Dear Queenie,
On days when I get home from work early or don’t have to work at all, I like to do yard work or fix things around the house. Recently one of my neighbors, an older woman, complained about the noise I make sometimes with this work, because she likes to take a nap in the afternoon and it keeps her awake.
Queenie, I don’t want to start a feud, but I want to get my work done. What can I do about this?—Do-it-yourselfer
Dear Do-it-yourselfer,
Find out what time your neighbour takes her nap and try to avoid noisy work at that time. And you might suggest that she nap in a part of her house as far away from yours as possible, to keep the noise at a distance.
