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OCTOBER 2015
CROSSLANDS CHRONICLE
OCTOBER 2015
Volume 42, Number 8
CROSSLANDS ARBORETUM
UPDATE
Since the accreditation of the Kendal/Crosslands Arboretum in 2013, each campus has
developed two loop walks with tree lists, descriptions and a map showing how these trees can
be easily viewed from walkways. Now a third list of trees has been created at Crosslands for a
self-guided walk between Parking Lots 9 and 13.
Beginning with a large Ash tree close to the Rushmore entrance, this loop walk includes
31 significant trees and ends with an enormous Chinese Elm behind the last group of cottages
at PL 13. Almost all the trees can be seen from walkways.
The first guided walk will begin in Parking Lot 9 at 10
a.m. on Saturday October 3. Transportation will be provided
for interested residents starting from the Center at 9:45 a.m.
and returning before 11:30 a.m.
AN ADOPTIVE PARENT IS NEEDED FOR EACH TREE!
The only responsibilities are to check for disease or
damage after a storm and report any unusual findings to
Adopt-A-Tree Coordinator Peg Parker. A sign-up list will be
posted after the walk.
The www.KCArboretum.org web site is in the process of being updated to include eight photographs of each
deciduous tree—four seasonal views, the flower, seed, bark
and leaf. Tree descriptions and photographs will eventually
be printed in hard copy for residents who would like to take
one of the walks on the web.
The Crosslands Arboretum Team is looking for new
members who could help with some of the tasks involved in
caring for what will be more than fifty of the most special
trees on our lovely campus. If you are interested, please contact Jennifer Allcock or Bonnie
Marcus.
ARBORETUM GUIDED WALK
A THIRD LIST OF SIGNIFICANT TREES HAS BEEN CREATED
ON THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF THE CAMPUS
BETWEEN PARKING LOTS 9 & 13.
The first guided walk will begin in Parking Lot 9 at 10 a.m. on Saturday October 3.
Transportation will be provided for interested residents starting from the Center at 9:45 a.m.
and returning before 11:30 a.m.
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FROM THE CRA PRESIDENT
Few will disagree when I say that life at
Crosslands is endlessly interesting. I have
agreed to share my observations about that life
in the ‘Chronicle’ regularly, and I am most grateful that Bonnie Marcus, Anne Curtin, Elizabeth
Rhoads and others have stepped up to ensure
that we have a monthly ‘Chronicle.’
As I write, the display in the hall Showcase is in transition. Residents are taking home
the carved items that filled the case over the
summer, and tomorrow we shall discover how
our community members interpreted the new
theme, ‘It’s a wrap,’ a request for items that
‘wrap around’ us. That will be easy for our
household: we will not miss a leather belt from
Montana and a silk sari from India in the coming
weeks. Each month the variety of the exhibits
reflect the variety of the residents themselves.
The arrangements are very tastefully done.
Most of the things on display have special
memories for their owners to have survived the
downsizing of a move to Crosslands. It is a
pleasure to share them.
In contrast to the Showcase there are
many valuable activities here that are much
more private. I think of the volunteers who
change the water pitchers in Firbank, who meet
in support groups, or give hand massages, or
those who are specially trained to visit patients
on the Hospice program. And this is just the beginning. It is inspiring to read over the list of all
the Crosslands Committees.
In contrast, there is nothing like an exciting game of water volleyball to bring out the humor, the competition, and the exasperation of a
dozen octogenarians or
near octogenarians at
Kendal or Crosslands. It
gets really interesting
when a variation of the
game requires each
side to hit the ball three
times, and once by a woman, before sending it
back to the other side. “How can you (Melanie
Williams, life guard and scorekeeper) say that
ball was out?” Even the best players will sometimes swing wildly at a ball which splashes in
the water without ever being touched. We
scramble out of the pool after an hour well
spent.
Until next month. . . .
Char Gosselink
CROSSLANDS CHRONICLE
DID YOU KNOW THAT. . .
— June Westcott is enthusiastic about
Game Night on Thursdays in the William Penn
Lounge? Go beyond rummy and learn new
games like Uno and Skip-bo, and there’s always
Mahjong!
— Michele Birardi, Director of KendalCrosslands Marketing and Community Outreach, is coordinator of the Denim and Diamonds Fundraiser Dinner, a popular prelude to
the Unionville Community Fair on Thursday, October 1 from 6:30-10:00 p.m. in the Red Barn at
Landhope Farms at Willowdale. Local restaurants will provide a scrumptious dinner.
— The Meditation Room, opposite the
elevators, is providing a comfortable meeting
place for many study groups: Presbyterian,
Catholic, Buddhist, Parkinson Caregivers, Grief
Support, and Cancer Support groups.
— After Tracy Sedlak has bought the
flowers for the Dining Room, Café, Firbank, and
Audland tables, then Mike Bennett and Bonnie
Marcus arrange them in the vases and place
them on all the tables?
