We All Scream for Ice Cream!

THE FRIENDLY TIMES
JULY 2014
147 W. State Street
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Phone: 610-444-2577
We All Scream for
Ice Cream!
Everyone knows that one of the
true joys of summer is eating
cold ice cream on a hot day; and
Friends Home residents were an
extremely joyful group as they
devoured popsicles from La Michoacana in June. La Michoacana, an ice
cream shop located in Kennett Square, is known for its flavor varieties, which
range from the traditional Vanilla to the more exotic Corn, and (of course)
Mushroom! But the hunger for ice cream didn’t end there—a few weeks later, it was off to Woodside Farm Creamery in Hockessin for more melt-inyour-mouth deliciousness. This trip was so popular, another has been
planned July for Linden Hall residents!
As if those two frosty experiences weren’t enough to cool everyone off, Bayada Home Health
visited on June 18 with cups of
refreshing Rita’s Water Ice. It
was a huge hit with one and all.
Happily, no incidents of brain
freeze were reported.
Eleanor Cobb and Marion Guest chillin’ on the porch
“Keep your face always toward the
sunshine - and shadows will fall
behind you.”
These are just
some of the
inspirational
words penned
by poet Walt
Whitman in
the 19th century. Whitman, considered one of
the greatest
American poets, was “brought to life” at
Friends Home on June 1 in program entitled American Voices: Walt
Whitman Perspective.
On Monday, June 23, our young friends
from the JAM Daycare stopped by to
make a craft. We had so much fun and
wish we could bottle just a little of their
energy!
Wellness Words of
Advice
By Barb Bryer, RN-Director of Personal
Care
Did you know that July is AntiBoredom Month? Boredom in its simplest form is the feeling of “having
nothing to do”. Boredom does pose a
health risk: it can sap us of our energy
and motivation but also contribute to
more serious emotional and physical
health problems. It can easily set in,
and the challenge is to try to do something, truly anything other than give in
to it! Some ideas are to start a collection, play a game you’ve never played
before, try bird watching, doodle or
draw. Another fun suggestion is to join
our hopefully soon to be formed FH
Kitchen Band—no real talent is required, just a willingness to give it a try
and have some fun! In closing, please
keep in mind that it’s in our best interest as individuals to be curious, interested, engaged, participating, contributing, and keeping active at anything
that prevents us from being bored. For
more ideas and information, check out
www.boringinstitute.com or see our
activities staff!
July Calendar Highlights
(All activities will be held in the FH Activities Room unless otherwise noted)
Tues., July 1
1:30pm
Wed., July 2
12:30pm
1:30pm
Fri., July 4
10:30am
Mon., July 7
Trip to Peebles
Floating Flute with Cindy McGrath (LH)
Piano Music with Cindy McGrath in Parlor
Patriotic Concert by the FH Chorus
2:00pm
Country Ride to Woodside Creamery (LH)
2:00pm
Music with Ted McGovern
Tues., July 8
2:00pm
Kennett Senior Center Tea
Wed., July 9
2:00pm
Watermelon Porch Social
Thurs., July 10 2:00pm
Trip to the Library
Mon., July 14 10:00am
Trip to Walmart
Wed., July 16
2:00pm
Chadds Ford Historical Society Dance
Presentation
2:00pm
Mexican Popsicles Porch Social
Thurs., July 17 3:00pm
Friends Home Chorus Performs at Linden Hall
Sat., July 19
Music with Don and Diane (LH)
2:00pm
Mon., July 21 2:00pm
Music with Ted McGovern
Tues., July 22 1:30pm
Trip to Dollar Tree
Wed., July 23 2:00pm
Ice Cream Cone Porch Social
Thurs., July 24 12:00pm Out to Lunch at The Whip (LH)
Fri., July 25
WESTERN DAY
Mon., July 28 10:30am Resident Council
Wed., July 30 2:00pm
Ice Cream Floats on the Front Porch
Thurs., July 31 10:00am Trip to the Library
Warm wishes for a
Meet Our New Resident
Happy Birthday to
the following
Friends Home residents: Betty Christie moved into Linden
Hall at Friends Home in Kennett
Lois Byrem
July 30
in June. Born in Scotland, Betty
Marjorie
has most recently lived in nearby
Kaskey,
Springdell, Pennsylvania. She is
Betty
Christie and a member of Manor Church and
Anna
the Russellville Grange. Betty’s
Martelli interests include reading and knitwere NOT ting, and she has a sense of humor
trying to
that puts a smile on everyone’s
hide their
face! Betty is very familiar with
identities in
Linden Hall—in the past, she
order to
avoid eating came here to visit former resident
their vegeta- Annie Coulten. Welcome, Betty!
bles when
they recently donned
mustaches.
Instead,
they were
participating in the
“Got
Milk?”
poster
activity at
Linden Hall.