western australia

christmas street party

A street party in a pocket park

@JudyEv (382052)

Rockingham, Australia

December 4, 2021 4:52pm CST

I now live in a gated lifestyle village. There are around 120 houses. The last dozen or so are still being finished. Where there isn’t room for a house or the shape is too odd, a ‘pocket park’ has been established. One of these tiny parks has been developed as a putting practice green; one is equipped with exercise equipment and a third is a barbecue area. The latter is directly opposite our front door. The village is divided by a number of very short streets. Mostly people walk down the middle of these streets as there is next to no traffic. Today, we’re having a Christmas street party at the new barbecue. Vince is going to put some faily lights shortly to make the area look more festive. We have two trestles and a dozen plastic chairs that we will take over. It will be 33C here today but by 6pm it should have cooled off somewhat. The photo is of the barbecue pocket park as it looks at the moment. Hopefully, I’ll have another photo later showing it in its Christmas wrapping.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

5 Dec 21

Hope you have a wonderful party.

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Dec 21

Thanks. It is going to be very hot today but by 6pm it should be cooling off a bit.

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Dec 21

@RubyHawk I don't think it has quite reached the temperature they thought it would.

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@RubyHawk (99367)

• Atlanta, Georgia

5 Dec 21

@JudyEv I hope it cools off before party time.

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@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

5 Dec 21

I hope you had a lot of fun at the street party.

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@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

6 Dec 21

@JudyEv I'm glad you did. I just saw your pictures. It looked like a good time for everyone.

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Dec 21

@just4him Yes, I think everyone enjoyed themselves.

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Dec 21

Thanks. We did have an enjoyable time.

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@rebelann (117226)

• El Paso, Texas

4 Dec 21

Only one table with 2 benches, right? What is the dillbob made with red bricks? It looks like a pretty neat little park provided not too many people want to be there at the same time.

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@rebelann (117226)

• El Paso, Texas

5 Dec 21

Oh wow, I didn't see those 2 benches. I'll look closer. That's a great way to heat up some meats if you're planning a little bit of a picnic.

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Dec 21

@rebelann You may not be able to see them as they are sort of tucked around the corner from the barbecue.

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Dec 21

There are two more park benches down to the left but they are a bit far from the barbecue. The village has its wn FB group so we've put on there that people can borrow our trestles and chairs any time they want to. The dillbob is an electric barbecue hotplate.

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@LadyDuck (502427)

• Italy

5 Dec 21

It is always surprising to read 33º C in December I am sure you are going to enjoy the party and I will love to see the decorations.

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@LadyDuck (502427)

• Italy

6 Dec 21

@JudyEv 37 C is really too much, we never reach such a hot temperature here. On Wednesday it should snow and the temperature is forecast from -3º C to a maximum of 0, I am glad for the heater.

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Dec 21

It is supposed to get to 37C on Wednesday which would be quite unpleasant except for the A/C.

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@DaddyEvil (174426)

• United States

5 Dec 21

I hope you all enjoy yourselves.

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@DaddyEvil (174426)

• United States

6 Dec 21

@JudyEv You're very welcome. I'm glad.

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Dec 21

Thanks. It was a fun night - a very happy time for all those who attended.

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Dec 21

@DaddyEvil thanks.

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@LindaOHio (222302)

• United States

5 Dec 21

Sounds like fun. I'll wait on your next post with a picture I hope!

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Dec 21

My picture is blurry but I thought it was okay so only took the one. But I'll put it up anyway.

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Dec 21

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@LindaOHio (222302)

• United States

6 Dec 21

@JudyEv They were fine!

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@snowy22315 (208906)

• United States

4 Dec 21

Who is bringing the food? Is it a potluck sort of thing?

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Dec 21

We'll all take our own meat and salads to share.

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@snowy22315 (208906)

• United States

5 Dec 21

@JudyEv OK, well Christmas parties are always fun

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@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

5 Dec 21

The video will be nice

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Dec 21

My photo turned out really blurry but it's the only one we have taken when it was dark. I'll put it up later today.

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@jstory07 (148730)

• Roseburg, Oregon

5 Dec 21

That is a nice area to have a pocket park. I hope you have a good time.

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Dec 21

Thanks. I'm sure it will be a very pleasant evening.

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@wolfgirl569 (135744)

• Marion, Ohio

5 Dec 21

Have a good time

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Dec 21

Thanks. It will be good to meet up with some more residents.

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@Deepizzaguy (122151)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

4 Dec 21

I like the idea of the pocket park.

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Dec 21

I hadn't heard the term before but it suits these small spaces perfectly.

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@Deepizzaguy (122151)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

5 Dec 21

@JudyEv Pocket parks are new to me as well.

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@Ronrybs (21497)

• London, England

5 Dec 21

Heard a lot about pocket parks, but not seen one. They are supposed to appearing in London, so maybe I shall run across one.

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Dec 21

I hadn't heard of them before. Although they are small, it's somewhere you can sit for a while I guess. Vince took his putter and a few balls to the putting green but the 'fairway' had a slight uphill slope to the hole but there was also a tiny lip round the hole. You had to have enough speed to get up the slope and over the lip but not enough for the ball to go right over the top. After getting one ball in the hole in 45 tries, he gave up and we went home.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

5 Dec 21

So happy you two are enjoying life.

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Dec 21

Thanks, Carol. We certainly do more socialising here.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

5 Dec 21

@JudyEv I can tell through your posts.

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

5 Dec 21

that is such a fun idea! it makes the houses seem bigger, when there is space that isn't houses every once in a while!

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Dec 21

It breaks up all the side-by-side houses a bit.

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

6 Dec 21

@JudyEv our neighborhoods have huge greenways between them. but in the neighborhood it is like the houses are cards, stacked one on top of the other!

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@kaylachan (84780)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

5 Dec 21

That sounds like a nice way to celebrate the holiday.

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Dec 21

There are several celebrations planned leading up to Christmas.

@Juliaacv (56241)

• Canada

4 Dec 21

I am sure that you will all have a good time I hope that you can get a picture of the park with the twinkling lights.

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Dec 21

The lights are up and working. Now I just have to remember to take a photo.

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@RasmaSandra (98005)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

5 Dec 21

Glad you can enjoy yourself and I hope you have a great time at the party,

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Dec 21

Thanks very much. I'm quite looking forward to tonight.

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@Babino (5756)

• Morocco

4 Dec 21

This is so nice I hope you had a great time.

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@JudyEv (382052)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Dec 21

It is sure to be a very pleasant evening.

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