Connie Fleming
Deadline for the November 2015 CHRONICLE articles is October 10. Calendar deadline
is October 5. All articles must be signed and are
subject to editing. Please put them in the
Chronicle’s open box or send them by email to:
XLChronicle@verizon.net
CROSSLANDS CHRONICLE
Published by and for the residents and administrators of
Crosslands. P.O. Box 100,
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Editor: Anne Curtin
Interim Managing Editor: Elizabeth Rhoads
Editorial Staff: Jean Barker, Anne Curtin,
Betty Nathan, David Peacefull, Sally Tweedie,
Staff Artists: Nicholas La Para, Clare Victorius,
Proofreaders: Jane Andrews, Selma Hayman,
Charlie Reed, Dick Voldstad, Jack Yeatman
Production: Dick Baxter, Mike Bennett, Carol
Bossert, Nancy Evoy, Amy Lewis, Marge
Moretzsohn
Distribution: Ernie Peck, Ruth Trimble,
Margaret Tsan
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MUSIC COMMITTEE
LIGHT ‘n LIVELY
Charles Abramovic, Piano
Tues., Oct. 13—Wm. Penn Room—7:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m.
William Penn Room
Charles Abramovic has appeared at
Crosslands frequently and always with an enthusiastic reception. He is Professor of Keyboard
Studies at Temple University’s Boyer College of
Music and has won acclaim for his international
performances as a soloist, chamber musician
and collaborator with leading instrumentalists
and singers. He has appeared with the Baltimore
Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Colorado Philharmonic and the Florida Philharmonic.
He has performed in recitals with such artists as
Midori, Sarah Chang and Kim Kashkashian. He
is an active participant in the musical life of Philadelphia.
He is a graduate of the Curtis Institute and
the Peabody Conservatory. He received his doctorate from Temple University.
Just in time for the World Series . . . Light
‘n Lively presents an impersonation of Bill
Veeck—“baseball’s bad boy”—by Gordon Bennett. If you thought Leo Durocher and “Yogi” Berra were characters, wait ‘til you hear from Bill
Veeck. You ain’t seen nothing yet!
Pat Koedding
SING ALONG WITH SARAH LEE
“Old Friends—New Friends”
Fri., Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m.
William Penn Lounge
Mendelssohn Piano Trio
Ya-Ting Chang, Piano – Peter Sirotin, Volin
Fiona Thompson, Cello
Tues., Oct. 27—Wm. Penn Room—7:30 p.m.
Ya-Ting Chang, originally from Taiwan,
graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a
degree in piano performance and has performed
extensively throughout the United States, Germany, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Fiona Thompson’s music education began in Manchester,
England and continued at the University of
Southern California. Peter Sirotin is from Ukraine
and graduated from Moscow’s Central Music
School and the Peabody Conservatory of Music.
Each has appeared as soloist with many orchestras and chamber groups in addition to their appearances as a trio. We welcome them back to
Crosslands.
Esther Cooperman
You don't need a great voice—just hum, tap your
feet and enjoy being together—with old friends
and new friends.
NEED A RIDE HOME AT NIGHT AFTER A
CONCERT, FORUM OR OTHER EVENING
EVENT?
Dial Firbank at 5622 and a bus will come for
you in minutes. Forget the number? Refer
to the sign on the telephone table.
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CROSSLANDS CHRONICLE
FORUM COMMITTEE
“Look Up and Learn:
What the Skies Can Tell You”
Speaker: Mark Manning, Former Aviation
Weather Forecaster
Tues., Oct. 6—Wm. Penn Room—7:30 p.m.
“Hagley: The History of Business and the
Business of History”
Speaker: Dr. Erik Rau, Director of Library
Services at Hagley Museum and Library
Tues., Oct. 20—Wm. Penn Room—7:30 p.m.
Will you need your heavy coat later today? Should you bring an umbrella, sun glasses
or a wind breaker? Accurate weather predictions inform so many of our daily activities. Yet,
we often rely on media to tell us what people
used to know just by looking at the skies.
Wouldn’t you like to do the same?
Most of us are familiar with the museum,
historic buildings and grounds at the Hagley Museum, but how many realize that the Hagley Library houses one of the world’s most outstanding and unique collections on the history of
American business and technology? Starting
with the du Pont family and Du Pont company
papers, the Library now houses the archives of
many major corporations in America.
Hailing from Oregon, Dr. Rau originally
trained to become an engineer, but somewhere
along the way, he became aware that what had
interested him in technology in the first place
was the stories that people told to explain how
their lives had come to be. He began to realize
that every place and era possesses a unique but
comparable material culture that gives life to the
documents and the other stuff of history.
Merging his interests in technology and
history, Dr, Rau has focused on building the collections and on connecting Hagley’s resources
with researchers in the history of business, technology and consumer culture. Under his leadership, the Hagley Library has sponsored courses
at Osher and a biweekly series of “Stories from
the Stacks” sharing insights from the Library’s
rich resources.
Cathy Elder
Our speaker, Mark Manning, studied atmospheric science at Rutgers before joining the
Air Force providing aviation forecasting for pilots and their crews—forecasts which focus on
predictions of winds, cloud heights, types, thickness and of ground visibility. Subsequently,
Mark rose to the rank of captain and taught aviation weather at the Specialized Undergraduate
Navigation Training school to U.S. and international students. His enthusiasm for weather is
contagious. Come and learn from his experience.
