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THIS ISSUESilver Springs

Natures Biggest Show.........1, 3

A Chat with Randy ......................4

St. Patrick’s Day Celebration .....4

Who’s New ...................................5

Our Community Friends .............5

April Birthdays &Anniversaries ...........................6

March Birthday andAnniversary Party ....................6

Jack Allen ....................................7

Why our great grandparentswere so much happier .............7

Stetson Great OrganistsConcert......................................8

I was just thinking.......................9

DeLand Fish House.....................9

Library News..............................10

“Don’t Let The White HairFool Ya!” .................................10

Mardi Gras on Mainstreet .........11

Celebration of Life.....................11

Grateful to God..........................11

Who’s Who HonoringNancy Scarpelli .................12-13

Poem of the Year .......................13

Upcoming Events......................13

“The Chaplain’s Corner’ ...........14

A Walk Around the Cloisters ....15

Villa Luncheon...........................15

Our Family Photographs ..........16

Happy Birthday Ruth Cate........16

A Labor of Love - The Aviary....17

Put This On Your Calendar.......18

Resident Classifieds .................19

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April 2017Vol. 4 - #4

Since the 19th century, Silver Springs hasbeen one of Florida’s most treasuredlandscapes. As one of the largest artesian

springs ever discovered, audiences have longbeen captured by the springs’ natural beautyand vibrant clarity. The river flow is around510 million gallons per day. “From the glassbottom boat rides, kayak and canoe trips to thespecial event productions, creative culture andromantic appeal, the springs are yours todiscover"...as quoted from the park brochure.

Silver Springs is located in the center of Floridain charming Ocala. It has been a naturallandmark since the 1870's and was Florida'sfirst tourist attraction having one of the largestartesian springs in the world. Early on the parkquickly became renowned for its glass bottomboat rides where guests could travel around thesprings viewing a variety of fish and alligatorsthrough the glass bottom boat. Above thewater there are a great variety of birds in treeslining the springs or the Anhinga spreading itswings to dry them on an old tree branchsticking out of the water. Silver Springs is oftencalled the gateway to the Ocala NationalForest, the second largest, and the mostsouthern national forest east of the Mississippi.The springs flow into the Silver River going 4.5miles flowing east into the Ocklawaha river.

It was designated a National NaturalLandmark in 1971 and well deserved because

SILVER SPRINGSNATURES BIGGEST SHOW

By Roger Bowers

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CLOISTER’S MANAGEMENT TEAM

Randy Yost ...................Executive Director......................Ext. 206

Ingrid Hardin.................Human Resource Director .........Ext. 205

Carol Camarata ............Finance / Transportation ............Ext. 233

Kathy Bell .....................Director of Nursing.....................Ext. 215

Marie Sabatini ..............Dir. Resident Services ...............Ext. 237

Amanda McHugh..........Marketing Director .....................Ext. 203

Chef John .....................Dietary........................................Ext. 211

Denise Johnson............HCSG Housekeeping ................Ext. 212

Kevin Carson................Maintenance ..............................Ext. 312

Cheryl Starling..............Activities Director .......................Ext. 208

RESIDENT EDITORIAL TEAMSuzanne Hartness, Editor / Manager of Ad Sales

[email protected] • 386-690-9058

Shirley Abbott, Writer

386-873-2474

Hal Packman, Writer / Humorist

386-279-0961

Cliff Mearkle, Columnist / Humorist


Roger Bowers, Writer


Claire Carlson, Writer


Ray Avery, Writer


Randall Revels, Contributing Writer

400 E. Howry Avenue, DeLand, FL 32724Phone (386) 822-6900 • Fax (386) 822-4152

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surrounding areas offer a wealth of cultural andhistorical significance... dating back to the 1500's.Native American settlers resided around Silver Springs;in fact, there is proof of their presence, a dugout canoecan be seen resting on the bottom of Silver River.Years later Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto movedto the area. He is thought to be the first European toexperience the natural beauty of the park.

But, my memory recallsa trip as a teenager fromour home inElizabethton, TN. Itwas our family's habit to take motor carvacations. We wouldpick a popular area likeSmoky Mountains,Myrtle Beach orDaytona Beach or SilverSprings State Park (whenwe visited it wasprivately owned).

The Seven Swans wasfilmed at Silver Springs

in 1916, but it was not until 1932 that the locationbecome popular as a filming hot-spot. It was thelocation for filming of Tarzan the Ape Man, featuringJohnny Weissmüller. During the 1930s and early1940s, five more of these original Tarzan movies werefilmed at Silver Springs. Other movies have beenmade in Silver Springs including the 1954 film"Creature from the Black Lagoon.”

