I have written previously about the project headed by Rex du Pont to figure out a way to assign every independent-living cottage to one of 11 (now 12) “neighborhoods”. The project has been very successful. The neighborhood leaders meet weekly on Zoom, and the neighborhood structure has been valuable in various ways, including making sure everyone has a mask.
Gradually, the neighborhoods are adopting names. One of the first to be named was “Lake District”, an obvious choice for what was, until then, designated “Neighborhood #9”.
Arlene Rengert has written about the challenges, and the fun, of coming up with a name for what had been “Neighborhood #4” (it is now “Crossroads Village”). The neighborhood (which happens to be mine as well as Arlene’s) had a good time emailing back and forth about the two dozen names that were proposed, shared, and argued over before the final choice emerged.
At this point (to the best of my knowledge) 8 of what have become 12 neighborhoods (former Neighborhood #6 is now two neighborhoods) have adopted a name.
Here’s a table showing the neighborhood names and associated cottage numbers. I have checked with neighborhood leaders, and I believe the table (and the following map) are correct as of May 6.
| Name | Cottages |
| Seven Acres | 79-103 |
| 2 Dozen Cousins | 184-198, 218-224 |
| Baycliff Square | 67-78 |
| Beautiful Day | 123-133, 145-162 |
| Brigg Heights | 14-22, 45-65 |
| Cottage Edge | 273-299 |
| Crossroads Village | 104-122 |
| Friendship Mews | 163-171 |
| Lake District | 94-95, 134-144, 199-206 |
| Up-Top Café | 1-13, 23-44 |
| Woods Edge | 249-272 |
The map below shows the neighborhoods and their names.
Most recent update: 11-4-20.
On the Kendal Journey 
Number 6 is split – Melody Hammond has number 78, 89, 103, 163, 164, 167, 168, 169, 171. Barbara cloud has 66 thru 77. We are Baycliff Square!!!
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Thanks, Barbara. I’ll make that correction.
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Confirming an earlier email, cottage #207 should be with neighborhood #7, not in the Lake District – probably to #207’s relief!
The Mayor,
Bert
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Thanks for catching that, Bert. I see it is listed in both neighborhoods in my table. I’ll fix it later today.
— G
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2 Dozen Cousins also includes cottage 75 and 211 both due to moves away from lot 12.
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Thanks, Carolyn. I don’t have a way to represent those individual exceptions on the map, and I think it’s just as well not to list them in the table either. You (and they) know who they are, and that’s enough, I think.
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The list goes up to #161 and continues on from #163, but omits #162, although it is shown on the map.
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Good point, Conrad. That’s a vacant cottage, and Rex didn’t assign those to a neighborhood. But, based on neighborhood boundaries, it should be in “Beautiful Day”. I’ll adjust the table accordingly.
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