Cathy Elder
GREAT DECISIONS
“Brazil's Metamorphosis”
Moderator: Wellington Ow
Mon. Oct. 26—George Fox Room—9:45 a.m.
Brazil—it’s the “B” in the acronym
BRICS, five emerging economies once seen as
soon-to-be superpowers. After economic troubles in the 1990s, Brazil has risen to new global prominence. It is drawing in more investment, working on global issues ranging from
climate change to peacekeeping, and even
hosting the 2016 Olympics. But some of
Brazil’s trickiest problems—deep divisions over
how to tackle serious income inequality, weak
civic institutions and poor regional leadership—
have held it back. Please join in this discussion.
The briefing book is in the library.
Chuck Gosselink
SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES DEBATE
Thurs., Oct. 8—Wm. Penn Room—7:30 p.m.
A debate between the Democratic and
Republican candidates for School Board Directors for the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District will be held on Thursday, October 8th at
7:30 p.m. in the William Penn Room. Be prepared to hear a lively discussion with a Q&A
session following the debate.
Pat Koedding
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BOOK REVIEW
TUESDAY EDITION ON THURSDAY
Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life
By Hermione Lee
Reviewer: Anne Curtin
America’s Concentration Camps:
World War II Internment of
Japanese Americans
Speaker: Dan George
Mon,, Oct. 19—11:00a.m.
Wm. Penn Room
Thurs. Oct. 29—Wm. Penn Room—10:30a.m.
Hermione Lee, the acclaimed biographer of Edith
Wharton, Virginia Woolf, and
Willa Cather, gives us an intimate portrait of one of the most quietly brilliant
novelists of the twentieth century. Penelope
Fitzgerald, the English writer whose career didn’t begin until she was nearly sixty, would go on
to win two of the most coveted awards in literature—the Booker Prize and the National Book
Critics Circle Award. The talent of the biographer matches that of her subject.
Ernie Peck
In 1942 after the beginning of World War
II, the US. Army, with authority of an Executive
Order, forced all people of Japanese origin living on the West Coast to be relocated to prison
camps in the interior of the country, where they
lived in tarpaper shacks behind barbed wire
fences, guarded by soldiers with rifles and fixed
bayonets. There were about 120,000 interned,
80,000 of whom were U.S. citizens. None was
ever charged with a single crime. This presentation will cover details of the move, loss of property, the racism that caused it, life in the camps,
as well as the aftermath.
Carol Bossert
BETTER HEARING COMMITTEE
INTERFAITH DIALOGUES
“Beyond Silence”
Thurs., Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.
Wm. Penn Room
“Creating the Common Good“
A Filmed talk by Author Barbara
Ehrenreich plus brief discussion
“Beyond Silence”, a 1998 Academy
Award nominee for best foreign film, deals with
some of the emotional hurdles families with
hearing impaired members may have to cope
with and overcome—especially if one of their
children is a musician. Robert Ebert, film critic,
says it is “one of those films that helps us escape our box of time and space and understand
what it might be like to live in someone else’s.
. . . The whole movie is a process of breaking
through the ice into the air of communication.”
Although in German, with English subtitles,
Ebert points out that it doesn’t really matter
what language the film is in. “The subtitles handle not only the spoken dialogue but also describe the music and sound effects, like thunder.”
Wed, Oct. 14—Wm. Penn Room
4:00 to 5:15 p.m.
Betty Nathan
This fall’s Interfaith programs will revisit
three programs on the theme of Economic Inequality originally presented by Trinity Institute
in January 2015 and viewed by some of us
here at Crosslands at that time. The conference took on the pervasive, overwhelming issue of economic inequality and featured
speakers with “real world” experience making
change happen.
Please join us for the October 14 talk
entitled “Nickel and Dimed: This Land Is Their
Land” by author Barbara Ehrenreich.
The program time will be extended to
5:15 to allow for brief discussion of what this
speaker shares about how the common good
can be extended to all.
Sharon Sundial
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CROSSLANDS CHRONICLE
CAMERA CLUB PRESENTATION
IN THE GALLERY
“Having Fun with Photography”
June M. Cason
Friday, Oct. 9—Wm. Penn Room—7:30 p.m.
Marilyn Bauman
August 27—October 29
Our guest photographer this month has
been wielding a camera since her high school
days, when she learned to develop her own film
and print her images in a darkroom. As the field
evolved, her equipment changed but not her enthusiasm for photography, which she “loves for
the creative outlet and satisfaction it provides.”
After switching to digital cameras, she became
adept at using modern software tools, techniques,
and tricks to enhance her photographs in interesting ways. In her presentation, she will show us
some of her favorite images from the past few
years, including some “before-and-after” comparisons to illustrate how original photographs can be
creatively reworked to great effect.
June M. Cason is a longtime member of
the Delaware Photography Society, and her work
has been well received in the society’s monthly
competitions. She is a Chester County resident.