My daughter and herhusband came to visit usfrom their home in Kenai,Alaska nearly three yearsago, when we lived inOcala, Florida. Weimmediately took them toSilver Springs State Park,which is on the east side of Ocala. We really had agreat time on their Glass Bottom Boats, where thewater is so clear that you can easily spot fish andalligators.

Come take in Nature’s Biggest Show in and around thecrystal-clear water of Silver Springs State Park! Theirexperienced Tour Guides will take you for an up-closeand personal look at Florida’s amazingly diverse

ecosystem! One of thebest seats in the house forviewing wildlife, takingpictures, asking questions,and learning about thelore and history of SilverSprings! Learn aboutwhat’s going on behind

the scenes with the cycles of plants and animals andbecome a positive part of the beautiful ecosystem!Paddlers are likely to see many types of fish, fishingand diving birds, Herons, Ibis, turtles and maybe evenalligators all taking in the sun in this pristinewilderness! It doesn’t get any closer than this! It's agreat place to take visiting relatives if they are not intogoing to nearby Daytona Beach.

This tour is two miles long and takes approximately1.5 – 2 hours to complete the loop. Tour space islimited depending on the group. Tour sizes can rangefrom a few up to 15 -20 depending on vessel choice.They offer single kayaks, tandems and canoes. Kayakrental, paddle, personal flotation device (PFD) withwhistle, launch fee and experienced Guide. The costfor the guided tour is $35.00 per person.

The Admission Fee of $2.00 into Silver Springs StatePark is truly a bargain for your budget. It's only 2hours away from the Cloisters. Guests are welcome 8 AM–5:30 PM, 365 days a year and very inexpensive.Call 352-261-5842 for additional information.

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A Chat With RandyWhat’s New - What’s Happening Now!

March is always such a controversial month, with Winter still in tow and Spring trying to break through…such is life!When the realities of life gather at our door step every day, it is important to remember it will be Spring again! TheCloisters is a community that insists on celebrating the good in every day and season. We have to remember to taketime to find the importance of purpose in every day that we are here together! From every resident to every memberof staff (and families represented), I personally want to say thank you for the continued efforts that we all make togetherto keep in focus our common goal of community! We may not all think alike, but that is the diversity that makes usfamily. Having a spirit of excellence is what causes us to trust our vision at The Cloisters as we also appreciate ourdifferences.

March 29th is a perfect example and opportunity to come together and celebrate our 56-year Anniversary with RHF(as we were founded in 1961). We will have activities posted and promoted all through the day to involve everyonewho wants to say thank you for the RHF impact in our world to better serve seniors. Please check your calendars andjoin in the festivities.

Happy March into Spring! Blessings,Randy Yost

St. Patrick’s Day Celebration

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If you haven’t already, Please welcome these new residents

to The Cloisters family.

By The Cloisters of DeLandAmbassador Team

We would like towelcome CorinneMartinez to our CloistersFamily. She moved intoGarden Villa #42recently. Her birthday isMarch 14th. Corinne taught history andSpanish. She is from DeLand. This manytalented lady enjoys writing, geology, knitting,crochet and also plays musical instruments.

Karen and KennethRoberts moved into#816 in February.Karen’s birthday isFebruary 19th andKenneth’s is October26th. Theiranniversary is April 15th. They are originally fromWoodsville, NH.They are interested intable bowling, WIIbowling and golf. Kenneth mightbecome one of our writers for thispublication. Welcome Karen and Ken.

Please welcome Liz James.She moved into #314recently from EdgewaterLanding. Her birthday isFebruary 23rd. She isoriginally fromPhiladelphia Penn. Beforeshe retired she worked for Cigna Propertyand Casualty for 30 years. She reconnectedwith a childhood friend here at TheCloisters, Virginia Simmons.

Who’s New

Our COmmunity FriendsWelcome again, to FALA, Florida AssistedLiving Association, to The Cloisters. TheCloisters is honored that the local FALAmembers meet here on a regular basis tocontinue their work to make facilities likeours a happy, more comfortable and safeenvironment for us. They have focused onlegislative action, government relations andmaking changes that would enhance theALFs (Assisted Living Facilities)/AFCH(Adult Family Care Homes). After 22 yearsof work FALA is the largest state association

representing nearly 500 assisted living facilities and adult family care homes and 200 associatemembers who provide products and services to assisted living facilities. Thank you FALA.

