Massachusetts Weekend
Inside the Common House
Kathy and Randy's House (right side)
The Common House
The Village
This last weekend we went up to (actually more like over to) Massachusetts for our old friend (she is 40) Kathy's birthday. She and her husband Randy and their blended family of 5 children live in an Intentional Community there. This community consists of 28 homes built on seven acres. Altogether the community owns quite a bit more acreage than that.
The layout of the houses as well as the architecture kind of feels like an old village. All the cars are parked in a lot outside of the community, so there is only foot traffic on the path. In the center of this village is a common house, which has a kitchen, fireplace, spare bedroom, and enough space for a pretty big gathering.
I am sure there are challenges that go along with this sort of community, but it sounds like the good aspects really outweigh the bad. Kathy said that there were lots of opportunities for the community to work together and help each other out when it was needed. It kind of sounded to me like the kind of co-operation that you hear about from old sources on rural life and still exists to a certain degree now.
posted by Peter comly at 11:52 AM
1 Comments:
This sounds like a peaceful community to live in. I bet they don't have ATV's blasting past their homes at all hours! LOL!
Seriously though, with the way that our country seems to be heading in so many different areas, this way of living is not only appealing, but may also become a necessity. I'm always amazed at how everything moves in cycles, and it just may be smaller communities will again be the way in which we live. Gas prices are skyrocketing with no end in sight, food prices, daycare, even building supplies are also increasing in prices. I truly feel that one day it will be back to the way it was before with multiple families living under one roof and helping out in all aspects of life....sharing responsibilities, chores, child raising, etc.
I think this is great and it looks simply beautiful! I bet it was a nice visit!
Blessings,
Mary Jo
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