tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post4815380156124107136..comments2023-05-10T04:07:01.657-07:00Comments on Me So Thorny: SmokeChad Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01179848656904542902noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post-40304177417771163272012-10-31T09:11:53.560-07:002012-10-31T09:11:53.560-07:00My childhood neighborhood was marked in summer by ...My childhood neighborhood was marked in summer by folks talking to one another from their decks and patios--usually asking who had ice, or bourbon, or mixer, but that was the early 1970's for you. At our last home, we'd all sort of sweep or rake our way into the middle of the street for big conflabs, there was much tool-loaning, the kids would play the weekends away from house to house and yard to yard, and we all had keys to one another's homes to care for pets and collect mail when folks were away. Those things are still out there, but though the world is made smaller by technology, there is seemingly more 'distance' between people. <br /><br />Some of my neighbors now sort of want to eat me, but there are several that I would eat if I had the opportunity, so I guess it's OK. At least no one is leaving their garbage cans out to roll around the street for days on end. Calvinhttp://athistleinmysensitivearea.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post-87651462481896351362012-10-30T19:21:37.896-07:002012-10-30T19:21:37.896-07:00I too remember times past that are nothing like wh...I too remember times past that are nothing like what happens today. Those simple pleasures have been replaced by things far more complicated. Relationships are far more complicated today too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post-4662811789532732452012-10-30T09:19:49.397-07:002012-10-30T09:19:49.397-07:00Thank you for the kind compliment, Karen. Thank you for the kind compliment, Karen. Chad Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01179848656904542902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5697737974013665829.post-66529163222378359832012-10-30T09:02:54.966-07:002012-10-30T09:02:54.966-07:00Chad, you have a gift for writing; plain and simpl...Chad, you have a gift for writing; plain and simple.<br /><br />I miss the same sense of camaraderie you speak of, too, though our neighborhood hasn't changed as much as yours has---yet. We're sort of stuck in a time warp here on the farm, though I don't know how much longer we'll be blessed with solitude. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing the bittersweet memories. The next time we're having a campfire, we'll think of you. Pass the marshmallows.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368318730124533690noreply@blogger.com