I like this quote by Lauren DeStefano: “Fall has always been my favourite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.”
I’m sure most people agree, as we watch the greens turn to bright yellows and deep reds, and the sun is bright but the air is crisp. It makes us truly thankful that we live in such a beautiful country.
Thanksgiving was earlier this month. We have a lot of things to be thankful for living here at Creighton Lodge too. Let’s list them.
The Freebies for their loyal commitment to entertaining us every month.
Our list of many people and groups who will come when asked to fill our evening or afternoon with music, such as Bob Olson, Mel Herman, the Happy Wanderers, the Red Hat Society, Ross LeBlanc and Susan Shepherd, Kelly and Del, and Dave Kjersem and Rick Elson, to name a few.
Our local churches, who provide services, communion and mass for us weekly.
All the volunteers who help with our social events, such as birthday parties, teas, special suppers and cocktail hours. These include Margaret Mack, Marge Heidinger, Jean Delorme, Doreen Hagen, Sharon Dayman, Norma Blackburn and Melodye Pierson.
Our Bingo callers, Joan Wock and Sarah Harder, and our dog therapy visitor, Christina Wock.
Our ever faithful exercise ladies, Sharon Dayman, Monica Mackenzie and Irene Tarnes, who help us keep fit.
Community friends like Denna Pastachak, Audrey Johner and Lacey Ellis who came in to give us reflexology treatments, and Sun Country Hearing who visit us monthly to check our hearing aids.
The Estevan Public Library folks who haul our books to and from the building so we don’t have to go out to get them.
Our staff who work hard to keep our building clean and repaired, our food tasty and always have a kind word to say to us.
Estevan and Area Home Care employees who come into our building to assist us with our nursing needs and personal care and cleaning needs.
The relationships we have made with our neighbours in our building. It’s not easy leaving our homes but we are grateful for the friendships of those around us.
The businesses, people and communities of Estevan and surrounding areas. Their financial support over the years has been outstanding, enabling us to make Creighton Lodge the home our seniors deserve.
And finally the United Way Estevan for their support of Creighton Lodge over the years as a member agency. We are ever so grateful and wish you all the success once again on your telethon on Oct. 27 and 28.