You are getting old when there’s no question in your mind

that there’s no question in your mind.h h

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APRIL

Birthdays

Clarence Head......................3Arlene LongBotham .............3Carole Trone ........................4Philip Kiburis........................8Alfred Vaccaro......................8Carole Tallman...................10Ernest Carlson ....................11Art Oertel ...........................13John Davis ..........................14Elizabeth Kurtz...................14Betty Pulley ........................14Patricia Cadden ..................15Jose Pena ............................16Sylvia Wilson ......................16Janice Brockett ...................18Carole Powers.....................18Wayne Tallman...................23Winifred Smith ...................24Edward Douglass................25Dolores Pena ......................26Joseph Scarpelli ..................26

APRIL

ANNIVERSARIES

Dennis & Carole Dubbe4/26

Herbert & Norma Ehmer4/17

Wayne & Carole Tallman4/17

Bill & Kay Krueger4/26

Harold & Beverly Woolford4/3

Happy Birthday and Anniversary Party for March

By Hal Packman

It was truly “Happy Hour” when our own Connie Kopecek(remember our Mysterious Mistress of Music?) played for a 55-person audience in the Atrium. It was everybody’sBirthday/Anniversary party!

Connie really let her hair down. She sparkled as those 92-year-old hands glided over the keyboard. Love songs, ballads,boogie to swing; the music flowed like syrup on a pancake!Connie is basically a modest person with a keen sense ofhumor and a profound sense of knowing her age, surroundings,people and life itself.

The audience and even the canaries in the atrium gave thismodest, kind Connie a standing ovation. Viva, Connie!

Have you ever wondered why our greatgrandparents all had such fondmemories of their youth? Well, I’msurprised they remembered anything atall.

Forget Tums & Tylenol. Forget Aleve &

Benadryl. Look at the cool stuff they

had back then!

A bottle of Bayer's

'Heroin'.

Between 1890 and 1910heroin was sold as anonaddictive substitute formorphine. It was also usedto treat children sufferingwith a strong cough.

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Jack Allen was born inRed Bank, NJ in 1925.As a youth, he liked todraw and sketch. Hisfavorite subject,submarines. Why, henever really knew. It waslater he served 5 years inthe Submarine Service ofthe US Navy, both in

WWII in the Pacific and Korean War. Hereturned to Red Bank, attending Newark Collegeof Engineering and following a career as a trafficengineer, retiring in 1989 as Chief TrafficEngineer for Monmouth County, NJ.

It was not until after he retired to Morristown,TN that he returned to drawing. About 2004,after the death of his first wife, Jack startedtaking lessons at a community class there. Aftermoving to DeLand Jack studied with MargaretScribner at Studio 308 to perfect his skill usingcolored pencil. After Margaret retired, Jack

continued with the new owner whose preferencewas not graphics but oil. The last several yearsof his life Jack began using this medium and wasmaking very good progress. Jack died in 2015.

The drawings of the four Stetson Buildings aresome of his earlier works in colored pencil. Theyhave been given to The Cloisters by his partner,Betty Coale. The art work can be viewed inRandy’s office.

Jack Allen

Why our great grandparents were so much happier!!!!Coca Wine, anyone?

For Fatigue of mind or body... METCALF’SCoca Wine. A Pleasant Tonic andInvigorator. THEODORE METCALF & CO.Metcalf’s Cocoa Wine was one of a hugevariety of wines with cocaine on the market.Everybody used to say that it would makeyou happy and it would also work as amedicinal treatment.

Opium for Asthma:

At 40% alcohol plus 3 grams of opiumper tablet. It didn’t cure you…But youdidn’t care!

It’s no wonder they were Called, “The Good Old Days’.

From cradle to Grave…everyone was STONED!

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This was a different concert.Although I had heard harpsichordsplayed before, and enjoy theirunique sound, I suspect that some

of the audience didn’t know what one was. Theharpsichord doesn’t have any significant audiomodulation. Consequently, one must listen carefullyto hear all of the musical notes being played. And, it’sabsolutely necessary that there not be noise in theaudience. Coughs and talk can be heard over themusic like explosions. There was nearly a full house,and I talked to some in the audience who drove infrom Daytona Beach to hear it. Dr Jones is analumnus of Stetson (BM) and earned his doctorate atYale.

