A pocket park - what a great description
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340043)
Rockingham, Australia
October 19, 2022 9:13pm CST
I’ve just been reading the minutes of a meeting of the Board of Directors of the lifestyle village where we now live. They mention the ‘pocket parks’ which I thought was a great description of the three small areas within the village which are for community use.
The photo shows a barbecue are opposite our front door. There is a gas barbecue and a table and bench, with a couple more benches around the corner to the left. Another pocket park has some basic exercise equipment and the third one is a mini putting green.
Vince has gone to the cardiologist for a routine check and this afternoon we are catching a bus and train to the inner city to deliver some artichokes to a friend. I think we’re having roast pork for dinner. So all is well in my world and hopefully so in yours.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
20 Oct 22
We have some small parks scattered around our city but not that small... They're still called "pocket parks" here, though. (They are places where someone abandoned their house and none of their family wanted the responsibility for it so the city demolished the house, planted grass and added some benches and tables. The city mows them and anyone can use them.)
I hope your friends are home this time and you have a good time visiting with them.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
20 Oct 22
@JudyEv No, they were no good. The houses would have taken too much work to make livable. The city insurance wouldn't have allowed them to be used for anything.
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@JudyEv (340043)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Oct 22
@DaddyEvil So in that case, that's a good outcome.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
20 Oct 22
Nice pocket parks! Enjoy your visit and dinner! I cooked egg plant soup, added lotus roots and bamboo shoots. Warm soup over rice with these vegetables, nice and warming on this cloudy day with cool breezes.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
21 Oct 22
@JudyEv
Yes, it's good and all gone now. We're getting sunny weather, tomorrow, so chili soon. Got my butter rolls for it already.
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@JudyEv (340043)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Oct 22
@oahuwriter There are some meals that really suit cold days. My Mum would call such dishes meals that would 'stick to your ribs'.
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@Deepizzaguy (102889)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Oct 22
I enjoyed my day at home working on sharing good news as well as writing a journal plus doing surveys.
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@Deepizzaguy (102889)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20 Oct 22
@JudyEv Thank you for the kind words.
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@Beestring (14561)
• Hong Kong
20 Oct 22
We also have small parks near some residential areas.
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@ptrikha_2 (46955)
• India
22 Oct 22
I hope Vince's checkup goes fine.
Pocket Park sounds fine. In some of the colonies in Delhi, the word Pocket is used instead of Blocks for s group of houses.
May be that is what is being used here.
Mini Putting Green? You mean for Golf?
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@ptrikha_2 (46955)
• India
23 Oct 22
@JudyEv
"Pretend" Golf may be !!
So how is the weekend going for you?
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@ptrikha_2 (46955)
• India
23 Oct 22
@JudyEv
You are back at your own home? Or still traveling to somewhere?
I think I still need to do a catch up with some of your Posts.
As of now we are in the midst of Diwali festival and you might find many Indian users not being that much active here.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16764)
• China
20 Oct 22
Good news ! the ‘pocket parks’ facilitates your daily life in a way ! Hope Vince's results of routine check are normal !
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@1creekgirl (41433)
• United States
20 Oct 22
Really interesting post. I love the little parks...hope Vince gets a good report.
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@allknowing (136473)
• India
21 Oct 22
These common facilities are such an asset for those around. You must be using them too.
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@allknowing (136473)
• India
21 Oct 22
@JudyEv We were planning on a senior home but it did not materialise. The facility had plans among others for jogging/walking,
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@JudyEv (340043)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Oct 22
@allknowing The facilities from village to village differ considerably. Some have a place to store caravans and some have workshops for the men or a community vegetable garden.
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@RasmaSandra (79886)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Oct 22
Working had at making a dollar, and someone has offered me a writing job at $100 a month and more if the job is bigger, We will see what happens you know how it is in this world show me and I will believe you and the SS informs me I am getting more money
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@RasmaSandra (79886)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Oct 22
@JudyEv thank you I was talking all afternoon with this executive and sending docs he needed so soon I will be pretty much set 
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@LindaOHio (178701)
• United States
20 Oct 22
The pocket parks sound like a nice perk. I'm glad things are going well in your world. I love roast pork and sauerkraut.
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@Treborika (17681)
• Mombasa, Kenya
20 Oct 22
The place is very amazing and beautiful. I liked the place very much
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