Getting Ready for Someday: What You Should Know

Vol. XL, No. 5
May 2014
Getting Ready for Someday: What You Should Know
A series of lectures by health professionals
Organized by Peggy Brick
While most people prefer to die at home, free of
the tubes and monitors of a hospital and surrounded
by loved ones, nearly 60% nationwide actually die in
hospitals. Yet here at Kendal, only 3.6% of residents
die in a hospital. What accounts for that remarkable
difference?
As Peggy Brick explained it at a March session in
the Choices at the End of Life series, the secret to
Kendal’s success is that it knows—and honors—
residents’ wishes. Kendal requires that an advance
directive be prepared at the time of entrance into the
community, and again upon admission to Westmorland. Her advice, echoed by her fellow panelists, is to
make sure your wishes are known and are clear and
specific.
Chris Poppe, nurse practitioner in Resident Care,
said, “We really appreciate knowing, because we
want to do what you wish. Our natural instinct is to
be hopeful.” But ultimately, she said, the only document that is considered by an ambulance team or a
hospital in the event of an emergency is the so-called
POLST form (Physicians Order for Life Sustaining
Treatment), a standing order signed by your physician. It’s the first thing Chris and others in Resident
Care look at when faced with an emergency or a serious health crisis. Residents should make sure that
they have such a form on file.
She reassured the audience that, “In every emergency, we (in Resident Care) send or fax your paperwork to an emergency room, including your POLST
form and any advance directive.” Resident Care
works closely with the hospital to assure that they
know your wishes. And, “You do have the right to
refuse treatment.”
Using an interview format with the panel, Peggy
was able to clarify the fine line between palliative
and hospice care. Palliative care is not curative, but
focused on the patient’s comfort, using pain medicaMay 2014
tion and other techniques. Hospice care is similar,
used in cases of terminal illness when a patient is
considered to be within six months of death. Those
with cancer or congestive heart failure are among its
most frequent users.
Chris Poppe explained that “Hospice brings a
group of people who are specifically trained for endof-life care.” They supplement but don’t replace Kendal staff. Dick Witham, resident and hospice volunteer, described what he does in this role: “Talk, and
listen.” Doing this effectively requires six months of
training.
This statement seemed to underscore the theme of
the series —the emphasis on the choices you have as
a Kendal resident to live—and die—in the way you
think best.
This was actually the second in the series of
“Choices” programs that kicked off in early March.
The first was about the transition to Cumberland or
Westmorland in the event that becomes necessary.
Bolstered by the involvement of residents who shared
their experiences in transferring to the Health Center,
the panel left the audience feeling very comfortable
about what awaited them there.
Again, the emphasis was on choice—whether, and
when, to move into personal care or skilled nursing.
When a resident accepts the need to move, it sets the
scene for a successful transition and necessary life
style adjustments. The staff of Social Services works
closely with the resident and family members to assure that choices about living arrangements are
known and respected.
Faith Wohl
See additional articles on pp. 2 and 4)
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In Memoriam
JoAnn Warner 4-9-14
Katharine Schrader 4-19-14
New Residents
Kay Quinn Apt. 185
Moves within Kendal
Mary Zalon 9 to 413
Nathaniel Fritsche 418 to 256
Barbara Laudy 56 to 303
Mary Hopkins 18 to 442
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The Kendal Reporter
Published by and for the residents of Kendal at Longwood, P.O. Box 100, Kennett Square PA 19348
Editor and Layout: Ter ry Engeman
Reporters:
Annie Hazard, Faith Wohl,
Marianne Whitlock, Sally French, Al Zalon
Contributors:
Cal Calvache, Ken Persak, Jan Morton
Ernie Kimmel, Margaret Higgs, Marjorie Anderson
Proofreaders:
Peg Allen, Margie Griest,
Eleanor Pearson
Distribution: Raoul Leuter itz, Rod Water s
On line edition: Marianne Whitlock
Getting Ready for Someday
Information for Survivors
From personal, professional and legal perspectives, the April 10 Choices at the End of Life program was filled with helpful advice and a clear message: advance preparation is critical. Led by Peggy
Brick, the program addressed what happens after
death, providing specific information useful for current residents and their survivors.
