Tag: Neighbors
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Among the Amish
In keeping with the modesty of our Amish neighbors, this morning I would like to offer an understated but respectful nod to the family who have been helping us maintain and nurture Rosslyn’s grounds over the past year. No personal portraits and no names. No website and no Instagram handle. But plenty of respect and…
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Fences & Neighbors
Many of us are familiar with Robert Frost’s poem, “Mending Wall“. In particular, this legendary refrain has become a sort of aphorism in the worlds that many of us inhabit. “Good fences makes good neighbors…” — Robert Frost, “Mending Wall” As an down-to-earth consideration of this metaphorical truth — one side spoken but unreflective and presumably…