Hollis Scarborough
SHOWCASE
Oct. 13—Nov. 9
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA
Artwork, Photographs, Clothing,
and Objects
CROSSLANDS PLAYERS
Poetry Night
Fri., Oct. 2—Wm. Penn Room—7:30 p.m.
The Crosslands Poetry Group with the support of the Crosslands Players will present the
Fall Poetry Night. A sign-up sheet will be posted
September 15 for all who would like to participate.
There is a five-minute time limit and readings may
be done with a microphone from your place in the
auditorium. For information, contact Nicholas La
Para (610) 388-7640. Celebrate Fall with the
reading of your favorite and original poems.
Nicholas LaPara
Delaware artist Marilyn Bauman, who has
painted over several decades, employs intense
color, sharp contrast, and active lines in her work.
She paints different subjects on site and abroad,
including portraits, still life and landsapes. Many
are represented in private and public collections.
Marilyn has other accomplishments. She is
the author of the book, Edward R. Loper, Sr.: The
Prophet of Color, published in 1999. As an art educator, she has taught at the University of California at Davis, the University of Delaware, and
West Chester University. During the past ten
years, she developed and taught "Adventures in
Perception," a seminar in aesthetics and appreciation of the visual arts based on the pedagogy
developed by Dr. Albert Barnes and Violette de
Mazia at The Barnes Foundation.
Nancy Geary Pereira
SHOWCASE COMMITTEE
“GERMANY AND AUSTRIA” is the theme
of the next display, from October 13 through November 9. It will feature artwork, photographs,
clothing, and objects from these countries.
The committee wishes to thank the many
Crosslands and Cartmel residents who contributed to the seven Showcase displays last year. The
schedule of themes for 2015-16 is posted on the
wall beside the display case, and we encourage
participation by all.
Contributing to a Showcase is easy.
Twelve days before a new display goes up, our
clipboard is hung on the Activities bulletin board
with a sign-up sheet. Residents who sign up will
receive instructions in their open boxes about
when and where to bring their items.
Hollis Scarborough
CRA CONCERNS SESSION
Tuesday, October 20
Music Room
10:00—11:00 a.m.
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WELCOME NEW RESIDENTS
Bill and Kay Wells
Apt. 193
April 1, 2015
Bill Wells was
born in Port Chester, NY
and has lived in Brigantine, NJ, Abington and
West Grove PA. He has
degrees from SUNYFarmingdale,
Temple
University and Penn
State. Bill served in the
US Marine Corps for four
years and then became a
nurseryman.
He was Chairman of the Horticulture Research Institute and was a member of the PA
Nursery Association. Bill volunteered as a Scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts of America and was a
Rotarian. His interests include sailing, horticulture
and travel. Bill says that. "So far [this is] a great
place and great people, too."
Kay Wells was
born in Abington, PA and
has lived in Chadds
Ford, West Chester and
West Grove, PA as well
as Brigantine, NJ and
Deer Park, NY. She has
a B.S. in elementary education from Kutztown
University and did graduate studies at Penn
State. She has worked
as a middle school teacher and as the office manager for the family firm.
Kay has volunteered at AAUW, Planned
Parenthood, cub scouts, the Chester County Hospital Auxiliary and as a tutor. Her interests include
bridge, travel and activities with friends and family.
Bill and Kay have three sons, a daughter
and nine grandchildren (seven girls and two boys.)
Elinor Brosius Thomforde
Apt. 63
Feb. 18, 2015
Elinor has lived in West Marlborough Township, PA all of her life; she was born in West
Grove and attended Unionville High School. She
attended Oberlin College.
She also is a Penn State
Master Gardener.
She and her late
husband, Harold, owned
and managed their small
family farm and business
near Unionville, PA just
eight miles west of Crosslands. In
1968,
they
opened the converted
barn as the Stone Barn
Restaurant and Banquet Hall, a favorite destination of many in this area.
Her volunteer activities include Quaker
committees focused on pastoral care and reevaluation counseling, the West Marlborough Planning
Commission, the London Grove Monthly Meeting
plant sale, Community Gardens of Chester County
and Longwood Gardens. Elinor's interests are
family, gardening, reading, people, conservation,
the natural world, social justice and peace. She
has five children and ten grandchildren.
Elinor has several connections at Crosslands - her sister is Peggy Jones and her parents,
Maklon and Dorothy Brosius, were residents here.
Nancy Camp
Apt. 80
Jan. 9, 2015
Nancy comes to Crosslands from Cartmel.
She was born in South Bend, IN and lived in Indianapolis, IN, Rochester, NY and Needham, Wayland and Weston, MA. She
attended Vassar College
and worked as a nursery
school teacher and a homemaker.
Nancy has been a
Sunday school teacher and
Elder in the Presbyterian
Church, President of the
Junior League of Rochester,
a board member of the
Rochester Garden Club and
the Rochester General Hospital Women's Board.
Her interests include travel, music, art, gardening,
bridge and reading. Nancy has a son and daughter and four grandchildren.
