Cohousing-L Mailing List: Fun in Coho

[Zukrow (Zukrow]

I thought I'd add a few of the fun things we've done here lately at Valley
Oaks Village to the wonderful contributions made by others.

I had friends up for the past week-end.  It's great being able to invite
friends over for dinner & just show up to eat!  Sat. morning the kids all
dyed Easter eggs.  Sat. night we had our full moon women's circle. (It was a
week late this month because one very involved woman was in the hospital over
the full moon.)  It's a monthly gathering for the adult women in our
community.  Easter morning there was an Easter egg hunt for the kids followed
by a fabulous brunch.  Then there were relay games for the kids, which were a
riot.  Many of us dressed up in spring dresses and there were some very
fetching "Easter bonnets."  Boy was it fun to show this place off to my
friends.

Other recent events:  a neighbor knocked on my door when Hale Bop first
appeared.  (Doesn't that sound like the name of a dance?)  We all came out of
our homes to check it out, & someone brought a telescope.  A local artist has
an art show currently on display in our common house.  We're having a folk
concert here next week-end.  We've also had folk dancing, lots of impromptu
dances, Sierra club meetings, dance class for the kids, yoga, meditation, hot
tub parties....

We also work really hard and have some intense and difficult times, but I
think all of us agree it's well worth the effort.

Monica Zukrow
Valley Oaks Village, Chico, CA