Cynthia Kuespert and Susanna Davison, both relatively recent widows, were gracious in sharing what
they learned from that painful experience. Cynthia
expressed gratitude to Kendal for requiring that important papers, like advance directives, be filed on
admission. She also had become accustomed to
meeting with Fidelity about their joint investments
before her husband died.
Susanna said “Me too!” She defined an updated
look at the well-known stages of grief. After a crisis
such as a devastating illness or accident, the stages
progress through communication, upheaval, resolution of loss, and renewal. She spoke about Caring
Bridge, a non-profit group that makes available free
personal web sites for families going through a prolonged illness, allowing information about the patient’s condition to be posted easily.
Kathy McAleer, Kendal’s director of social services, stated that, “It is how we live that shapes how
we die,” especially in terms of emotional and logistical preparation. She encouraged residents to be sure
their Resident Information Form is up to date, so that
the right people can be reached quickly in the event
of emergency. When a death occurs, the nursing staff
will contact the family, so it’s critical that correct
names and phone numbers are on hand. Social Services will also reach out to the family, as will the
Memorial Committee, if there is to be a service here.
Hilda Grauman, another resident, described options from cremation to interment, including “green
burial,” and donation of the body to a medical school.
The program concluded with legal advice from
Terry Price, a local attorney. He stressed that a will,
financial power of attorney, advance directive or
health proxy need to be in place before death. He
suggested putting in writing the desired disposition
of the body, and noted that a named beneficiary on
any trust or insurance policy “trumps” the will. He
also spoke briefly about the probate process.
All of the speakers on the panel stressed the importance of good preparation, so that the desires of
residents are clear to their families and, importantly,
to Kendal.
Faith Wohl
May 2014
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“The Historic Baseball Game in
Philadelphia That No One Told
You About”
Want to Have Lunch On
The Other Side of The Hill?
Have you ever heard of a baseball game between
the Pythians and the Olympics? Dan Biddle, politics
editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Murray
Tubin, writer, editor and former Inquirer reporter,
told us about the historic event on Monday Topics,
April 21. Interesting details were given about the variety of bats, balls, no
gloves and few rules in the early
1800’s game. Baseball finally became
a regular game by the 1820’s, and in
1833 competition started in Philadelphia with a white team called the Olympics. One umpire, five bases, no foul lines and no
gloves were common. By 1850 Philly pitchers
pitched underhanded but New York pitchers preferred overhand. Finally, in New York fair and foul
lines began to be used, so the crowd could come
close to watch.
In 1859, in Brooklyn, the Unknowns vs the Monitors played the first “colored against colored” game.
In 1867 the Pythians, a colored team, tried to be accepted into the white league. After a couple of meetings, they were not accepted, the first time blacks
had actually been voted out.
Finally, the Olympics agreed to play the Pythians
on September 3, 1869. About 4,000 people were in
the stands. The game lasted three hours and the
Pythians lost. (Some people claimed the Olympics
did not call the errors correctly. Remember, the ref/
ump didn’t call anything but balls and strikes unless
the teams were in disagreement.)
Later, the Pythians played another team, and won!
After that the colored and white teams occasionally
played each other, but in exhibition games only.
Nevertheless, it was the beginning of what
wouldn’t happen until Jackie Robinson came along!
Transportation is now available for us to enjoy
lunch at our sister community on any Thursday. The
bus will bring residents from Crosslands Center (not
parking lots) to Kendal Center at 11:45, picking up
Kendal people to go to Crosslands for lunch at about
noon.
The return trip would leave Kendal about 1:10, to
return folks to Crosslands Center (not parking lots),
and picking up those waiting at Crosslands to return
to Kendal about 1:20.
