For one idyllic decade in the 1980s, the housemates at 96 Earl Street were like a bowl of homemade granola: some oats, some nuts, some honey 카지노 게임 컬렉션 all wholesome, all good for you, and all better together.
They were living the dream, a dream fuelled by lentils and brown rice, all-natural peanut butter scooped from a bucket at Tara Natural Foods, and copious amounts of herbal tea brewed in a red enamel teapot purchased from Vandervoort General Store. There were seven or eight of them at any one time and they shared a love of the outdoors, a genial camaraderie, and a sense of belonging. Belonging, that is, to the mellow vibe of 96 Earl Street.
There was no TV in the home카지노 게임 컬렉션s small living room and seldom any beer in the fridge 카지노 게임 컬렉션 not by edict, just mutual disinterest. But there were happy times squeezed around the kitchen table or on the patio in the backyard, where guests were always welcome.
카지노 게임 컬렉션The days at 96 Earl were the best,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Andrew Roberts (Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션79, Law카지노 게임 컬렉션86, MPA카지노 게임 컬렉션89) who was there for the whole ride. 카지노 게임 컬렉션They were the best.카지노 게임 컬렉션
The narrow row house just south of Bagot Street was never going to be just another shared student residence. From the first lease with the home카지노 게임 컬렉션s then-new owners in 1981, it was conceived as a co-op, says Mr. Roberts. Decisions were to be made collectively, household chores shared equally, and new tenants approved by the group.
The success of the co-op owes something to , the Kingston adventure camp for at-risk youth whose volunteer counsellors made up a significant number of the tenants through the years, according to Mr. Roberts. Volunteers at Camp Outlook, often Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s students, take young people from the Kingston community on wilderness canoe trips that can last up to 10 days.
Back-country campers who liked to give back to their community were a perfect fit for 96 Earl, says Mr. Roberts.
카지노 게임 컬렉션That was a huge theme 카지노 게임 컬렉션 a love of the outdoors 카지노 게임 컬렉션 among people at the house,카지노 게임 컬렉션 he says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션There was always somebody out on a canoe trip. In the winter, there were always cross-country skis by the shed door.카지노 게임 컬렉션
The house itself was 카지노 게임 컬렉션kind of hokey-pokey,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Mr. Roberts: a warren of seven bedrooms (two on the first floor, five more upstairs), with a small kitchen and living room at the back and just one bathroom. 카지노 게임 컬렉션We got really good at sharing.카지노 게임 컬렉션
Spending a year in the house카지노 게임 컬렉션s smallest bedroom was a rite of passage for new tenants. Tim Greenwood (Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션79, Ed카지노 게임 컬렉션83), the only other housemate to stay at 96 Earl for the duration of the co-op, took his turn in the cell-like chamber. 카지노 게임 컬렉션When I lay lengthwise in the room, that was kind of the length of the room,카지노 게임 컬렉션 he recalls.
Not everybody in the house was strictly vegetarian, says Mr. Greenwood, but pretty much everyone cooked vegetarian when their turn in the kitchen came up. 카지노 게임 컬렉션We had, like, Moosewood Cookbook, we had Whole Earth [Cook Book]카지노 게임 컬렉션 sort of these standard vegetarian books, and people would go into them.카지노 게임 컬렉션
At the kitchen table, says Mr. Roberts, it was often a tight fit because dinner guests were common.
Former housemate Alan Cantor (Artsci카지노 게임 컬렉션81, Artsci/Ed카지노 게임 컬렉션83) believes the dinners were one way the co-op could vet potential new tenants. He says he got an invitation to join the group within two hours of having dinner at 96 Earl and helping with the dishes afterwards. 카지노 게임 컬렉션The main criterion for living at 96 Earl was demonstrating a willingness to tidy up after supper,카지노 게임 컬렉션 Mr. Cantor says.
The housemates at 96 Earl had 카지노 게임 컬렉션a stronger community ethos카지노 게임 컬렉션 than you might find in other student housing, suggests Mr. Roberts. 카지노 게임 컬렉션It was a very special group of people,카지노 게임 컬렉션 many of whom went into caring professions. Physicians, teachers, social workers, and a midwife are among 96 Earl카지노 게임 컬렉션s alumni.
When the home카지노 게임 컬렉션s owners decided to sell in 1987, Mr. Roberts couldn카지노 게임 컬렉션t let go of the dream. Using a recent inheritance as down payment, he bought the building. It would continue blissfully as a co-op for another three years, until the last of that final group moved out.
The renters after that were not as concerned about the house or the neighbourhood, so, in 1994, Mr. Roberts sold 96 Earl. But for those who lived in or passed through 96 Earl during its halcyon days, it remains a touchstone.
카지노 게임 컬렉션It was our happy, buoyant home that spawned a lifetime of deep, enduring friendships,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Mr. Roberts.
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