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CROSSLANDS CHRONICLE
WELCOMING COMMITTEE
FLOWER COMMITTEE
RECEPTION FOR NEW RESIDENTS
Flowers, leaves, branches and twigs
have their own internal principles in expressing
their beauty and usefulness of LIFE and
DEATH. Flower arranging by the Flower Committee at Crosslands
allows us to investigate
and explore intimately
our own Philosophical
and Belief Systems in
the most economical
and fun way of expressing ourselves during
these last chapters of
our lives. We need
more new members to
do this safe and fun
work. Please ask any member for more information about this committee.
Loan Anh Small, Chairperson
Wednesday, October 21
9:00—11:30 a.m.
William Penn Lounge
Meet and greet residents new
to our community
COMPUTER LAB
NATURE CONSERVANCY
New in the Computer Lab
Monarch Butterfly Migration: Unravelling
the Mystery
Speaker: Dr. Barry Marrs
Sat., Oct. 31—Wm Penn Room—7:30 p.m.
The Computer Lab now has the capability
to scan items such as documents and photos.
Scanning allows you to create a digital computer
file of your item, which you can then use in many
ways (e.g., copying it onto your flash drive; sending it as an attachment in an email message, or
inserting it into a document or newsletter or PowerPoint you are working on). In the Computer
Lab, the physical scanning is done by the Copy
Machine, and the resulting computer file is accessible on the computers in the lab. You can
choose to scan either in black-and-white or in
color. Detailed printed Instructions for scanning
can be found beside the copy machine in the
Computer Lab. And to protect your privacy,
please remember to heed the final item of the
instructions, which is to delete the file on the
computer in the lab when you are finished working with it. Failure to do so would leave your
scanned documents available for anyone to see.
Les Small, for the Computer Lab Committee
In 1974, nobody knew
where Monarch butterflies
spent the winter. They
flew south each Fall and
returned each Spring, but
no other butterflies were
known to engage in a true seasonal migration.
Could Monarchs really be migrating? Barry
Marrs will tell the story of how this mystery was
unraveled; what scientists are learning today
about how Monarchs find their way to Mexico
each year; and how that migration is endangered by human activities. Dr. Marrs has a
Ph.D. in Biology and is retired after a career
that included Director of Life Sciences in Central Research & Development at DuPont and
founder of three Biotech Startup companies.
Les Small
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FOOD ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARDS
Crosslands’ Electronic Bulletin Boards
Crosslands operates an internal TV cable
network that includes two channels serving as
Electronic Bulletin Boards.
Channel 9, which is updated daily by resident volunteers, is devoted to important
special announcements and listings of the
day’s activities and menus. The TV in the
reception area of the Center is normally set
to display Channel 9.
Channel 8, also operated by resident volunteers, displays information related to a variety of schedules that do not change frequently, and thus does not change from day
-to-day. This channel includes information
on regular Crosslands transportation schedules; on Resident Care schedules; on Wellness Center and Pool hours; on Fitness and
Wellness classes; on Food Service hours;
and on Bank hours at Crosslands.
A telephone audio version of Channels 8
and 9 can be accessed by dialing 484-770-5711.
Although this audio version was created to assist
people with vision difficulties, any resident may
find it useful as a quicker way to access a specific
piece of information.
All residents should be able to access
Channels 8 and 9 on their TV sets at home. To do
so, it is necessary to switch between the Verizon
FIOS cable channel system and the Crosslands inhouse cable network. (Channels 8 and 9 on the
Verizon system do NOT display the Crosslands
information.) For some TV setups, this switching
can be done simply by using the “TV input” button
on the lower left side of the Verizon remote control.
But not all TV sets are the same, so the details of
how to switch between the Verizon and Crosslands systems can vary. Any resident having difficulty accessing the Crosslands system should call
Tracy in Maintenance and ask to have someone
come to your apartment and show you how to do
it.
Our Electronic Bulletin Board system operates with a group of resident volunteers. If you
might be interested in joining the group—or just
finding out more about how we operate, please let
either me or Isabel Olmsted know.
Les Small for the TV9/8 Committee
Crosslands Food Advisory Committee
Sponsors
Food Awareness Week Food Collection
for Kennett Square Food Cupboard
at Crosslands Center
Saturday, 10/17 through Sunday, 10/25
Plan NOW to share our abundance to support
our neighbors in need. Non-perishable protein
items and low sugar cereals are especially appreciated. Check expiration dates as expired
items cannot be accepted. Checks to KACS will
be gladly accepted. Watch for specifics.
Sharon Sundial & Carol Bossert
PROGRAMS AT KENDAL
CHOICES AT THE END-OF-LIFE
Kendal Auditorium - 10:30 a.m.
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Oct. 1: Keeping the Peace in the Family
Oct. 15: Pathways at the End of Life:
There Is More Than One Way to Go
Oct. 29. The Death with Dignity
Movment
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CROSSLANDS CHRONICLE
HORTICULTURAL COMMITTEE
A SENSORY GARDEN
Have you seen the rolling garden? Or perhaps a more appropriate question is “Have you
touched and smelled the sensory garden on wheels on the Audland patio?”
Inspired by three residents with low vision (Grace Caldwell, Jean
Winch and Cindy Lohr), designed by Jane Roberts, and built by George
Gillespie and friends in the woodshop, with the blessings of Kris
McGucken and Cathy Emig, the six-foot long rolling garden appeals to
all the senses.
