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Middlesex Senior Cohousing -- Building the first senior cohousing community in New England!
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March -- what a shape-shifter! In like a lion, out like a lamb. It's all about change and contrast, a month when "it's summer in the sun and winter in the shade," according to Charles Dickens.
Melting snow, sugar maples running with sap, and suddenly it's time to sow the tomato seeds we saved last year--Aunt Ruby's German Green--under the grow lights in the basement.
European hares go mad in March, it's said. So do a lot of us New Englanders, but we call it cabin fever. A good antidote is to get outside (good snow/mud boots required) and tromp around in the fields and woods. Look for maple trees sprouting sap buckets.
Then come home, get the syrup out of the cupboard, the good stuff, and make some pancakes. Cures March madness.
Here's a glimpse of this month's newsletter:
- Upcoming Info Session on April 13 in West Acton
- Senior Cohousing in the News: Oakcreek Community on TV
- Harvard study confirms close relationships are key to aging successfully
- Calendar of Spring Events
Yours in community,
Victoria & Mayhew
Co-founders
P.S. Would you like to check out past issues of our newsletter? Just go to our website and click on the "Newsletters" tab.
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Upcoming Information Meeting
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Senior Cohousing:
A
Community
Approach to Aging in Place
Saturday, April 13, 2019
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
New View Cohousing
25 Half Moon Hill off Central St, West Acton
Middlesex Senior Cohousing invites you to come
learn about senior cohousing -- and our project to build the first senior cohousing neighborhood in New England!
Senior cohousing is an innovative model that started in Denmark and operates on the understanding that
community
is the best insurance for having a fun and fulfilling 3
rd
Act!
And
getting the nurturing care we need as we age.
Program features a slideshow, video, Q&A, and facilitated break-out groups.
We're looking for new members!
Find out how joining early gets you seniority in home selection and a discount on your home price!
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Senior Cohousing in the News
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Senior Living - A New Way Of Life
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"Nobody had heard of cohousing in this part of the country, nobody."
Pat Darlington is talking about Stillwater's very own
Oakcreek Community
. Built in 2012, it's one of only a handful of
cohousing
communities in the country designed to prevent families from having to face a very tough question.
"Where are we going to put Mom," Darlington said. "What are we going to do with Mom?"
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Good genes are nice, but joy is better
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Harvard study, almost 80 years old, has proved that embracing community helps us live longer, and be happier
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When scientists began tracking the health of 268 Harvard sophomores in 1938 during the Great Depression, they hoped the longitudinal study would reveal clues to leading healthy and happy lives.
They got more than they wanted.
“The surprising finding is that our relationships and how happy we are in our relationships has a powerful influence on our health,” said Robert Waldinger, director of the study, a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. “Taking care of your body is important, but tending to your relationships is a form of self-care too. That, I think, is the revelation.”
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Calendar of Spring Events
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- April 7, Wed. -- Visit our table at the "Aging in Wayland Expo," Wayland High School, 2:30 - 6:30 pm
- April 27, Sat. -- Visit our table at the Musketaquid Earth Day festival in Concord, a huge all-day extravaganza of art, performance and fun activities. Look for us at the Old Manse, 12:00 - 2:00 pm
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About Middlesex Senior Cohousing
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We are 15 households from Metro West Boston aiming to build the first senior cohousing neighborhood in New England. We're looking for three or more acres of land in the Metro Northwest area on which to build a collaboratively designed, self-managed neighborhood of 20 - 30 privately-owned, small, clustered cottage-style homes (duplexes and triplexes). The community will have abundant open space and gardens. Also a large common house with extensive amenities, including guest suites and a large kitchen and great room for community meals, dancing and celebrations. Other activity spaces may include woodworking, arts/crafts, offices and yoga/exercise.
Come meet us -- we're looking for new members!
Take our
Survey of Interest
(also on our website) to find out if our future neighborhood might be just what you're looking for.
Learn about cohousing by going to The Cohousing Association of America at
www.cohousing.org
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