Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: The rugged individual

[Bonnie Fergusson (fergyb2]

    Not sure exactly how to answer all these
questions, but I could address some of them.
    Here in Swan's Market Cohousing we certainly have
a workshop with shared tools (many and big) although
there is a current plan to add lockers to it so people
could store their "too precious to leave in the common
space" private stashes of tools as well.  Men are
funny about their tools, in my humble opinion.  The
women seem more relaxed about shared tool ownership
(sewing and crafting tools mostly).
    As for all night places, the Common House
functions that way potentially.  Certainly when I
can't sleep I feel comfy wandering around it in my
bathrobe, doing a 4am load of laundry or reading or
whatever.  And I have met others there at 4am
occasionally.
    We have a kids room but not many kids (we live in
a downtown urban center).
    What also seems to happen is more sharing of
private stuff on an individual basis--cars, parking
spaces, DVD's and books and Videos, are passed around
in a fairly frequent relaxed way.
     Hope this addresses some of your questions.
                   Bonnie Fergusson
                    Swan's Market Cohousing
                    Oakland, CA



                
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