Each plant has a distinct aroma, released when the leaves are
touched. The leaves vary in texture from the soft easily-bruised leaves
of basil, to the sticky spikes of rosemary, to the rough curls of scented
geranium. Oregano and thyme trail down the sides of the cedar box;
furry sage contrasts with narrow-leaved hyssop; peppery nasturtiums
and sweet lavender cannot compete with the citron scents of geraniums. (We call them geraniums,
but technically those in the rolling garden are pelargoniums.)
The garden was planted June 9, 2015 by Audland and Firbank residents. By July 7, the plants
were well established when 20 residents enjoyed a “Green Ladies” program, touching and smelling
leaves, identifying them by aroma, and talking about the ways in which the plants are used. Q & A
cards stimulated more conversation as participants went beyond their cooking experience to remember literary and Biblical references and learning how some of the plants were used in medicine.
All Crosslands residents are invited to enjoy the rolling garden on the Audland patio. Come
any time. Delight all your senses.
Jane Roberts
RESIDENT STATISTICS
Transfers
Helene Stiller
Mary Ellen Yardley
Barbara Beddall
Kay Sprunt
Dorothy Plyler
Ernest Stadtlander
Mildred Miller
Katherine Davis
Laurie Taylor
Crosslands 509 to Firbank 706
Crosslands 201 to Crosslands 22
Crosslands 436 to Audland 540
Crosslands 513 to Firbank 608
Crosslands 418 to Audland 509
Crosslands 504 to Firbank 806
Crosslands 168 to Audland 522
Audland 544 to Firbank 702
Crosslands 433 to Crosslands128
In Memorium
Martel Montgomery
Jesse Green
Edith Illick
John Styer
John Rudden
Ruth Spencer
William Bryan
June 3, 2015
June 16, 2015
June 22, 2015
July 19, 2015
July 29, 2015
August 9, 2015
August 31, 2015
Crosslands extends its deepest
sympathy to family & friends on the
loss of their loved ones.
IMPORTANT ELECTION INFORMATION
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 IS ELECTION DAY
October 5 is the last day for new registrations.
October 27 is the last day to apply for an absentee ballot.
For more information: Party Chairs - Pat Koedding (R) , David Rhoads (D) or
www.chesco.org/elections or Voter Services.
Answers to Crosslands Crossword #15
Across: 1 catapults, 6 advocates, 10 Alp, 11 is, 13 E.T., 14 CT, 15 veal piccata, 19 locate, 21 my, 22 L.L.C., 24 ducat, 27
Magnificat, 29 SSN, 31 Whip, 32 Alamo, 33 MCAT, 35 Inc., 38 co-educational, 42 -eth, 43 Cate, 44 sooey, 47 Lola, 49 for, 50
cat’s cradle, 51 catch, 53 toi, 54 to, 56 Ducati, 58 Cat in the Hat, 62 ha, 63 Rx, 65 pi, 66 tan, 66 silicates, 68 fraidy cat.
Down: 1 cataclysms, 2 alto, 3 pp, 4 Liv, 5 T.S.E., 7 DCI, 8 EE, 9 staccato, 12 Olympic athletes, 16 a.m., 17 Cana, 18 Alfa, 20
Ed, 23 limp, 25 U.W., 26 cathode, 28 Iliad, 30 scat, 35 voter, 36 Ni, 37 Cool Cat, 39 UT, 40 Persian cat, 41 so-so, 43 Cato,
44 scatters, 45 ocicat, 46 yarn, 48 A.C., 52 H(igh) D(efinition), 55 Oh, 57 Cathay, 59 tee, 60 Apr., 61 TIA, 64 Xi, 66 TD.
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24
46
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25
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46 It is enjoyed by cats & knitters.
48 NJ gambling town (abbr.)
52 TV option for greater picture
quality (abbr.)
