Late Winter on the Trail
Living at Geos has really increased my activity. I walk for an hour most days now. It’s the Ralston Creek Trail that does it. I don’t really like exercise. I don’t get that natural high from it that people talk [...]
Even When You’re Alone You’re Not Alone: COVID-19 and Community
Even when You’re Alone You’re Not Alone: COVID-19 and Community (By Tori Baker) I always laughed a little when I heard one of our former members do the slide show. She’d say, “Community means that when you’re sick, someone will [...]
Ralston Creek Cohousing, Vibrant Solar Community
Ralston Creek Cohousing, Vibrant Solar Community by Sam Shellenberger, Member Nestled alongside Ralston Creek in Arvada Colorado, a new mixed-use community is taking shape. The Geos Neighborhood is a net-zero community where solar and geothermal energy are harnessed [...]
Almost There
Last year I wrote about getting closer to the Gatehouse by moving into a Geos townhouse in the blog, “A Step Closer to the Gatehouse: Tori and her Cats Move in with the Goats.” Well, we’re still next to the [...]
A Passion for Native Plants
Native plants are a passion of mine. It began about 20 years ago after visiting the Butchart Gardens in Victoria, BC. Even though the gardens were filled with beautiful blooming flowers, they were all mass plantings of flowers I could [...]
People Over Things: The Road to CoHousing
Mary Connor On the road to a future in cohousing, I have been on a dizzying journey: just this month, I moved to an in-town condo, and in so doing I have literally shed over half of my square [...]
Right Sizing Panel Rocked!
Rightsizing Panel Ralston Creek Cohousing presented a "Rightsizing: Smaller Scale Living" panel at the Arvada Library on Sunday, March 10. The panel rocked and rolled! We filled the room at the Arvada Library with our panel discussion on right [...]
A Step Closer to the Gatehouse: Tori and her Cats Move In with the Goats
The cats enjoy the southern view from my new home office. This is about the same view we’ll enjoy from the Gatehouse when it is built. I have been waiting to move into Geos and with the Ralston [...]
The Waltons and the Road to Cohousing
Mary remembers "smart and supportive their multi-generational common house was" on The Waltons TV series. So, why cohousing? Now that I'm a member of a cohousing community in development (Ralston Creek Cohousing), folks are asking how I got [...]
The Rayback Collective (Boulder’s Backyard)
The Rayback Collective (Boulder’s Backyard) If you’ve been around me in the last couple years, there’s a possibility that I’ve talked your ear off about a growing movement called Cohousing, which you can think of as a modern-day version of [...]