neighbours gone, one added). I then noticed two bulging bags on my picnic table with a piece of paper flapping in the breeze.

The note said: “We go back to Holland today. Maybe you can use these.”

The bags contained:

• a 3lb sac of onions

• a garlic clove

• a bottle of olive oil

• two bottles of salad dressing (unopened)

• a bottle of ketchup

• salt and pepper shakers (filled)

• a bag of sugar

• starter briquettes for a grill (which I was going to go pick up today!)

• two large bottles of dish washing detergent

• a small box of laundry detergent

The bags rested on two badminton rackets and a birdie.

I can definitely use all of the bag contents and I’ll be able to pass on the rackets to a family with children at some point down the road (or even keep them; I like badminton!).

Hmm… all that garlic and onions and olive oil makes me think that I’m due to cook up a huge pot of spaghetti sauce, LOL!

I wouldn’t have taken in just any sort of food from strangers, but none of this stuff has an ‘ick’ factor and it sure would be a shame to throw out perfectly good food!