Sign-up sheets will be in the notebook at each reception desk as of May 1. Any questions, call Transportation at 1-888-388-5602.
Annie Hazard
Jim Krum
Jan Morton
Take a Walk in the Park
In addition to the system of walks and trails on the
Kendal/Crosslands campus, we are fortunate to have
a number of parks close by. The closest is the Pennsbury Township Park, which is one mile from our Rt.
1 exit. Turn left as you leave Kendal and then turn
right at the first traffic light. The entrance to the 54
acre park (which is closed on Mondays for mowing
and maintenance), is behind the township municipal
building.
Other than one short trail through the woods and a
bench overlooking a pond, this is a meadows trail of
moderate difficulty because of the rolling terrain. My
dog Kelly and I take about a half hour to circumvent
the perimeter of the park. It includes two fenced areas
where large and small dogs can romp.
This is the first in a series of “walks in the park,”
with Anson Nixon Park, a true gem in Kennett
Square, featured next month. I encourage other residents to contribute to this series.
The Reporter needs, well, reporters! We have lost some people and
those remaining are spreading themselves a bit thin. We would also
like to have someone in reserve who could handle the printing if
necessary for a few hours once a month. A very complete guide has
been prepared by Raoul Leuteritz . A laptop computer with Publisher and the
driver for the printer would be required. Email us at our dedicated web site,
kendalreporter@gmail.com if you can help.
Terry Engeman, Editor
May 2014
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The Dixie Boys Had Toes Tapping
Anyone who tells you that residents of retirement
communities are just old fogies would have found it
hard to believe Kendal’s reaction to the Dixie Boys
at March’s Saturday Night Live presentation. From
the very first blaring notes of Alexander’s Ragtime
Band they were up on their feet and literally dancing
in the aisles. And those who weren’t dancing were
tapping their toes and bobbing their heads—the music and beat were just irresistible.
Bob Fanelli, leader of the six-man group, provided
a little history along the way about the emergence of
the Dixieland sound in New Orleans. Jazz, he said,
“began with ragtime, music that just made you want
to move.” A true ragtime favorite, The Entertainer,
was performed as a solo on the piano.
The group, composed of piano, clarinet, trombone, cornet, tuba and saxophone, then played a
combination of well-known exemplars of the jazz
repertoire as well as some that were less familiar.
Fanelli drew largely from works played by the Old
Original Jass Band (and that’s not a typo—that’s
how jazz was originally spelled.) Their music was
“syncopated and bouncy,” especially in a piece they
recorded called Sensation Rag. No one in the original band could read music, so they lost the chance to
copyright their tunes when recording started in 1917.
Some of the pieces had colorful titles such as Clarinet Marmalade, Satanic Blues and Fidgety Feet
(pronounced Figety) while others were the more familiar Tiger Rag, Sheik of Araby and that Old Gang
of Mine. Whether new or familiar, Dixieland rocked
the auditorium, and it was hard to say good night
when Basin Street Blues ended the program.
Faith Wohl
Should You Be Driving?
According to AAA, with the exception of teenagers,
seniors have the highest crash rate
for miles driven.
Don’t be the one who adds to
this statistic!
Do not drive when you feel
ill, tired, or disoriented.
Drugs create chemical changes in your body
which may affect your ability to drive. Avoid
driving if you are not sure how a drug
(especially a new one) will affect you.
Jim Krum
May 2014
Dealing with Loss
and Diminishments
As part of the series on Getting Ready for Someday, on April 3, Douglas D. Neill, PhD in psychoanalysis, spoke about “Loss and Diminishments,” both
loss of relationships and lowering of capacity as a
result of aging. Depression and anxiety can result
from a sense of not having as much control as we
have had formerly. Some people are also affected by
loss of status in retirement, and giving up driving,
which means loss of independence.
Some coping skills which served in the past may
not be useful any longer. Withdrawing is an example.
One may need a support network, but withdrawing
can prevent getting the help one needs. Grieving over
loss requires a gradual process of letting go that enables a return to more normal functioning, and it may
continue for many years.
