General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

My brother (a qualified electrician) put an ornamental sensor light at the side of my front door a couple of years ago, which is very useful once it's gone dark.

However, after a bit of a scare a few years ago, I made it a rule of thumb that never to answer my door to anyone after dark, unless I know someone I know will be coming at a certain time. Friends of mine up the road know to knock on my window before I answer the door to them but, if it's someone I don't know, I open the front window to ask what they want.

I too live alone and am an older lady, and you just never know who's on the other side of the door, especially at night.