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...shareholders are raising $150,000 to build a new barn. At Watershed, subscribers bring lawn chairs just to sit and watch, beaming like proud parents over the swath of farmland they have saved from suburban sprawl. And at Huasna, families bond over garlic-popping parties--sitting on the Skinners' porch, sorting cloves for next year's planting and swapping recipes. "We're not just selling stuff," says Jenn Skinner. "We've put our heart, soul and sweat into growing this food. We are connected to the people we grow for." And the next time the weeds get out of control...
...past couple of years while visiting their daughter and son-in-law. The location, coupled with the inn's down-home appeal, keeps them coming back. "There's a real neighborhood feeling at this B&B, like you're back in time, sitting and chatting on someone's front porch," says Marc, 54, a school superintendent. "I also appreciate the fact that there is no one with their hand out waiting for a tip because they help you with your luggage or operate the elevator...
...Bill Clinton at a pajama party. No more wires! No more hassle! No more skulking off to the computer room to do my business! Now my wife and I could work, pay bills or check our e-mail from just about any corner of the house: kitchen, living room, porch. And since we have two small children, a mortgage and precious few spare moments together, the wireless network was just the productivity tool we needed to carve out a bit more quality family time. Or so I thought...
...porch of ’05 [1705 Mass Ave in the Dudley Coop]. Hardly counts as campus, which is maybe the point...
...always of the larger variety, wander around the front yard, growling at passersby. The entire mess is barely contained by an old chain-link fence, over which grow ivy and morning glory so thick that the wires are no longer visible. The ivy hangs in a curtain around her porch and climbs up to the top of the house, twining itself around her chimney. Her walls are crumbling under the ivy’s grasp, and she repairs the holes in the windows with plastic...