Dr. Neill distinguished between mourning and
depression. Mourning may go on for a long time, and
behavior like conversing with a lost spouse is normal. Depression can be a persistent sadness or sense
of emptiness, diminished interest in daily activities,
weight loss, severe insomnia, agitated or retarded
movement, fatigue, and poor concentration. Anxiety
is excessive worry, difficulty controlling the worry,
restlessness, irritability, avoidance of people, and
feeling regrets for a prolonged length of time.
What can help? Be open to all your feelings, the
good, the bad, and the ugly. Challenge thoughts that
are negative. Strive for self-acceptance. Be nonjudgmental: there is no “right” way to grieve. Try to
get physical activity, outdoors when possible. Try to
seek social support. For a sense of control a routine
can help, but it should not be too rigid.
Dr. Neill encourages his clients to talk about their
situation and feelings without judgment, make connections with their past, explore what helped in the
past and look at new coping skills, create small and
achievable goals, and focus on gratitude—such as
having greater wisdom.
Marianne Whitlock
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A Visit to the
Galapagos Islands
Nuclear:
Weapon or Energy?
Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr., Monday Topics speaker on April 7, has had a long and distinguished career in the field of international arms control and non-proliferation agreements. From 1970 to
1997 he served as a senior U.S. diplomat in the negotiation of every major international arms control and
non-proliferation agreement in which the U.S. was
involved. He began his presentation by saying,
“Something was going to happen. Nuclear energy
was there in certain rocks since the world was born.
Uranium was waiting to be found.” He drew a contrast: uranium’s energy could be used for evil or
good, destructive or constructive ends.
He then related the development of the atomic
bomb, leading up to its use against the Japanese at
the end of World War II. Thereafter followed a period when other countries—Russia, Britain, France,
Germany, China—developed the bomb. In 1970 the
Non-Proliferation Treaty entered into force and eventually186 nations agreed never to have nuclear weapons but permitted the five permanent UN Security
Council members to have them for the foreseeable
future. The treaty converted acquisition of the bomb
from an act of national pride into a violation of international law, said Ambassador Graham, but also permitted all nations that wanted nuclear power to develop it. By 2004 more than 40 countries had that capability, but with the exception of Israel, Pakistan, and
North Korea, no other countries have developed a
bomb since.
Sharing knowledge of peaceful nuclear technology has gone well, but disarmament has not, said Ambassador Graham. North Korea and Iran threaten the
non-proliferation agreement; if Iran gets the bomb,
other countries will follow, e.g., Egypt and Saudi
Arabia. He concluded by stating that an even greater
threat is global warming. “The only technology that
can power cities without producing carbon is nuclear
power; we need to build it up fast,” he said.
Ambassador Graham is executive chairman of
the Lightbridge Corporation. In response to a question he stated, “My company has developed a fuel
that uses thorium and radium. Safer fuels and safer
reactors now exist, and it is difficult to make weapons from them.”
Bill Pepper, a photographer-resident of Crosslands,
presented a fascinating and artistic picture story of
“Wildlife in the Galapagos” on April 24.
His narration took us from the arrival at the airport
to the 16-passenger ferry “Tip Top Four” that was
their home for the next few weeks as they shot many
photographs in the Galapagos Islands.
His photographs of the animals were very colorful: local gulls with red rimmed eyes, little lava lizards with red markings, the male frigate bird with an
inflatable red pouch designed to attract females.
There were several different iguanas, some with
thoughtful expressions, some more menacinglooking. One picture showed iguanas sunbathing on
the rocks and blending into the color of the rocks.
Others were land iguanas with colorful red-rusty, yellow markings.
A favorite were the blue-footed boobies (a name
possibly derived from the Spanish bobo, meaning stupid, because of the birds’ habit of landing on the
decks of ships, where they were easily caught and
consumed) and the red-footed boobies
with long toenails and colorful faces.
The Nazca boobie was the largest.
