Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: matching spoons, CH dishes

[Lynn Nadeau (welcome]

We have bins of spoons, of forks, and of table knives and nothing matches 
and that works just fine! 

Once we got the CH kitchen ready, we called for everything everybody had 
that they'd been "saving for the common house kitchen". So various people 
set their stuff out on tables, a la rummage sale. A group of 3 CH kitchen 
people made the rounds:

"OK, we should have 3 spatulas- which are the 3 best ones here?" Etc. 
The result was that we chose only stuff that seemed useful, in 
appropriate quantities, and then folks took their remaining stuff back 
home, or to the local thrift shop. 

We then listed what we wanted but didn't yet have. Some donations came 
forth, and other items people found at yard sales and such. Only then did 
we purchase things. The gatekeepers did decide things like not using 
aluminum or Teflon pans. 

We are very glad we chose to use Corelle plates and bowls. Mismatched 
dishes are a nuisance; the Corelle stacks very neatly, is lightweight to 
handle for dishwashing, and washes well. Most of the Corelle, even, came 
from donations as many people had a few at home. 

 


Lynn Nadeau, RoseWind Cohousing
Port Townsend Washington (Victorian seaport, music, art, nature)
http://www.rosewind.org
http://www.ptguide.com
http://www.ptforpeace.info (very active peace movement here- see our 
photo)

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