Neighboring Tip of the Week - Have a spring block party.
Memorial Day weekend is coming up, and the weather is warming up; it’s the perfect time to throw a block party! You may think a gathering like this takes a lot of work and planning, but it doesn’t have to! There are only 3 rules for hosting a block party:…
Read MoreYesterday, as we were working at the office, a question came to us:
If neighboring had a mascot, what would that mascot be?
And faster than a greyhound, the answer came to us…
Read MoreFriday night, Catherine and I invited a few neighbors to get together to share food and a few songs. This is something Catherine and I have done once before. We keep it simple by baking a few frozen pizzas and then handing out our folk-music songbooks so everyone can sing along. In the midst of all of it there is space for people to share what is going on in life and also space to tell stories from older chapters of our lives. That night I realized…
Read MoreNeighboring Tip of the Week - Form a dinner group and eat at a local restaurant.
Greetings neighbors, near and far!
Do you remember the tip from a couple months ago where we encouraged you to support a local business that is something other than a restaurant?…
Read MoreLet’s talk about the weather.
I don’t know very much about what the weather has been like around the country, but in Wichita, it has been rainy. Like, really rainy!…
Read MoreNeighboring Tip of the Week - Send a thank-you card to the neighbor you borrowed something from last month.
If you can jog your memory back to the first part of last month,…
Read MoreI know what you are thinking, “How am I supposed to go a whole week without listening to a new episode of “The Neighbor Next Door?!”
We get it. You just can’t get enough of our podcast.
Don’t fret! Season 2 is right around the corner! And, in the meantime,…
Read MoreFriends! Season 1 is wrapping up and we pulled out all the stops! We invited the other co-founders of the Neighboring Movement, Ashley Barlow-Thompson and Catherine Johnson to join us on the front porch for their reflections on season 1. It was a riotous time with surprising compliments and plenty of burns! Grab a chair and join us for this conversation!
P.S. Stay tuned for season 2.
My dog and I stepped outside for our regular evening walk. The air was cool in the shade, but warm in the sun. As we walked down the drive way, a group of the neighborhood’s kids bicycled by. They waved to me and I waved back at them.
One of the girls stopped and circled back around on her bicycle, carrying a bottle with red liquid and a toy sword. She stopped in front of me and said, “I’m a vampire! Can I pet your dog?”
Neighboring Tip of the Week - Celebrate a random holiday with your neighbors.
Good day, friends!
This week, we propose a tip that was inspired by one of our neighborhood animators, Rhonda. Her idea is so simple and yet so brilliant that we just couldn’t resist sharing the experiment in neighboring tip format….
Read MoreGreetings friends!
As some of you may have already heard or seen, my job at the Neighboring Movement has seen quite a change in the last week. I feel the best way to summarize this change is this:…
Read MoreKristopher Swanson returns with our final neighboring tip of season 1. This time, we are reflecting on our experiences of neighboring. Plus, we discuss the exciting news that Kristopher is no longer Intern #5, but instead is now VISTA #1! Grab a chair and join us on the front porch for another fun conversation!
Neighboring Tip of the Week - Make an intentional space on your calendar to be present with your neighbors.
Happy Easter, neighbors near and far!
With neighboring, we sometimes have to learn to be instead of learn to do….
Read MoreWhat does neighboring look like when it happens over multiple generations? Teresa shows us that it can be beautiful and joyful! Teresa lives in the home where her grandmother once lived, and that history serves as her roots, nurturing her genuine care for her neighbors. Grab a chair and meet us on the front porch, as we learn from one of our gifted Neighborhood Animators.
Neighboring Tip of the Week - Plant a garden in your FRONT yard.
Now that the weather is warming up, spring planting time is upon us!
Most of the time, folks plant gardens in their backyard because it offers more privacy. With this neighboring experiment, we’re turning that idea upside down….
Read MoreEarly today, I went on a lunch break walk with my dog, and noticed that our neighborhood is in bloom. Flowers bursting forth and tree buds sprouting out. Life abounding all around us.
Read MoreYou’ll recognize Ryan’s name from his posts on our blog and his work in our neighborhood. His conversation on the front porch revealed how he has been on a search to cultivate meaningful relationships with neighbors and friends in many different contexts over the years. He sat down with Adam and Matthew to discuss what he has learned from neighbors (and the rug that ties the room together).
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Happy April!
Spring has sprung and with spring comes lots of projects. If you get to be in the middle of one of your projects…
Read MoreKristopher Swanson returns to the porch with another neighboring tip: borrowing an item from a neighbor. It sounds so simple, and yet people are often resistant to his practice. Tune in and find out why it is such an important tip.
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