tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148861890356659177.post166846520778536523..comments2023-05-24T06:17:52.718-04:00Comments on Kimchi & Sweet Tea: Building a CommunityQuinn @ Kimchi and Sweet Teahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13108277504908086831noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148861890356659177.post-8081911958726092262013-05-11T07:40:08.541-04:002013-05-11T07:40:08.541-04:00I feel like my grandfather when I start a sentence...I feel like my grandfather when I start a sentence with 'When I was little…" or "Back in my day…" , but the more people I speak with the more I come to the conclusion that it really was different when we were little. Kids would go outside for hours and create their own adventures + neighbors knew each other and kept an eye on neighborhood kids. <br /><br />Unfortunately, EVERY SINGLE backyard in our new neighborhood has a 6ft tall privacy fence - not exactly a friendly neighbor feel.. I am determined to get to know my neighbors whether they like it or not :), so I see lots of front porch sittin' in my futureQuinn @ Kimchi and Sweet Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13108277504908086831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148861890356659177.post-65826672393921574112013-05-11T00:51:44.947-04:002013-05-11T00:51:44.947-04:00I absolutely agree. When I was growing up we spent...I absolutely agree. When I was growing up we spent so much time outside just wandering around and hanging out with any structured play date or real intent on what we were playing. And from that, I met all of my neighbors and knew everyone on our street. These days everyone is so rushed and it's rare to find a group of kids just hanging out outside playing these days.Christene @ MommaBirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737619807754633759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148861890356659177.post-21636323953657216052013-05-10T13:56:47.849-04:002013-05-10T13:56:47.849-04:00Oh, how I miss our big front porch! But, hanging...Oh, how I miss our big front porch! But, hanging out in the front yard is doable anywhere. Great idea and so important to know your neighbors. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702524257022702693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148861890356659177.post-28422842257609634352013-05-10T12:34:22.618-04:002013-05-10T12:34:22.618-04:00Could not agree more. So much has moved to the bac...Could not agree more. So much has moved to the back yard land of the privacy fence, it's almost blinding to that which is right in front of us--our front yards.<br />When we lived in Houston, we actually put M&M into an international day school just so that they could be around other children, and I went to work solely to pay for their exposure. <br />We're often teased for almost exclusively buying 1940s bungalow homes with the inevitable one bathroom, but more importantly, with the the big front porch--the shaded "room" for the hot Southern nights--yet because of that choosing we have always found kindred spirits with whom to while away the evening hours, watching our children playing hide-n-go-seek. Thanks for a lovely reminder of why we live in homes under constant repair :)A Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00134225893668918707noreply@blogger.com