What is the likelihood you would meet any of these folks at a Hartwell CC, between the hours of 9:30 AM and 3:30 PM?
We meet at events like you have just described - at DeCordova, at Pierce House ( First Day, 4 th of July), at Codman Farm, at the Library, and sometimes at events at the schools ( Town Meeting, eg), and Winter Carnival. …just a few examples. …just a reality check. Sent from my iPad > On Oct 7, 2023, at 6:05 AM, Anne Sobol <[email protected]> wrote: > > > The Twisted Tree at DeCordova was open last night from 5-9. I arrived at 6 > and was disappointed not to see anyone in my age group (over 75), but I > bought an interesting non-alcoholic drink and went out on the terrace to > mingle with the young adults and their beautiful, active children. A woman > with a lovely little daughter said she'd met me at the dump (how Lincoln!), > and we commenced to talk about how we had both grown up in Lincoln (I in the > '50's, she I think she said in the '90's). We both had lived in California > when Covid hit in 2020, and ended up moving back to Lincoln. She told me > about her work and we discussed how we found Lincoln after living in > California. She asked me for my contact info and we agreed to get together > for coffee in the future. > > I went into the shop to get a plastic cup for the remains of my drink, and > struck up conversation with a man and his wife, both more or less my age, who > were waiting in line (the only other people my age I saw while I was there, > they in the company of their family and small children). He was into the > Hanscom expansion opposition, and we had an animated conversation until I > felt I had to leave to get ready for a trip in the morning. We exchanged info > about where we lived and they invited me to stop by. > > When people ask me what I want in a Community Center, I say a place to meet > people without a specific date. This is what I got at the Twisted Tree > DeCordova last night. I haven't related to the often-mentioned notion of > intergenerational mixing in the context of a Community Center, but I enjoyed > last night mixing with younger people and their children. > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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