The little Sally Lightfoot crabs sported bright red shells in colorful red/
orange patterns. They moved very quickly, like red
streaks on the rocks.
There were many brightly colored birds as well:
the yellow warbler, the red-billed tropic bird and the
yellow crowned night heron. The lava heron, ground
finch, doves, mocking birds, pelicans and penguins
were other birds photographed in detail. We felt as
though they were right in front of us!
Orcas, sea lions, and fur seals made active pictures
and there was a wonderful series of two breaching
pilot whales.
Colorful foliage contrasted and complimented the
colorful wildlife, and even the buildings of the town
were brightly painted. The last pictures were of rich,
color-filled sunsets, a perfect ending to the day and
the show.
Annie Hazard
Sally French
May 2014
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Safety Is A Culture
DuPont Does It; So Can We
Safety is much more than accident prevention: it is
understanding and avoiding risk, and when it is impossible to avoid risk, managing it. For example, one
can avoid ever having an automobile accident by
never getting into a car. Or, one can mange the risk
by driving safely and adjusting how, when, and
where one drives.
Ellen Kullman, CEO of DuPont, the first woman
to lead that 212-year old firm, led the Safety Services
Consulting Division before becoming CEO. DuPont
is the world’s most successful company at keeping its
employees safe from accidents. They’re so good that
they’re allowed to self-insure workers’ compensation, and other companies hire DuPont consultants to
improve their own safety culture.
Unlike OSHA, a Federal government department
that regulates business and punishes bad actors,
DuPont helps companies change their culture, getting
management and employees to work together toward
a common goal: avoid hurting people. The reward is
a stable work force, lower workers compensation
premiums, and more productive employees.
Two key elements of DuPont’s safety philosophy
are: A ll accidents are preventable, and There is no
such thing as a freak accident. Here at Kendal, we
residents are not employees, but those elements still
apply. Your Resident Safety Committee, with these
in mind, works to eliminate unsafe conditions and
educate residents as to how to avoid getting hurt.
Would you be willing to spend one hour a month
sharing your observations and ideas to improve our
culture and make Kendal a safer place to live? If so
please join us. Place a note with your name and cottage number and/or e-mail address in open box #99.
Thank you.
Cal Calvache
10 S NE 1?
We play fun doubles year round. Kendal, Crosslands,
Cartmel and Coniston residents have played and new
players are warmly welcomed! If you are "rusty" or
new to the game, there are teaching pro's at Penn
Oaks Tennis Center [610-399-3800]. Also, existing
members are available for you to "loosen up" on our
outdoor court. The contract for court time for the upcoming
Winter Indoor season for 2014-2015 will soon be signed, so if
you want to be included please contact Crosslands resident Molly Kline [484-770-8150]. The outdoor season begins in early
May, using our court near the lower gardens. Contact Tony
Winchell [610-388-0863] for info and to get on the schedule.
Is it time to "get in the swing" ??
May 2014
Ken Persak
Pyxis Quartet Had Some Surprises
In a last-minute programmatic shuffle the Pyxis
Piano Quartet gave us a pleasant surprise with Schubert’s Opus 147, a short and probably unfinished one
-movement string trio. The Pyxis were a little tentative at first (arriving at Kendal seems to catch some
performers off guard, all these elderly listeners, the
mysterious countryside, whatever), but they soon settled down to the job at hand, playing with warmth
and elegance what might be second tier Schubert, but
music which most composers would be happy to
acknow-ledge as their own.
Continuing to revise their program, the Pyxis
played only the first of George Tsontakis’ Three Bagatelles for Piano Quartet. A still-living American (b.
1951), Tsontakis tries nothing particularly groundbreaking with this Moderato, but produces a serious
and touching movement that left this listener eager to
hear the remaining two. Again, the Pyxis played with
tender expressivity, making accessible what some
Kendal listeners might find too modern to digest.
