Mend Fences
September 30, 2017
mend (one’s) fences
phrase of mend
1.
repair a damaged relationship
A few weeks ago I received a letter in the mail from my home association saying:
“The enclosed fence in your back yard will be removed due to the age and structural integrity of the fence.”
Apparently it was not much of a personal letter because all of the residents in my development received the same notice. And last week, thus began the tearing down and putting up of new fences. Every morning, for the last two weeks, the buzz of…