tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post9128859018370298246..comments2023-09-29T10:37:34.652-04:00Comments on City Mouse Country: Bruisedbzzzzgrrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506314837586082113noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-402047883223718362008-06-10T12:54:00.001-04:002008-06-10T12:54:00.001-04:00Also, I am not above borrowing people's kids for t...Also, I am not above borrowing people's kids for this purpose. Anyone want to lend me theirs?bzzzzgrrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506314837586082113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-27382689190678144882008-06-10T12:54:00.000-04:002008-06-10T12:54:00.000-04:00Interesting note on this: Coincidentally, I have b...Interesting note on this: Coincidentally, I have been dog-sitting for my parents since Friday night. I have taken the dog on a longish walk at least once a day since then, and have been playing n the yard with her many times each day.<BR/>I have not seen a single neighbor walking a dog or a baby this week. So weird. The neighbors across the street have dogs, but they also have a chain link fence, so they just let the dogs out.<BR/>I do smile and say hello to people when I see them on the street, but they mostly live down the street from me, closer in to town. There are a few folks in the neighborhood who probably know me by sight by now.bzzzzgrrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506314837586082113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-83548083018597110252008-06-10T12:23:00.000-04:002008-06-10T12:23:00.000-04:00I agree with the dog-walking. I lived here for tw...I agree with the dog-walking. I lived here for two years before my baby-walking finally got me introduced to people around town. I'm not so good at initiation contact, but it's pretty easy to do if you've got a built-in ice-breaker with you like a kid or a dog.<BR/><BR/>I do think I'd be somewhat miffed by that one particular neighbor, though. At least for a little while. I'd eventually get over it, though :-)Lisa Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480144027967954246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-69440167449113290132008-06-09T10:23:00.000-04:002008-06-09T10:23:00.000-04:00My suggestion is to find an excuse to talk to the ...My suggestion is to find an excuse to talk to the neighbors - but not THAT neighbor, not at first. Never too late to take a plate of cookies over to introduce yourself. Babies and dogs are good neighborhood ice-breakers. Borrow one or have the owner of one over for a walk to the nearest park or around the block. <BR/><BR/>Second best is to go for a walk or be hanging out in your yard when people are walking their dogs. No dog owner can resist someone admiring their dog and trading dog stories. <BR/><BR/>Watch for local yard sales, another good place to strike up a chat.<BR/><BR/>A good disaster gets neighbors talking - power outages, blizzards, floods, downed trees, deadly automobile crashes. A bit hard to arrange one of these, though, and you might have to wait a long time for one.<BR/><BR/>Surely, the person who came up with the Wedding Reception Bingo Game icebreaker will come up with something equally clever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-46297435175102260382008-06-06T20:14:00.000-04:002008-06-06T20:14:00.000-04:00I second that.My money says they'll consider thems...I second that.<BR/>My money says they'll consider themselves fortunate that you moved into the neighborhood.bzhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285525144449507330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338513037473123018.post-27361509328334226012008-06-06T19:17:00.000-04:002008-06-06T19:17:00.000-04:00Hey dear one. This is New England! It takes years...Hey dear one. This is New England! It takes years for folks to talk to each other. Or rather, some do and some don't. Do they talk to each other? Probably not. Start a new tradition. Hold a block party. You'll be surprised. Some won't come, but those that do will have conversations about how they've always wanted to meet so and so but never had the nerve. Saying anything is progress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com