Animaterra,

One of the references on this Room rental-thing asked me a perfectly reasonable question yesterday, and I found myself floundering to fish up a cogent summary of the MANY uses this space has had, other than our own personal use of it. "Have you rented this room before?" Between strokebrain... and the non-traditional occupancies most folks would not understand without significant explanation sometimes involving confidential ministries... I was left with, "Oh.... it's been re-invented more times than I could list, right off."


So this AM I took some time to list out, "translate," and organize it, like this:

In the two rooms we are now allocating as September-July sublets, the rooms have been set up for/hosted in the past:

<> Month-long and briefer occupancies for local individuals and couples (parishioners, etc.);
<> Vacationing musicians (I listed them for myself to mind me of applicable anecdotes)
<> Large musicians' weekend gatherings, incl one family of 5;
<> House-sitters and pet-sitters for our annual, month-long summer vacations;
<> One adult on a longterm job search (6 months);
<> Extended visits from family members (I listed them for myself to mind me of applicable anecdotes);
<> Band office for songbook publications/arranging music (Susan);
<> Acoustic jam sessions (monthly Porch-Picking)
<> A home office for the Red Cross chapter I directed, where I drafted most of our policy/procedure manuals.

~Susan