LOUNGES IN PICTURES part 3

To the left of the entrance to our building is the first floor lounge. That is a very ordinary name for a room that deserves a more uppity name. It feels more like a turn of the century “parlor” or a sitting room. It feels formal enough that about the only thing that ever happens there is sitting or picking up the mail. As you can see, the mailboxes are there as well. Some do sit and go through their mail, but it could be called the waiting room as many wait there for the bus or a ride to come. You can see everything and stay warm and dry in cooler weather. Occasionally a few will sit there and have a conversation.

Back to the entrance there are stairs next to the elevator. They empty into the upstairs lounge. But this place deserves to be called the party room. Picture three is taken from the corner of the room to the right of the elevator. I am standing in front of the entrance to the laundry looking across the room. I would have taken a photo of the laundry but it is tiny and had 2 washers and 2 dryers and a shelf to sort or fold clothes. Since it can be a stuffy little place, for stay there very long. To the right are the puzzle table and a large TV. There are occasional groups who sit and watch, but it is used mostly when people wait for their laundry to finish. If I can talk anyone to staying up or getting up we may use it to attend Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding. It begins at 3:00 am on April 29 so attendance may be low.

In the opposite corner is the games table. Presently a group gathers nearly every day to play dominos. But it is also used for cards, pizza parties, and a place to leave fresh baked cookies, cakes, pies and other wonderful but terribly fattening snacks.