tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965601305215793834.post37851596461784913..comments2021-09-13T06:32:20.612-07:00Comments on The Chickadee Tweet: Thank goodness for neighbours!Misty Pratthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04107274364128577601noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965601305215793834.post-70444288058870187792011-09-26T09:24:45.598-07:002011-09-26T09:24:45.598-07:00Good neighbours are priceless. I think with our li...Good neighbours are priceless. I think with our lives so full and busy it can be hard to connect as we rush from place to place. I love that some of our neighbours sit out on their porch in the evening. It is an easy way to see each otherCapital Momhttp://capitalmom.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965601305215793834.post-80281721985624609102011-09-23T13:14:57.954-07:002011-09-23T13:14:57.954-07:00@Emmanuelle - can't wait to see where you live...@Emmanuelle - can't wait to see where you live!<br /><br />@FFM - I would totally have assumed farming communities were tight, but I can understand the difficulties when people are so far away. We definitely need to start living more with our hearts :o)<br /><br />@Alicia - good for you! I'm about to do that with a Mom I've seen who lives right down the street. She's from the Phillipines, and I don't think she has many friends aroundMisty Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107274364128577601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965601305215793834.post-31661031281514057482011-09-23T10:53:54.185-07:002011-09-23T10:53:54.185-07:00You are so right. We really need to reach out to ...You are so right. We really need to reach out to neighbours more often. It's sad. I did something crazy this summer and contacted a neighbour that I knew had a son the same age as E. Now we enjoy weekly play dates at the park together. I felt silly leaving her a note - but so happy I did it :) So happy to hear that your dog was found!Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11565759832834480920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965601305215793834.post-52829043363451540582011-09-23T10:53:51.933-07:002011-09-23T10:53:51.933-07:00This one got my tears aflow. There is a lot of go...This one got my tears aflow. There is a lot of good truth here. I think our generation over-valued independence. Check us out - we can do it all ourselves! I remarked the other day how difficult it is to farm without family nearby. I have underestimated the new family we have in our neighbours (often 10km away though). I am constantly reminded of the option to ask for help - but I have it so ingrained in me to do it all myself. So dumb. So dumb. I think the key is to remember that equality is not always the goal - so often we think helping others should expect something in return or that asking for help means we owe people. <br /><br />Perhaps if we could remember how to live with our hearts, and not on a tally or score system all of the time, we would feel safer and more at home wherever we are. <br /><br />I'm thrilled to hear that you are getting what you need in Orleans. And that you had help in a crisis with your dog getting away. You're one step in the right direction it sounds like.Julie Wallbridge (feminist farmer's wife)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07470432081002846531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965601305215793834.post-35206920668136312492011-09-23T10:31:35.075-07:002011-09-23T10:31:35.075-07:00So happy for you that you found Darcy. We have inc...So happy for you that you found Darcy. We have incredible neighbours too and we never want to move because they make living here so wonderful.Emmanuellehttp://www.greatexpectationdoula.comnoreply@blogger.com