January 27, 2020
5 Important Factors for Choosing a Retirement Location
January 14, 2020
Question: How did you come to be so involved with playing bocce at Friendship Village? Answer: “So I get this knock on the door when I moved in and this woman said, ‘You left something on the truck,’ and I didn’t know what it could be. She brought up this little black bag and when I looked inside, I saw it was my late husband’s old bocce ball set. I had never played and didn’t know the rules, but I used to watch my husband play, so in 2013 I […]
January 13, 2020
Question: What makes you feel strong and confident? Answer: “My determination. I’m just determined I’m not going to give in to every ache and pain. It’s an important state of mind, I believe.” – Al Bedford, resident Friendship Village Assisted Living and Memory Care #WeAreFriendshipVillage #seniorliving #retirementcommunities #assistedliving #memorycare #independentliving
January 12, 2020
Question: If there’s just one thing you’ve had a strong interest in over the years, what would it be? Answer: “Other than family, I’ve had a lot of hobbies over the years from painting, to working with my hands, through wood working. But above all else, I’ve always been a big reader. I didn’t really like school that much; It was too organized for me and I never went beyond high school, so I’ve educated myself by reading and that’s a never-ending process. I’ve read thousands of books in my […]
January 11, 2020
The dusting of snow around Friendship Village Sunset Hills sure is pretty…and really reminds us we’re ready for spring! A Prayer in Spring by Robert Frost Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today; And give us not to think so far away As the uncertain harvest; keep us here All simply in the springing of the year. Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white, Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night; And make us happy in the happy bees, The swarm dilating round the perfect trees. […]
January 11, 2020
Question: “What’s something you’re good at?” Answer: “I used to be an activities consultant (in nursing homes) and I just loved being around older people and people my own age. I like to communicate, talk and laugh. It’s what I’m good at.” – Sharon Wansong, resident Friendship Village Sunset Hills #WeAreFriendshipVillage #seniorliving #retirementcommunity #assistedliving #memorycare #retirement
January 10, 2020
Question: “What made you decide you wanted to have a career in mathematics?” Answer: Initially, I actually wanted to go into forestry because of my background in the Boy Scouts – not mathematics. But I took a mandatory math course my first semester of college and I loved it so much, I decided to change my degree to mathematics. I went home for Christmas and told my parents, ‘I don’t want to go into forestry anymore. I really like math and I want to go into math and become a […]
January 5, 2020
Question: You said you love art and travel, will you tell me a bit about that? Answer: “We traveled the world. We’ve traveled all over North America and I even published a few books. I wrote How to Run Away from Home After 50 and Tales from the Road: Adventures from Mid-Life Runaways, and Friendship Village is going to carry them in the library here. My husband and I have been traveling for 25 years. We met after we both lost our first spouse at a singles dance 30 years […]
January 4, 2020
Question: What is your favorite thing to do, Frank? Answer: Traveling. I’ve been traveling all my life. My first trip I can remember was in a Model A Ford in 1936. I can remember that because we were going and we pulled off highway 40 and stopped and my father looked at the road and said ‘Wish us good luck’. I was five and I stood up in the back seat and I could see it. The road was just a muddy ditch with two ruts in it. My dad […]