On Sunday Sept. 18th at 3 pm Nevada City Architect Katie McCamant and members of Wolf Creek Lodge will host a presentation in San Francisco about cohousing in general and Wolf Creek Lodge specifically.
Every third Saturday – Aug. 20th being the next – is an opportunity to meet the people who are choosing Wolf Creek Lodge Senior cohousing in Grass Valley, CA.
We are a diverse and interesting group. I look forward to get to know everyone better when we finally move in together. Magdalene
Steady process is being made on the Wolf Creek Lodge construction site as they finish the formwork of the garage walls, and get ready to pour those walls next week. Down the hill, they are putting the sewer line in the lower road. Its a shame how much work gets buried underground so no one […]
Participating in the WCL common meals survey made me reflect on the message in “Babette’s Feast,” a 1987 Danish film based on a story by Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen). The film won Best Foreign Film at the Academy Awards in 1988. Babette is a refugee from political strife in 19th century France who seeks asylum […]
Last Saturday was the community’s monthly construction site visit. Here you can see them attentively studying the forming of the concrete walls of the parking garage. Notice the view from the future Wolf Creek Lodge Cohousing terrace in the background. And don’t those hardhats looks stylist!
Conviviality This beautiful word shows up in our vision statement. How do you experience conviviality? You pick a nice, cool Sunday morning in Grass Valley, climb up to the deck of Butch and Virginia, where you can smell the tantalizing aroma of waffles and bacon. You place your contributions of fruit, syrup and butter on […]
Virginia and Butch have invited us all to a Waffle Brunch the day after the next general meeting. It will be on Sunday, July 17th at 9:00 a.m. on their deck. They are providing the waffles, coffee and tea. We bring fruit, juice, butter, bacon, sausage or whatever. See you all there!
Many seniors have expressed their desire to age in place and remain in a familiar environment and friendly community, AARP studies show, and now a fairly recent phenomenon that seeks to promote just this is emerging in the shape of senior co-housing communities. The philosophy of co-housing is simple, says a recent Sacramento Bee article: Share and share alike
