The Couch

The Couch
Originally uploaded by Robbi Baba.

Our store was a worker run collective (not a co-op). A bit funky around the edges, but hey, we had a couch in the front window where customers could relax and eat. We also had a wonderful black cat named Babbs.
I met my dear friend Meredith here almost 20 years ago.
I notice a basket of toys on the end of the couch here. Kids could just sit and play while their folks did the shopping. What a good idea.
As a worker run collective all our important decision making (make that MOST of our decisions) were made by consensus. We'd have meetings all the time. That was the only really stressful part of the job,