Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Common Meal Frequency -- Increasing, Decreasing, No change

[Bonnie Fergusson (fergyb2]

     At 10 years after move-in our Common Dinners are stable and well attended 
at 3 times a week plus the occasional spontaneous potluck and a few traditional 
extras such as the Community Thanksgiving, Passover Sedar, and New Years day 
afternoon Tea.  Attendance on any given night varies from 12-30 something, 
depending on how many people are out of town traveling and/or how many guests 
are invited.  I would be very surprised if the frequency changed going forward 
as the community seems very satisfied with how our Common Dinners work.  They 
are a major part of the "glue" that holds us together.
                           Bonnie Fergusson
                           Swans Market Cohousing
                           Oakland, CA

--- On Fri, 11/19/10, Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net> wrote:

> From: Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net>
> Subject: [C-L]_ Common Meal Frequency -- Increasing, Decreasing, No change
> To: "Cohousing-L L" <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> Date: Friday, November 19, 2010, 6:31 PM
> 
> Hi all --
> 
> With all the talk of dishwashers and meal time ... I'm
> wondering after 20 years of cohousing in the US what, if
> any, change has occurred?
> 
> Have regularly scheduled common dinners in your community
> increased, decreased or stayed the same?
> 
> How many common dinners per week did you start out having?
> 
> Approximately how many residents attend a common dinner?
> 
> Best --
> 
> Ann Zabaldo
> Takoma Village Cohousing
> Washington, DC
> Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
> Falls Church VA
> 703 663 3911
> 
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