And finally, the keystone of the concert, the Piano
Quartet in C Minor of the very young (19!) Richard
Strauss. Although he very soon turned to larger orchestral resources, Strauss was obviously in command of his musical ideas (with an occasional nod to
Brahms) and gives us a full-fledged quartet, rich with
ideas and a young composer’s enthusiasm. The scherzo movement is particularly challenging rhythmically, as is the vigorous finale, but the song-like andante
is equally rewarding and the entire piece is well
worth a rehearing.
Al Zalon
In the April issue, we offered an on-line quiz on a
March Kendal Photographers show. The quiz involved going to http://younevercantell.org/photo/
photo.html , and clicking on March, 2014 A to H to
find pictures of a list of things:
The answers are:
A: Anhinga – Sarah Zimmerman - picture # 1
B: Boston Commons – Judy Czeiner- picture #2
C: Cacti – David Redmond – picture #3
D: Dwarves – Barbara Hallowell – picture #4
E: Easter eggs - Judi Paxson – picture #5
F: Fountains – Frank Czeiner- picture #6
G: Gear – Frank Czeiner – picture #7
H: Heather and gorse – Judy Czeiner – picture #8
Marianne Whitlock
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Who’s Here
Animals “Captured” Everywhere
Dorothy Flanagan, Apt. 126, always wanted to
live in a Friends retirement community, and had
known about Kendal since it was founded. “I’m a
community person, I’ve
lived in many communities over the years.” She
didn’t come as soon as
she had expected, because she was reluctant
to leave her home in
Media, two doors from
her daughter and a
grandson, now 13. She
also has a son and four
grandchildren living in
Stroudsburg, Pa.
Dorothy was born in
Marietta, Ohio, grew up
in Philadelphia and Berea, Ohio, and spent her high
school years in Rochester, New York. Summers and
holidays were spent in West Virginia and Chautauqua, New York. She has a B.A. from Ohio Wesleyan
and an M.S. from the Bank Street College of Education in NYC.
After college she married, and she and her husband volunteered for two years for the AFSC as interns in community service. Later she volunteered for
the Council of Churches as an intern working in
Berkeley, California with Native Americans who had
been removed from reservations. She also taught at
Friends Seminary in New York City.
In 1976, by now divorced, Dorothy co-founded
Stratford Friends School in Newtown Square, and
served as its co-director until she retired, always finding a way to teach, too. Since retiring she has turned
to painting in watercolor and mixed media.
In addition to art, her interests include gardening
and music. She sings with the Pendle Hill chorus and
says she will probably eventually join the Kendal
Singers. She also likes sailing, canoeing and hiking,
but her greatest joy is being with friends and family.
Dorothy has a summer place in Blue Hill, Maine
where she and 16 friends have owned 300 acres for
40 years. Fifteen years ago, “Friends and I built my
cabin with one carpenter to correct our mistakes. It’s
still in progress, probably will be forever.”
Dorothy had friends already at Kendal; nevertheless she says, “I was surprised at how welcoming and
friendly everyone is.”
Sally French
May 2014
The Kendal Photographers had fun with the subject for their April 10th presentation: “Animals.”
There were great choices of live animals, both large
and small, statues, stuffed animals and animals taken
in different locations: the American West, the
woods, near the sea, and from other countries including New Zealand and Africa.
Many of the title pages were memorable, notably
Jane Mullins’ strange dino-like animal statue with
sharp teeth, Dave Redmond’s
seven giraffes parading one
after the other in Africa, and
Barb Hallowell’s frog peering through water. Another
dinosaur made the title page of Judy Czeiner’s statue
outside the museum in Boston.
Close-up shots are always intriguing. Sarah Zimmerman’s close-up of a dog with lonely eyes, Dave
Redmond’s yawning lion, Judi Paxson’s Florida insect with bright colors and a blurry background.
Tom Brown’s “travel dog” sitting in his car seat and
Barb Hallowell’s preying/praying mantis were also
compelling close ups.
Art Goodkind’s theme of “Cows Around the
World” told stories about cows around the U.S., Hanoi, and New Zealand, with the photo of the “Fat
Cow Café” as an appropriate ending.