55 First word of our national anthem
57 Marco Polo’s name for China.
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50
44
33
29
19
15
4
14
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DOWN
1 Sudden violent upheavals
2 Choir voice
3 Musical notation meaning “very soft”
4 Norwegian actress, ___ Ullman
5 Author of “The Waste Land” (inits.)
7 43-down’s 601
8 Wide shoe size
9 Played with sharp separations
between musical notes
12 Participants in quadrennial
international games
16 Latin for “before noon” (abbr.)
17 Where Jesus is said to have turned
water to wine
18 Italian automaker, ___ Romeo
20 Koch, Asner, or Wynn
23 Walk lamely or with difficulty
25 Seattle home of the Huskies (abbr.)
26 ___ ray tube
28 Epic poem set during the Trojan War
30 Vocal jazz technique that Ella
Fitzgerald excelled at
34 One who casts a ballot
36 Metallic element used in coins
37 Orange-striped Looney Tunes feline
39 The beehive state
40 Very fluffy feline
41 Mediocre
43 Roman statesman long ago
44 Throws in many different directions
45 Domestic breed of pet that resembles
a spotted wild animal
66 Pale brown
67 Rock-forming minerals
68 Cowardly person
= C-A-T
ACROSS
1 Ancient weapons for flinging projectiles
6 Publicly champions a cause
10 Jungfrau or Matterhorn, for instance
11 Exists
13 Creature from outer space (abbr.)
14 The nutmeg state
15 Italian dish of cutlets with lemony sauce
19 Find where something is
21 Belonging to me
22 Non-corporate business (abbr.)
24 Coin for commercial use since 1284
27 Popular vocal work by Bach
29 Hyphenated government I.D.
31 Official who is the disciplinarian of a
political party
32 Texas Mission overpowered in 1836
33 Hurdle for future physicians (abbr.)
35 End of many corporate names (abbr.)
38 Serving male and female students
42 Common verb suffix in the Bible
43 Actress ___ Blanchett
44 Sound for calling pigs
47 Damn Yankees song, “Whatever
___ Wants”
49 In favor of
50 Game of forming complex patterns
with string around one’s fingers
51 Vonnegut novel, “___-22”
53 Moi, nous; ___, vous;…
54 1953 film, “From Here ___ Eternity”
56 Italian motorcycle
58 Seuss Classic, “The ___”
62 Half a laugh
63 Prescription symbol
65 Ratio of a circle’s circumference to its
diameter
Hint:
CROSSLANDS CROSSWORD #15
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27
12
68
55
36
6
61
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52
28
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59 Ball support in football or golf
60 Tax mo.
61 Mini-stroke
64 Letter that follows phi
66 6-pointer in football (abbr.)
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60
51
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OCTOBER 2015
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OCTOBER 2015
CROSSLANDS CHRONICLE
NEW IN CROSSLANDS LIBRARY
Late September 2015
Fiction
Crucet, Nennine Capo – Make Your Home Among
Strangers
Doig, Ivan – Last Bus to Wisdom
Egan, Elisabeth – A Window Opens
Flagg, Fannie – Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man
Hiassen, Carl – Tourist Season
Hoffman, Alice – The Marriage of Opposites
Karon, Jan – Somewhere Safe with Somebody
Good
King, Stephen - Finders Keepers
Macomber, Debbie, - Silver Linings
(A Rose Harbor Novel)
Rice, Anne – Prince Estat (Vampire Chronicles)
Addition to the Fiction Collection
Roberts, Nora – The Witness
Mystery
Brett, Simon – Mrs. Pargeter’s Principle
Fairstein, Linda – Devil’s Bridge
Fossum, Karin – The Drowned Boy
Grafton, Sue – X
Lagercrantz, David – The Girl in the Spider’s Web
(A Lisbeth Salander Novel)
Maron, Margaret – Long Upon the Land
Paretsky, Sara – Brush Back
Penny, Louise – The Nature of the Beast
Robinson, Peter – In the Places
Stout, Rex – Her Forbidden Knight
Walker, Martin – The Patriarch
Addions to the Mystery Collection
Simenon, Georges – Dirty Snow
Red Lights
The Widow
Biography
Hodgman, George – Bettyville
Nonfiction
Hajari, Nisid – Midnight’s Furies: the Deadly Legacy of
India’s Partition
Kabat-Zinn, Jon – Wherever You Go There You Are:
Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
Residents of Kendal at Longwood – Experiences: Life
at a Continuing Care Retirement Community
Audio CD Fiction
Bryson, Bill - A Walk in the Woods
King, Steven – Drunken Fireworks (only on audio)
Lee, Harper – To Kill a Mockingbird
VIDEO LIBRARY
NEW ADDITIONS TO THE VIDEO LIBRARY
New videos can be accessed when a library volunteer is on duty
 “Clouds of Sils Maria” (2014). “Two amazing performances by Juliette Binoche and Kristin Stewart” (The New York Magazine). In English, French and German.
 “Far from the Madding Crowd” (2015). Based on the classic love story by Thomas Hardy. Starring
Carey Mulligan.
 “The First Grader” (2010). This heartwarming and inspiring biographical drama is based on the
true story of an 84-year-old Kenyan’s fight for his right to attend school for the first time.
 “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day” (2008). Starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams.
“Delightful, charming and very funny.” (Access Hollywood).
 “Notes on a Scandal” (2006). “Spellbinding! Explosive acting from Judi Dench and Cate
Blanchett.” (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone).
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OCTOBER 2015
Editor’s Note: The CRA receives copies of
newsletters from other retirement communities
in our general area. The following is an excerpt
from The Waverly Window, the newsletter from
Waverly Heights in Gladwyne, PA.
Winston Churchill loved paraprosdokians,
figures of speech in which the latter part of a
sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected.
Here are some:
 Where there’s a will, I want to be in it.
 If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.
 War does not determine who is right—only
who is left.
 Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
 In filling out an application, where it says, “In
case of emergency, notify:” I put “DOCTOR.”
 I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was
blaming you.
 You do not need a parachute to skydive, you
only need a parachute to skydive twice.
 I used to be indecisive. Now I’m not so sure.
 To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first
and call whatever you hit the target.
 Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.
 Where there’s a will, there are relatives.
Finally:
 I’m supposed to respect my elders, but nowadays it’s getting harder and harder for me to
find one.
