tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post115991874108761095..comments2024-01-16T17:40:13.951-05:00Comments on Somewhere in NJ: Postcards from the neighborhoodLauraHinNJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1160275887860694252006-10-07T21:51:00.000-05:002006-10-07T21:51:00.000-05:00Hi Laura, you are very welcome to Enseada Azul whe...Hi Laura, you are very welcome to Enseada Azul where I live in!sonia a. mascarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415359150944729620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1160183716434687342006-10-06T20:15:00.000-05:002006-10-06T20:15:00.000-05:00Sonia: Thanks! Would love to see pics of your Bra...Sonia: Thanks! Would love to see pics of your Brazilian neighborhood.LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1160070194249582392006-10-05T12:43:00.000-05:002006-10-05T12:43:00.000-05:00You live in a beautiful place, Laura! What a lovel...You live in a beautiful place, Laura! What a lovely neighborhood!<BR/>I would love to take a walk around your neighborhood! I would love to see the photos of the house you grew up in and the schools you went to!sonia a. mascarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415359150944729620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1160019122432647772006-10-04T22:32:00.000-05:002006-10-04T22:32:00.000-05:00Lene: You're welome to visit anytime. ;-)Madcap: ...Lene: You're welome to visit anytime. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Madcap: I'm glad someone was shocked by the price of that house besides me!<BR/><BR/>Jenn: Yes, I'd agree. I'd really like a porch out there, rather than just a stoop.<BR/><BR/>silverlight: I like to plant purple and orange mums together and pansies this time of year, too.<BR/><BR/>ruth: they sell all sorts of wonderful food there; they've just started getting in some heirloom apples which are really special.<BR/><BR/>Pam: Did people sit out on the stoop in the evenings and chat with the neighbors?LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1160015531711813962006-10-04T21:32:00.000-05:002006-10-04T21:32:00.000-05:00What a lovely walk around your neighbourhood. And ...What a lovely walk around your neighbourhood. And yes, I'm jealous of your market and even more of your creek. I did some of my growing up in D.C. We called the steps up to front doors in front of row houses "stoops." Some in Southeast D.C. and lots in Baltimore. I guess that fits in with jenn's defn.Pam in Tucsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030449989883826414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1160014354154240102006-10-04T21:12:00.000-05:002006-10-04T21:12:00.000-05:00How convenient to have a market like that close by...How convenient to have a market like that close by. Fresh, local produce is so much better that supermarket fare, even if it costs a little more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1159994850706561172006-10-04T15:47:00.000-05:002006-10-04T15:47:00.000-05:00What a pretty neighborhood you live in. Thank you ...What a pretty neighborhood you live in. Thank you for sharing.<BR/>That color of purple, in a certain light, seems to glow incandesently.silverlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849509928715939847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1159975939154342312006-10-04T10:32:00.000-05:002006-10-04T10:32:00.000-05:00In my internal dictionary, a stoop is a small conc...In my internal dictionary, a stoop is a small concrete porch - often with steps leading down. If it's larger, or made of another material, it magically becomes a porch.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597630887713954960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1159962709409741162006-10-04T06:51:00.000-05:002006-10-04T06:51:00.000-05:00How beautiful. It's nice having a "vacant" area (e...How beautiful. It's nice having a "vacant" area (except for the wonderful potential of fruit bushes, of course) nearby.<BR/><BR/>Housing prices are insane, aren't they?Madcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08966173518099250557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1159938302049685352006-10-04T00:05:00.000-05:002006-10-04T00:05:00.000-05:00I really enjoyed the tour, Laura. Thank you for t...I really enjoyed the tour, Laura. Thank you for the warm welcome into your world.Lené Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10018280698586741856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1159928186431828422006-10-03T21:16:00.000-05:002006-10-03T21:16:00.000-05:00Don't worry Susan, that car was parked! Hadn't re...Don't worry Susan, that car was parked! Hadn't realized how it looked until you mentioned it. You should try it - kind of fun - although I felt a little nutty today taking pics from my car on the way from work.<BR/><BR/>Bunnygirl: Haven't been to much of Conn, but what I've seen does look like here.<BR/><BR/>Naturewoman: Why not try it? Have a look at my post from 9/30 and consider joining in. Would love to see your neighborhood.LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1159927464665898712006-10-03T21:04:00.001-05:002006-10-03T21:04:00.001-05:00Your mums are gorgeous! And yup, I call it a stoo...Your mums are gorgeous! And yup, I call it a stoop, too. <BR/>What a cool idea to document your neighborhood / area in photos and words! But I, like you, would feel really funny about taking photos of the neighbors' homes.NatureWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272529400065960820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1159927459066984842006-10-03T21:04:00.000-05:002006-10-03T21:04:00.000-05:00How lovely! It all reminds me very much of Connec...How lovely! It all reminds me very much of Connecticut. I think I've been missing out by not dropping by NJ when I've been up that way.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the education. Sometimes it's a lot of fun finding out you've been wrong about a place! :-)Ann (bunnygirl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04938134750150653386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1159926387085449892006-10-03T20:46:00.000-05:002006-10-03T20:46:00.000-05:00Thank you, Laura!What a neat nighborhood you live ...Thank you, Laura!<BR/>What a neat nighborhood you live in. The mums look good enough to eat. The "creek" definitely looks like a river.<BR/>I was a little taken back with the car and the kid on the bike. It looks like the kid is about to become a hood ornament!<BR/>:-)<BR/>Thanks for taking on my request!!!<BR/>I may just have to do this on my blog.Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.com