A highlight of 2018 was our discovery of Cohousing. Poul was born in Denmark where six percent of the population lives in communities where meals and common areas are shared. We had visited several developments on Vancouver Island where we live.
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| Finally Broke Ground |
There was a Pot Luck Dinner scheduled with a tour of a new complex being built where I had lived in grade eight, Sooke, a small fishing village near Victoria. West Wind Harbour Cohousing had purchased about an acre and half with southwest exposure right on the waterfront. They were planning a thirty-four suite condominium with it's own wharf and a beautiful existing home to be converted to guest quarters and meeting rooms, workshop, etc. Walking into the kitchen with our offerings for the pot luck, we met half a dozen couples who could have always been our best friends. Intelligent, funny, compassionate people and two of the women were taller than me.
Across the table, as I spoke about basketball and Victoria, sat a friendly couple. The guy said, "Do you know Mary Coutts?" WTF "I AM Mary Coutts!" I replied. He had sponsored the men's senior "A" team when I had played for many years for the women's. What can I say? It felt right.
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| West Wind Harbour Cohousing |
We became associate members and within weeks had put in enough to claim a suite when they were being allocated. Once a month we meet with these wonderful friends to plan our intentional life together.
Together, Poul and I are finishing our home and yard renovations, preparing to sell our Beachcomber home in Nanoose where we have lived for fifteen or more years. We have chosen one of the largest suites in West Wind Harbour so we must maximize our equity. By moving to cohousing we ensure privacy combined with a community of our friends, near shopping with all the amenities we could want. Our suite will have two bedrooms, two bathrooms a den, large deck, awesome views, full kitchen and laundry with dining room and living room. Sharing with our neighbours we have a fitness room, workshop, library, three guest rooms, maker space, art room, craft/sewing room, lounge, den/media room, roof top deck, wharf, underground parking, bike room, storage and a huge kitchen common room. There is a caregiver suite should one become necessary though we are all in good health right now.
Together, Poul and I are finishing our home and yard renovations, preparing to sell our Beachcomber home in Nanoose where we have lived for fifteen or more years. We have chosen one of the largest suites in West Wind Harbour so we must maximize our equity. By moving to cohousing we ensure privacy combined with a community of our friends, near shopping with all the amenities we could want. Our suite will have two bedrooms, two bathrooms a den, large deck, awesome views, full kitchen and laundry with dining room and living room. Sharing with our neighbours we have a fitness room, workshop, library, three guest rooms, maker space, art room, craft/sewing room, lounge, den/media room, roof top deck, wharf, underground parking, bike room, storage and a huge kitchen common room. There is a caregiver suite should one become necessary though we are all in good health right now.
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