Thursday, June 20, 2013

Update and How to Join this Blog

Hi Folks,

The Annual Picnic at Nash Hill Place was a success! On the dark and rainy afternoon of June 13th, Larry West barbequed hamburgers and hot dogs, provided by TRIAD,on the porch. The senior Center staff made potato, macaroni and fruit salads. Cole slaw and desserts rounded out a great dinner. 40 people enjoyed that great meal and music by Group DeVille—a big THANK YOU to Fred Goodhue, Nick Dines & Rick Murname, who graciously donated their time and their beautiful music. Lots of conversation and a good time was had by all who attended!


One more presentation in June is the CDH talk on Palliative Care on June 26 at 12:15 pm. Palliative Care can help patients and their families cope with serious illness through a team approach to their physical, emotional, social and spiritual goals. The presentation also includes discussion about advance care planning considerations.  Come join in the conversation and learn how you or your family members can benefit from this valuable service.

AND! The senior center is looking for some people who like to garden. The gardens on the other side of our parking lot are in need of people to weed, plant, water and harvest! We hope that in addition to flowers, we could plant vegetables that people could come and pick at will. We can purchase plants to put in. Contact Sherry or Marie at 296-8032, email sloomis@burgy.org or comment below.

How do I join this blog? You can follow this blog in two ways: the easiest is by "Follow by email". You enter your email address and you get each new blog posts in your email. Or you can become a follower-in which you identify yourself by your blog or web address. Either way, you can comment below by entering your name and email (which is for id purposes only). Both of these options are in the right hand column.

Hope to see you all soon at the Senior Center!





Tuesday, June 4, 2013

June is Here!

June, finally! Just as we were wondering when the last frost would be. My first tomato plant is in the ground along with basil and marigolds to keep the pests away. Lettuce, bushy dill and parsley for my salads -. I'm even trying a couple of pepper plants this year. Not too bad for a container gardener.

The WCOA June Newsletter is out. If you would like to receive one by mail or email, give us a call at 268-8407. Otherwise you can pick one up at the two local post offices and the Meekins Library. One day I will figure out how to put it on line!

Two items not listed on the calendar are:

1. June 13, Thursday at 5 PM. The Triad/COA Outreach Committee Picnic at Nash Hill Place. It is open to all and free. (donations accepted) There will be a sing-along with Steve Damon at the picnic. Come and enjoy!

2. A talk on Paliative Care on June 26, 12:15. CDH Paliative Care will talk on how P.C can help patients and their families cope with serious illness in a way that stays true to the patient's goals. Join us in the Mealsite at the Williamsburg Senior Center/Town Office.

We hope to see you soon!