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July seemed to have a cool front move through on the night we heard the music of Michael Shull at our Assisted Living Community in West Columbia, SC. We felt like we were in the mountains where is is cool. We enjoyed the selection of music. It was interesting to see the various instruments Michael plays. We are still laughing about the possum caught in the headlights!
In August, we will be having our Olympics. Athletes are training now for a wonderful event to be held in the JBG Nursing Center. I'm sure many medals will be awarded.
We continue to enjoy visits with Peter Buttress and his border collie, Chase. This duo is faithful as they visit our residents every month. We look forward to wonderful music each Friday from Faye Brooks on the piano. Faye is a crowd pleaser as she plays the music from our era. We consider ourselves fortunate because one of our own, Tome Savage, can be seen playing his clarinet several times a month for the residents. We really enjoy Tom! Assisted Living Community in West Columbia, SC.
Finally, during one of our "finish the phrase" activities, I asked the residents to fill in the black: a new broom sweeps _______. Of course the answer is "clean." One resident at our however, said "but an old broom knows the corners."
That beautiful season the summer! Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow