Belonging

Disaster-free neighborliness

People often ask me why I want to move into cohousing. If they have no idea what cohousing is they assume I’m having a mid-life (well…...

The "three reasons why" email

Hi all, It was so nice to meet all of you today! I'm sorry I couldn't stay longer but I hope you were able to get a good feel for what...

Teardrop Tea with our Youngest Cohouser

As the saying goes, “it takes a village to raise a child”, and sometimes kids need to vent to a trusted adult other than a parent. One of...

In the news

A February interview with our member and architect, Kathleen English, was a great way for Houstonia Magazine readers to learn about...

Not a Box/ Not a Lot

If you were around kids in the early aughts, you probably ran across the book, Not a Box. In it, a line-drawn bunny approaches an empty...

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Stickiness

I used to believe that close family and decades-old friendships stood solid and unmovable in the social landscape of my life. We were a...

Meeting Neighbors as Friends

Have you ever met someone and feel like they’ve been a friend you should have had for your whole life but only met this minute? That is...

Gumbo Therapy

Grief hit me hard this year, the first Christmas during this pandemic. While I knew that grieving is not linear, I didn’t realize how...

Texas: Live with each other, not just next to each other

I was born and raised in Texas. As were my parents, their parents, and theirs. Back and back ...

From Act of Faith to Beacon of Hope

It’s Monday morning and we’re on a high from a weekend-long collaborative design workshop. Guided by a professional facilitator, our...

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