Children were featured in Judy Czeiner’s “Kind
Penguin” and a little boy wondering what’s going
on, and another of a young boy riding a merry-goround lion. Judi Paxson showed her two-year old
grandson imitating a stuffed dog, with his tongue
hanging out.
Size was contrasted with Frank
Czeiner’s iguana with orange
prickles along the top of his tail,
and in another, the tiny lime green lizard. Sarah
Zimmerman’s martini glass with a small green frog
in it brought laughter from the audience! And Tom
Brown shared a photo of a huge water buffalo.
All in all, the “Animals” were an entertaining
subject!
Annie Hazard
Stuff You Never Knew
Canada has more lakes than the rest of the
world combined.
and…
There are no natural lakes in Ohio: every one
is man-made.
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New Books at the Library
Non-fiction
Lewis, Michael. Flash boys: A W all Street revolt.
332.64 LE
Burke, David. The lawn road flats: Spies, writers
and artists. 728 BU
Jones, Dan. The Plantagenets: The warrior kings
and queens who made England. 942.03 JO
Goodwin, Doris Kearns. The bully pulpit: Theodore
Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the golden age of journalism. 973.91 GO
Biography
Helm, Sarah. A life in secrets: V era Atkins and the
missing agents of WW II. B AT
Joseph, Peniel E. Stokely: A life. B CA
Winslow, Barbara. Shirley Chisholm: Catalyst for
change, 1926-2005. B CH
Conway, Tim. W hat’s so funny?: My hilarious life.
B CO
Harding, Luke. The Snowden files: The inside story
of the world’s most wanted man. B SN
Lewis, Michael. Flash boys: A W all Street revolt.
B COL CH
Fiction
Auster, Paul’. Oracle night. F AU
Baxter, Greg. The apartment. F BA
Grossman, David. Falling out of time. F GR
Hiraide, Takashi. The guest cat. F HI
Hustvedt, Siri. The blazing world. F HU
Just, Ward. A merican romantic. F JU
Khalifa, Khaled. In praise of hatred. F KH
Laraen, Deborah. The white. F LA
Marquez, Gabriel Garcia. The general in his
labyrinth. F MA
Mengestu, Dinaw. A ll our names. F ME
Miles, Jonathan. Want not. F MI
Munro, Alice. Hateship, friendship, courtship,
loveship, marriage: Stories. F MU
Pamuk, Orhan. Silent house. F PA
Powers, Richard. Orpheo. F PO
Rahimi, Atiq. A curse on Dostoevsky. F RA
Stone, Robert. Bay of souls. F ST
Mystery
Barclay, Linwood. A tap on the window. M BA
Barr, Nevada. Destroyer angel: an A nna Pigeon
novel. M BA
Boyd, William. Ordinary thunderstorms. M BO
May 2014
Child, Lee. Never go back: A Jack Reacher novel.
M CH
Cleves, Ann. Raven black. M CL
Coben, Harlan. Just one look. M CO
Connelly, Michael. City of bones. M CO
Connelly, Michael. A darkness more than night.
M CO
Ferris, Monica. The downing spool: A needlecraft
mystery. M FE
Greene, Amy. Long man. M GR
Leon, Dona. By its cover: A commissario Guido
Brunetti mystery. M LE
Nesbo, Jo. Police. Nesbo, Jo. M NE
Robinson, Peter. Children of the revolution: A n
Inspector Banks novel. M RO
Turow, Scott. Identical. M TU
Old Thrillers Still Captivate
In “Gaslight,” the Playreaders’ April 5 production,
Cathleen Szabo, as Mrs. Manningham, was transformed from a fearful woman trying to convince her
husband that she was not insane, to a vengeful, furious one when she learned the truth. Mr. Manningham, Larry Kirwin, had reason to try to get their
house to himself, as Rough, a detective played by David Feldman, explained. Angela Hyman was the maid
who abetted the husband, while Annie Hazard was
the housekeeper who sympathized with the wife.
