Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: CH use

[Lynn Nadeau (welcome]

>>HANGING OUT
>>Newbies here fantasize a lot about pleasant times "hanging out" in or
>>around the CH during non-meal times.

I answered:
>No, outside of community gatherings

>From: "Jeanne Goodman" <GoodmanJ [at] jpcohousing.org>
>Ok, you guys are messing with my fantasies here! <g> Does anyone know if
>this changes when the unit sizes are small?

Lynn at RoseWind, again. My post sounded pretty negative, but remember 
that I am just answering the questions about "in-between" times. We love 
our common house and use it a bunch and find it a great resource. Eating 
together at least twice a week, plus various brunches, barbeques etc. 
Parties, meetings, speakers, concerts, discussion circles, sharing 
circles, work parties, meetings of various groups, slide shows, Friday 
afternoon TGIF gatherings with snacks (verging on supper), sometimes 
drumming or music jamming. Special gatherings for Thanksgiving or New 
Year's or Solstice or such. It's a fairly happening place. But we also 
have busy lives that take us off site, or keep us busy in our homes.  

Our homes are all sizes, and do include a number which are fairly large 
and well equipped. But - without needing to share a washer or guest room 
- we find abundant reasons to interact with each other, just because we 
like each other and find lots of useful ways to be of mutual support. 
When I see my neighbors outdoors, walking a dog or whatever, I go out and 
walk along the path with them a ways, to enjoy catching up and sharing 
conversation. Ditto for the community garden patches, or people out in 
their yards. The weather here is mild enough that we "hang out" together 
year round outdoors, as we go about our daily tasks.  
>

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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