Activities

May 26 2012.  Two more grave sites to visit before Memorial Day, the great-grandparents and the great-great-grandparents!  I am going out early because the temperature today will reach 90F.  Yesterday at the craft hour the residents were given little boxes paint, purportedly jewelry boxes.  The acrylic paint from China was slow to cover cardboard, but some delightful llittle boxes were produced, and then topped with glued.on jewels.  Our leader spends significant amount of money on crafts and has delightful ideas. I am putting newspaper on the tables to protect nice tables from glue and paints. This was followed by the monthly birthday celebration when our grand piano is used as a table to serve cake by the philitines. AARGH.
     Another activity is sewing together knitted squares to make "lap rugs" for the hospice patients.  This is done 1.30 Monday or Tuesday and I enjoy the simple stitching  of beautifully colored squares. Sewing circles are good for talking, too! I posted pictures on Facebook of the messes we have to live with at the home, and will add two more of unintended storage chaos.  One of our lovely aides is taking a leave of absense and gave each us a warm little scarf she had knitted!  That was so thoughtful of her!