Elderberry CoHousing: 65 Years Together

Sunday, July 2, 2017

65 Years Together

On July 1st we had a surprise anniversary party for Dick and Nancy, who are celebrating 65 years together. It was truly a surprise - they thought they were coming over for the weekly pizza night dinner, and entered the common house to hear the Mendelssohn wedding recessional! We had delicious food, festive decorations, and an excellent DJ, thanks to Kelly. Kelly also sang one of the most popular songs of 1952 - You Belong to Me. We had a photo board of their decades together, a 1952 trivia game, and a champagne toast. And, somehow we ended up with NINE half-gallons of ice cream in the freezers, so we are thinking we should have an ice cream social on the 4th of July!

Jan and Ann - both neighbors of Elderberry. Photo board in the background

Miles (Dick and Nancy's great grandson) enjoying the balloons with Richard, Dale, Leslie and Phil

Dancing to 50's music - Marjorie nabbed Dick and Michael nabbed Nancy!

Dick and his daughter-in-law Mary

Richard and Nancy (she said she is too short to hug Richard, but it seems to work!)

Chuck and Phil chatting by the food feast

Dick and Nancy blowing out the candles on their cake (Elderberry's favorite cake - Bobby Boyle's Mother's Carrot Cake, compliments of Karolyn!)

Dick and Nancy enjoying their favorite desserts

Kelly singing You Belong To Me - thank you Kelly!!

Awwwwwwww......

Dick and Nancy's son Chris making a champagne toast

Kelly and Mary dancing to something!

Teams working at the 1952 trivia quiz - Kelly, Meg, Anna, Jan, Phil and Maggie

Another team working the trivia quiz - David, Rosemarie, Leslie and Marj

And the team that did the best (maybe because Mary accidentally gave Chuck the answer key!) - Karolyn, Chuck and Ann

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About Elderberry CoHousing

Elderberry is not your usual retirement community! Situated in a beautiful rural setting, we are an adult cohousing community and creative alternative to urban living. Our community of couples and individuals has a vision to live an active and interdependent life, to support life-long learning and growing, and to work together on activities of interest.

Self-created, self-managed and self-directed, all members have an equal voice in our consensus-based community decisions. We live in this community to learn and share our experiences with one another, our wider community, and our world.

Elderberry is for folks who want to live in the country, with the advantages of a close community and opportunities to play, eat and work together. The view from homes and the Common House is distinctly rural — rolling hills and fields, pastures and gardens, woodlands with hundred-year-old trees, barns and farmhouse, abundant wildlife, and a starry night sky unaffected by city lights.

Each townhome is a maximum of 1,200 square feet, and configured in duplexes and quadraplexes to preserve land, increase energy efficiency and encourage community among members.

Elderberry welcomes visits from those who may be interested in living with us. We invite you to explore our website, and contact us to learn more about our lovely community!