tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post3603861347715310354..comments2024-03-28T13:36:34.479-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: Neighborhood potluckPatrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-4916305323527751122012-09-19T21:51:27.670-07:002012-09-19T21:51:27.670-07:00You have an interesting blog! to read something di...You have an interesting blog! to read something different from other places is great! thanks for sharing. God bless. <br />Beatriz M. Franquezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960551386638303283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-34896415190459183252011-01-25T06:47:26.224-08:002011-01-25T06:47:26.224-08:00Jessica, here are a few thoughts.
1. Remember, li...Jessica, here are a few thoughts.<br /><br />1. Remember, like it or not your neighbors are the people among whom you live. If your neighbors don’t have the same values but they’re basically decent people, consider including them. It’s just a couple hours a week. Our neighbor's children go to public school but that doesn’t automatically mean they’re bad kids (their home life is a powerful factor as well). So if it’s just a question of homeschooled versus public school/day care families, I wouldn’t let it worry you. Your children are not likely to be adversely influenced by such brief encounters. However…<br /><br />2. You don’t have to invite **everyone** to a potluck. If it’s to be an enjoyable experience, it won’t help to have folks whom you despise involved. If the neighbor kids are hoodlums, you don’t have to invite that family. But nor should you broadcast your plans: “The whole neighborhood is invited except YOU!!” (That’s just plain rude.) Quietly invite a few of your closer neighbors and see where it goes from there.<br /><br />3.Potlucks are meant to be flexible. We have dearly loved neighbors who live a bit further away (about a mile) with five kids, but they’re seldom able to make it. They’re not “excluded” – we just socialize with them at different times. If anyone has out-of-town guests visiting – parents or grandparents, family friends, adult siblings, whatever – then of course the whole kit-n-kaboodle tags along. Or consider inviting a wider circle of neighbors to special events (like our Independence Day celebration: http://www.rural-revolution.com/search/label/Independence%20Day ) and keep the weekly potlucks to a smaller and more intimate circle.<br /><br />Hope this helps!<br /><br />- PatricePatrice Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-52731527264151630622011-01-25T05:56:13.254-08:002011-01-25T05:56:13.254-08:00I love the canyon pic :)I love the canyon pic :)quedulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09737971867539674984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-61392968573763806322011-01-25T03:50:27.349-08:002011-01-25T03:50:27.349-08:00I love the neighborhood potluck idea. Our hesitat...I love the neighborhood potluck idea. Our hesitation would be that we have an 11 year old and a 9 year old and we would be concerned about the influences of some of the neighbor kids (public-schooled/day care). Thoughts?Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07846813512846226432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-77276558903662443922011-01-25T01:36:16.657-08:002011-01-25T01:36:16.657-08:00Looks like a real cozy, warm home, and the food..t...Looks like a real cozy, warm home, and the food..the best!penbaymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539195518644206210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-8936967112967713442011-01-25T00:22:59.298-08:002011-01-25T00:22:59.298-08:00OK, that's two posts and two chocolate cakes.
...OK, that's two posts and two chocolate cakes.<br /><br />One more and you will be officially guilty of torture.<br /><br />Guess I know what I'm gonna be makin' tomorrow!<br /><br />Anf it's ALL YOUR FAULT Patrice Lewis! lol<br /><br />A.McSpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-46533493288404130462011-01-24T22:31:23.291-08:002011-01-24T22:31:23.291-08:00We lived for many years with the blessing of great...We lived for many years with the blessing of great neighbors in CA. Now in OK, our neighbors have big houses and several acres and the neighbors don't know each other. It's very different, and not for the better. Could it be that if they live in a 6000 sq ft house, they're too busy working to pay for it?<br />K in OK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-72370497050372628282011-01-24T19:27:04.920-08:002011-01-24T19:27:04.920-08:00Remember make due with what you have, things can w...Remember make due with what you have, things can wait. I have wood floors (raised foundation) and lets say they would look nice if they were not mine, we ripped up a carpet that came with our house and the floors are not beautiful. They need to be sanded and re-stained, but that takes time. Then you have to sweep, mop and dry them, I would rather vacuum a carpet but that is costly to install also, and with kids, dogs, cats and a hubby who seem to spill stuff all the time, the wood floors will stay!Prepared teachernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-81813668609376547852011-01-24T17:51:33.061-08:002011-01-24T17:51:33.061-08:00Patrice. This is what 'community' really m...Patrice. This is what 'community' really means!<br /><br />Unfortunately, most of America doesn't know this real community anymore.<br /><br />This is how you connect with your neighbors to form that community relationship.<br />You learn to know your neighbors and with this learning a bond of trust will form.<br />That bond of trust will serve you well in the future!Milesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-38841322303214220712011-01-24T15:33:34.616-08:002011-01-24T15:33:34.616-08:00That looks like fun, and how cool to stay connecte...That looks like fun, and how cool to stay connected with neighbors in such a way (food! LOL).....<br /><br />It's always nice to come across other people who share my aversion to cleaning bathrooms, it's the last place I clean because it's just so yucky, and never stays clean for very long either......naturegirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-66944996469565233362011-01-24T15:12:07.211-08:002011-01-24T15:12:07.211-08:00Wow, thanks Margaret! I'll check it out.
Pat...Wow, thanks Margaret! I'll check it out.<br /><br />PatricePatrice Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-5421975825458655642011-01-24T14:59:07.179-08:002011-01-24T14:59:07.179-08:00What a nice thing to do. I wish every neighborhoo...What a nice thing to do. I wish every neighborhood was like yours. <br /><br />I wanted to pass something on to you. We desperately want hardwood floors as well. We found unfinished flooring that are only $0.89/sq.ft. We don't have the time right now to put them in and finish the wood, but I think it's a great deal if you're willing to finish the wood. I found several websites that show the product installed and finished. It's quite beautiful if you like that rustic/country look for floors. You can see some of it installed by clicking on the REVIEWS. Here is the link:<br /><br />http://www.lumberliquidators.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=2020&categoryId=7&sectionId=1&subCategoryId=0<br /><br />Margaret<br />CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-59465838016768706522011-01-24T14:07:05.488-08:002011-01-24T14:07:05.488-08:00How blessed you all are to have this tradition. I...How blessed you all are to have this tradition. It's also a wonderful lesson for the kiddos. :)<br />Lisa/dragonfly.gardenLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09909627553347283810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-53304543928087810962011-01-24T11:07:58.399-08:002011-01-24T11:07:58.399-08:00I make an awesome gravy using bacon grease as the ...I make an awesome gravy using bacon grease as the base ingredient. We have a nieghbor with whom we sometimes eat their house or our house. She is a dietician and chooses her food carefully. She will never know the joy of this gravy,<br />On a related note I also make sour cream pancakes with bacon. (You have to do something with the bacon you cook for the grease :>) I plate them with homemade blackberry jam, a cream cheese and cream compote and a little whipped cream on the top. (this is so good my mouth is watering just writing this.) Another great meal I cannot serve my nieghbor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com