Since Dr Jones has won national and internationalcompetitions, I knew his artistry and musicianshipwould be superb. He chose for this concert, GoldbergVariations, by Johann Sebastian Bach. Thiscomposition was written for a harpsichord with twokeyboards (manuals). According to the programguide, Bach entitled it Keyboard Practice. I canguarantee that anyone playing through thiscomposition will get plenty of keyboard practice.Bach wrote it exercising not only the handwork, orfingering the plenteous runs, but also invoking thecrossing of the arms - required when the right handplays on the left side of the keyboard and the left hand

plays on the right side. Manytimes during the concert, DrJones was performing intricatemelodies and accompanimentwhile crossing over his arms.

While a novice like I am couldn’t hear that thevariations were anywhere near related, my suppositionis that they all represent variations on a theme thatBach had in mind when he composed it. Each stoodalone as a short, beautiful piece. Bach designed theoverall composition to have a standard of a canonevery third variation. Mixed in between were otherstyles such as toccatas and fugues. Could this writerhear the difference? Absolutely not! What I did do,though, was sit back and enjoy Dr Jones’ performanceof some beautiful music composed by Bach.Performing it as a continuum, with only a fewmoments break between consecutive variations,allowed the music to flow as a single thought.Applause was held until the conclusion of theperformance to enhance the sensory delight of themusical continuum. Dr Jones received a standingovation from the audience as the last, drifting soundof the final aria faded like a lovely flower into thenight. It was a wonderful concert, and I’m lookingforward to many more of the concerts in the GreatOrganists at Stetson series.

Stetson Great Organists ConcertDr. Boyd Jones, Harpsichord

By Ray Avery

A husband and wife are shopping in their local Grocery. The husband picks up a case of Budweiserand puts it in the cart. "What do you think you're doing?" asks the wife .. "They're on sale, only$10 for 24 cans" he replies. "Put them back, we can't afford them",demands the wife.

They carry on with their shopping. A few aisles farther on, thewoman picks up a $20 jar of face cream and puts it in the basket."What do you think you're doing?" asks the husband. "It's my facecream. It makes me look beautiful," replies the wife. Her husbandretorts, "So does 24 cans of Budweiser and it’s half the price."

That's him on Aisle 5.

Humor by CliffSubmitted by Cliff Mearkle

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I WAS JUST THINKING...by Roger Bowers

Where has time gone? I am losing track of time! Days

are running together, I am not dreaming but I might as

well be. It's like a strange memory, you know you have

been at this place before but it is like you are visiting it from another plane.

That's right you are...you are from the "future time" visiting a place from "past

time"...so you do feel strange because you are different...that is it, you are

different, you have changed and that's why you feel funny and out of sorts. I

will submit to you a poem called "STRANGE MEMORY" which is about visiting

a place 30 years later, and the poem is about my reaction and feelings.

Now back to today and this week. As many of you know I wrote a one act play

and cast it from the residents of our own Cloisters and named us the IMPROV

THEATRE PLAYERS. We seemed to have gotten some laughs and Cheryl, the

Activities Director, has asked me to write another play for April 7th. The name

of this new play is "THE GHOST OF SHADY HILL MANOR". A comedy mystery

and from all accounts you will be glad you attended the April Anniversary &

Birthday party. The play is your entertainment.

Strange MemoryWho am I

This lonely night?

Am I a stranger

Walking here?

Or is it just

The mood I’m in?

Could be,

But who can tell?

The streets are there,

They look the same.

The feeling is gone

Am I to blame?

The buildings are familiar

But their memory is old.

The night is chilly,

A different cold.

I thought I knew this place

But well,

It must not be,

But who can tell?

DeLand Fish HouseBy Cliff Mearkle

The Cloisters Lunch Bunch went to theDeLand Fish House on the big bus, whichmeans we had a big group this week. Thisseems to be a favorite place to go for lunchfor many of our residents. Several enjoyed the

creamy clam chowder, including me. Shrimp dishes seem to be a big favorite. This is one of the placesthat always gives you a large quantity of food for your money. My wife and I split a crab cake sandwichthat is served on a roll. This is why we split it. The salads are very good and large which means you willneed a box to take the left overs home.

This is Bike Week so we had lots of company. The over flow bikers from Daytona Beach populate all thetowns in this part of Florida for the week. We had planned to go to another restaurant, but they calledus and said they had been booked by a large group for the day and there would be a long wait. We maywant to try them another time.

The message for the day is if you are ever in DeLand, Florida and like fish, this is a place you should try.