FIRE SAFETY:
NEW CROSSLANDS EMERGENCY
EVACUATION PLAN
G.O.N.E
Get Out Now Everyone
is the NEW Crosslands
Emergency Evacuation Plan.
When you hear an alarm you should
leave your residence immediately
and move away from the building.
Follow instructions of staff
and emergency personnel.
2ND FLOOR RESIDENTS:
if the hall door is hot or there is smoke in
the hallway, go to your balcony
and await
assistance.
For information:
Bonnie Marcus 404 or
Hollis Scarborough 179
SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW
CROSSLANDS…?
Photo by Elizabeth Rhoads
NEED TO KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON?
Would you like to hear the information presented
on either TV9 or TV8? Just call 484-770-5711.
Press “9” to hear a recording of the current day’s
information on TV9, or “8” to hear the general
schedule information that is on TV8.
Do you know where this is?
Send your answers to
XLChronicle@verizon.net or leave it in the
Chronicle open mailbox. Please include your
name and apartment number on your entry.
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OCTOBER 2015
CROSSLANDS CHRONICLE
October Coming Events
Wed., Oct. 1. NAME TAG DAY.
Fri, Oct, 2. Opera Lecture—Il Trovatore.
Speaker: Bob Rowland. Wm. Penn
Lounge, 4:00 p.m.
Fri. Oct. 2. Fall Poetry Night. Wm. Penn
Room, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct 3. Guided Walk of Arboretum Northeast
Section. Begin in Parking Lot 9 at 10:00 a.m. For
transportation meet at Center at 9:45 a.m.
Sat., Oct. 3. Movie. The Letter. Wm. Penn Room.,
7:30 p.m.
Mon., Oct. 5. Crosslands Residents Association
Board Meeting. Wm. Penn Room, 10:00 a.m.
Tues., Oct 6. Forum Committee. " Look Up and
Learn: What the Skies Can Tell You.” Speaker: Mark
Manning, Wm. Penn Room, 7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Oct 8. Debate by Democratic and Republican Candidates for Unionville-Chadds Ford
School Board. Wm. Penn Room, 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 9. Camera Club. " Having Fun with Photography." Speaker: June Cason. Wm. Penn Room,
7:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 10. Light 'n Lively. Impersonation of Bill
Veeck by Gordon Bennett. Wm. Penn Room, 7:30
p.m.
Mon., Oct. 12. COLUMBUS DAY.
Tues., Oct. 13. Music Committee. Charles
Abramovic, piano. Wm. Penn Room,7:30 p.m.
Wed., Oct 14. Philanthropy. “Leaving a Legacy:
Giving Through Your Will.” Speaker: Peter Temple,
Esq., Wm. Penn Room, 10:30 a.m.
Wed., Oct. 14. Interfaith Dialogues. "Creating the
Common Good." Recorded talk by author Barbara
Ehrenreich plus discussion. Wm. Penn
Room, 4:00-5:15 p.m.
Thurs., Oct. 15. NAME TAG DAY.
Thurs., Oct 15. Investment Workshop,
Facilitator: David Rhoads. George Fox
Room, 7:30 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 16. Opera Lecture: Speaker: Bob Rowland. Wm. Penn Lounge, 4:00 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 16. Sing Along with Sarah Lee. " Old
Friends—New Friends.” Wm. Penn Lounge, 7:30
p.m.
Sat., Oct. 17. Movie. Theory of Everything. Wm.
Penn Room, 7:30 p.m.
Mon., Oct. 19. Book Review. Penelope Fitzgerald:
A Life. Reviewer: Anne Curtin. Wm. Penn Room,
11:00 a.m.
Tues., Oct. 20. CRA Concerns Session—
Opportunity for private discussion with two CRA
Board members. Music Room, 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Tues., Oct 20. Forum. " Hagley: The History of
Business and the Business of History." Speaker: Dr.
Erik Rau. Wm. Penn Room, 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 21. Welcoming Committee. Reception for New Residents.
Wm. Penn Room and Lounge, 9:0011:30 a.m.
Fri., Oct. 23. Introduction to Sean
Kelly, President of The Kendal Corporation. Wm. Penn Room,10:30 a.m.
Mon., Oct. 26. Great Decisions. “Brazil’s Metamorphosis.” Moderator: Welly Ow. George Fox Room,
9:45 a.m.
Tues., Oct. 27. Music Committee. Mendelssohn
Piano Trio. Wm. Penn Room, 7:30 p.m.
Thurs., Oct. 29. Tuesday Edition on Thursday.
"America’s Concentration Camps: World War II Internment of Japanese Americans." Speaker: Dan
George. Wm. Penn Room, 10:30 a.m.
Thurs., Oct 29. Better Hearing Committee. Movie:
"Beyond Silence.” Wm. Penn Room, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 31. Nature Conservancy.
“Monarch Butterfly Migration: Unravelling the Mystery.” Speaker:
Dr. Barry Marrs. Wm. Penn Room,
7:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 31. HALLOWEEN.
COMING SOON
WALLACH'S SHOE SALE
Wednesday, November 4
William Penn Room
10:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.