Day ruined.

Today has been such a lovely spring day. I thought all morning about how much I am enjoying this spring. There is an abundance of song birds, my flowers, especially the pansies that I planted early, have such dramatic hues, and our grass has come in so plush and soft. I was thinking how much I have enjoyed living in this house with my yard as a retreat. I'll miss it.
However, something has ruined my day.
We signed a purchase agreement last night- actually we have two possible buyers. One is a black family and are the primary purchasers. My neighbor has been watching people come and go as they look at the house. They got wind by the activity at our house that we had settled with a black family. What a phone call I received! I have never confronted such blatant irrational racism in my life. She was angry that we had written a purchase agreement with a black family. Not only did she call me, but she proceeded to call over the other neighbor and had a big powwow in our driveway. That's not even talking behind our backs - they were in our front yard!
The birds are still chirping, the freshly attired branches are waving softly and my blood pressure has risen about 20 points.