won’t you be my neighbor?
“the more we can be in a relationship with those who might seem strange to us,
the more we can feel like we’re neighbors and all members of the human family.”
-fred rogers
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in honor of mr. rogers on this day and every day
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image credit: pghcitypaper.com
now that I’ve moved from the west side to the north side
do I have to learn new signs?
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“search for beauty without features, something deeper than any signs.”
-francesca da rimini
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image credit: babycommunity.com
grandie f and his friends take a short walk
through their neighborhood
(and now mine)
to help bring a few first things over to my new digs.
the friendliest movers ever.
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“i get by with a little help from my friends.”
-John lennon
central casting must have had a hand
in a scene on our neighborhood street today.
while waiting at the corner for the light to change
a mail carrier in his blues came by riding a bike
a doctor in scrubs walked across the street on her way home from the hospital
a construction worker in a bright neon vest held the sign for ‘stop’ and ‘slow’
all crossing paths
all in uniform
I have to admit that I felt a bit left out and underdressed
in sandals and comfy clothes
although I suppose I was in a uniform too
that of a teacher on summer break.
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“I always had a sense that clothes, be it uniform or vintage,
could help to create a character.”
-collier schoor
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book credits: naomi kleinberg, author – joseph mathieu, illustrator, google books, sesame street
the neighbors stopped by to check us out
“when strangers start acting like neighbors… communities are reinvigorated.”
-ralph nader
another polar vortex day
another movie adventure
one daughter
two grandies
four neighborhood kids
lots of action
lots of adventure.
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“you never forget the neighborhood kids you grew up with.”
