The month of May is always a month that we look forward to seeing.
The flowers are planted, the smell of freshly mowed grass is in the air and the birds wake us up each morning with their beautiful songs. Spring is in the air and we love it.
In May we welcomed a few new faces to the lodge. Alma McGill was the first to move in and she was so excited to get here. Alma is a sister to Benita Brennan and so now they are together again. They both enjoy being able to visit with each other daily.
Gail and Richie Mack have been slowly moving in. We look forward to seeing them once they are officially moved in.
Louis and Otilia Beaulieu moved in and they have a view of the courtyard which is the next best thing to life on the farm. They are a lovely couple and starting to settle into their new apartment.
Welcome to you all.
We watched a few movies in the month of May. Normally we only do this once a month but in May we found ourselves watching a few more. Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men were two of our favourites. Donna Wilson and her family borrowed the movies to us and we found them very entertaining.
We also watched a Bruce Willis love story with Michelle Pfeiffer titled The Story of Us. We decided Bruce should stick to action movies. The use of colourful language was a little too much for our liking, but we played it to the end and then promptly donated the movie to goodwill.
We ended the month with a Sandra Bullock comedy, While you were Sleeping, and she put a smile back on our faces. So good to see a movie that makes you smile and laugh.
Our flowers from Tail-ling Hills Farms arrived at the end of May. The whole family came to help plant and then we had quite a few volunteers to also help with the huge job of planting. Carol Block, Carter and Austin Kuchinka all came the first few days. Carol and the guys even hauled us in some new dirt from her place so we could build up some of the beds. Carol was so much help in figuring out the perennials and reorganizing some of them.
Carol and her daughters also donated three beautiful planters filled with gorgeous flowers, in memory of Del Block, her beloved husband. We placed them out front for everyone to enjoy.
Susan Thompson, Sue Kuchinka, Audrey MacMurchy and Brian Johnson all came from Kingston Midstream to finish up the flower planting. Kingston Midstream has always helped us through United Way Estevan’s Day of Caring, but this year due to COVID-19, the Day of Caring was cancelled. Thank you to all of our volunteers this year and to Kingston Midstream for always being a community supporter in so many ways.
Another highlight in May was the ice cream truck. A Cherry on Top pulled up and stayed until all of our residents had a chance to be served. The weather co-operated and we enjoyed the tasty treats in the sunshine. It was such a success that we plan to have them back in June.
John Jenish and his crew from McDonald’s showed up on May 20 with muffins and coffee for all our residents and staff. Wow, were they ever delicious. Banana nut, fruit explosion, carrot and cranberry were the flavours they offered us and we weren’t disappointed. Everyone was impressed with the freshness of the muffins and the taste of the coffee. We will be serving those again for sure. Thank you MacDonald’s for brightening our day by letting us know you were thinking of us.
DMS Services Inc. dropped off two computers for our seniors to use. They are loaded with games and ready to entertain. Thank you very much for being so generous and for thinking of us during these trying times.
We celebrated a few birthdays in May; happy birthday to Betty Eagles and Gail Mack. To celebrate we had tasty cupcakes that were created by Mandi Perry-Zohner who operates Buttercup Bakeshop.
Life at the lodge was actually quite full in the month of May. The talk of COVID-19 and the precautions we need to take were still very much a part of our days, but at least we are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. We will continue to do our part to help keep ourselves healthy and we thank you all for doing your part too. Together we will get through this and we will come out stronger.
