Ex-Member Here!

After twenty-five years of living in the co-op I most talk about, we made the decision to move. The long moving process didn't seem quite real as my ties to the community were very strong and at this stage in my life, I wanted things to remain the same. Roots, I guess.

I devised ways in my mind to find a quick route back to the co-op - buses routes were too convoluted. If only I could walk diagonally to the co-op, I could be there in less than one half hour. But that would have meant walking through a swamp and trespassing on a wide expanse of railway tracks. Skateboards, roller blades and a spiffy two-seater wheelchair scooter crossed my mind, but I don't use a chair and the vision of me being the driver, with my husband in tow was too comically surrealistic for my kids. Oh well, I'm adjusting to my new locale.

There are tons of greenspaces where we live - multi-use nature paths everywhere and a connecting park every second block.There seems to be more social housing complexes in this community, but they're practically unnoticeable, as they are constructed in mostly the same manner as the private homes and just about as well maintained. Many of them back on to the beautifully landscaped multi-use walkways, extending their back yards to accommodate their own play structures. Having strolled through these complexes on our recent walks, reflecting back in time, we would have chosen to live in one of them, instead of half a lifetime living in the co-op and for reasons which I will elaborate on in future blog posts.

I may have departed the co-op, but I have not yet escaped.