All five performances were excellent, with Cathleen Szabo’s especially memorable. The large audience was appreciative of this old but still effective
thriller.
Marjorie Anderson
Sign Up for Garden Tour in June
Kendal-Crosslands will this year be
sponsoring the Bayard Taylor Home &
Garden Tour on Saturday, June 7.
Tickets are $35 and will be on sale at
the BT Library on May 1. There are
eight locations on the tour this year,
with a vendor at each house offering
food or drink samples. Raffle baskets include a “Downton
Abbey” catered tea for six guests.
Margaret Higgs, Coniston
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Coming Events
All events are at 7:15 unless otherwise indicated.
April 30
May 15 (Thursday)
Women’s Ink
Kendal-Crosslands Photographers Field Trip to
the Wilmington Waterfront
May 3
Pre-Kendal Memories:
Faith Wohl, Ted Speck, Jeanne Jacobson
Kendal photographers will join Crosslands on a
water taxi cruise of the Wilmington watefront. Meet
at the Crosslands Center at 12:45 p.m.
May 5, Monday Topics
May 16 (Friday), 10 a.m.
“A Fortnight in Chester County: The Philadelphia Campaign of 1777,” with Sean Moir, president of Western Heritage Mapping, Valley Forge.
Mr Moir will present a program describing Revolutionary War troop movements in Chester and Delaware Counties. Known as the Philadelphia Campaign, this included three battles within two weeks:
the Battle of Brandywine, the Battle of the Clouds,
and the Paoli Massacre.
The presentation establishes the context of the
Philadelphia Campaign within the American Revolution, and uses unique animated maps to help tie these
events to local sites. He has worked for the last three
years researching, mapping, and animating the conflicts of the Campaign, specifically the Battle of
Brandywine and the Paoli Massacre.
Ernie Kimmel
Kendal Photographers: Photo Review
Photographers will discuss photos taken on the field
trip yesterday. Join us in the George Fox Room at
Crosslands.
May 17
Saturday Night Live presents The Silvertones, a
renowned choral group from Strath Haven High
School in Wallingford, Pa. singing popular and classical favorites.
May 19
Bi-monthly forum, with Phil DeBaun and Meg
Lemley
May 21
May 6
Welcome for new residents, 9:30-11:30 in MDR
Wednesday Night at the Movies
KRA’s proposed budget will be reviewed. Come,
and bring your questions.
May 22, 6:30-7:30
May 8
Spring Dance
Kendal Photographers: Scavenger Hunt
The photographers will show pictures suggested by
12 subjects that will be revealed just before the
shoot.
May 10
Armchair Travel: “The Four Seasons of Switzerland”
with Bob and Carolyn Parker
May 14
Concert: Scott Brubaker, trumpet, with accompanist
Ron Levy
May 2014
May 25 7-8 p.m.
Vespers
May 27
Documentary and AFSC speaker
May 28
Concert: Fred Moyer, piano
May 31, 7-9 p.m.
Film, TBA
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May
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
April 30
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3
7:15 Women’s
Ink
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5
7:15 Monday
Topics: Phila
Campaign of
1777
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12
6
7
14
7:15 Concert:
Scott Brubaker,
trumpet
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20
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9
7:15 Kendal
Photographers
Scavenger Hunt
7:15 KRA budget review
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7:15 Pre-Kendal
Memories
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15
10
7:15 Four
Seasons of
Switzerland
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10:00 Photo re12:45 at Crossview, Geo. Fox
lands, Photogs
Rm, XLands
trip to Wilmington
7:15 SNL, The
Silvertones
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9:30-11:30 Welcome coffee for
new residents in
main dining room
7:15 Wed. night
at the Movies
7:15 Forum
25
7-8:00
Vespers
May 2014
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27
7:15 Documentary and AFSC
speaker
28
7:15 Concert:
Fred Moyer,
piano
6:30-7:30
Spring Dance
29
7:15 Film, TBA
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