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Our feature author this month is a woman who writesabout the everyday lives of ordinary people. Her bookscelebrate the power of love and the timeless bonds offamily. Her name is Susan Wiggs and she lives at thewater’s edge on an island in Puget Sound. In goodweather she commutes to the mainland in a 21-footmotorboat. She is an international best-selling, award-winning author with millions of copies of her books inprint in numerous countries and languages. Her novelshave appeared on the N.Y. Times Bestseller List andhave captured the hearts of readers around the globe.She is a three times winner of the RITA Award, thehighest honor given for a work of romantic fiction. Sheis a Harvard graduate and a former teacher. Also, sheis an avid hiker, an amateur photographer and a goodskier.

According to Publisher’s Weekly, Wiggs writes with“refreshingly honest emotion”. The Salem StatemanJournal states that she is “one of our best observersof stories of the heart who knows how to captureemotion on virtually every page of every book.”Booklist characterizes her books as “real, true andunforgettable.” We have a number of her books in ourcollection and are adding a new one called -

Family TreeIn this book, Susan Wiggs tells a complex story of loveand loss, heartbreak and healing, the pain of the pastand the promise of the future.

Annie Harlow, the producer of a popular cooking show,has a handsome husband, a beautiful Manhattan homeand is now pregnant with their first child. However, inan instant her life is shattered. When Annie awakesfrom a year-long coma, she learns that time isn’t theonly thing that she has lost.

Grieving and wounded, Annie retreats to her family’smaple farm in Vermont. There she slowly emerges intoa world she left behind years ago – the place where shegrew up, the people she knew before and the highschool boyfriend, now an ex-cop. With the discoveryof a cookbook her grandmother wrote, Annie finds anage-old mystery that may save the family farm.

Family Tree is the heart-warming story of a woman’sstruggle to make peace with her past ad take control ofher future.

Although our featured author for this month enjoysoutdoor sports, she says that her favorite form ofexercise is curling up with a good book. If you, likeSusan Wiggs, enjoy that you will find lots of goodbooks right here in our library at The Cloisters.

LIBRARY NEWS by Kathryn Trahan

“Don’t Let The White Hair Fool Ya!”By Hal Packman

Fronds!

Conventions are great sources of information. A well-known pharmaceutical “Giant”was giving a seminar in Miami, Florida. Many celebrated speakers addressed the group. One wasspeaking of his creation of the greatest laxative of the modern age!! “No discomfort, no after orside effects, no residual surprises. I’ll tell you only that I use the fronds of the Royal Palm tree as thebases of this formula.” He continued, “After many, many months of trial and error we have chosenthis day as the official opener.”

“My dear colleagues, we have proven that with fronds like these, you don’t need enemas!!!!”

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Charles Lawrence February 11th

Inez DelBene February 22nd

Mary Kelron February 24th

Celebration of LifeIN REMEMBRANCE

FEBRUARY

Submitted by Kathy Bell, Director of Nursing

LET THE MORNING BRINGME WORD OF YOUR

UNFAILING LOVE, FOR I HAVE PUT

MY TRUST IN YOU. SHOW ME THE WAY

I SHOULD GO, FOR TO YOU I LIFT UP MY SOUL.

PSALM 143.8

Mardi Grason Mainstreet

Dog Parade & Festival

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Evangeline, but we all know her as Nancy,was born in Winsted, Connecticut. Nancysays she had a pretty average “growingup” years with an older sister and a fatherwho had a landscape business for all theestate properties around Norfolk,Connecticut. Here are her parents on theirwedding day.

Nancy graduatedfrom high school inW i n s t e d ,Connecticut a town ashort distance away.Shopping one dayshe met a young man who later becameher husband. They had two daughters,Diane and Jude.

Nancy worked for a time at a home decorating store. Theydid everything including kitchen remodeling. During this time,after her divorce, she attended a cosmetic party at a friend’shouse, just planning to purchase a lipstick, maybe! She wasnow living next door to her parents. Had just remodeled theduplex she was living in and thought her budget could handlenothing more – well, that was just the beginning!

The second party she attended, she was hooked. They askedher to become a representative for Aloe Charm. First, shewent for training which continued over the next few years.She was trained to develop new representatives which shedid very well. She actually had her own business with 54representatives each working for themselves but under herguidance. She also was developing new territory and spentmany evenings conducting parties and helping “her girls” withtheir parties. Sometime not able to return home until very lateevening. All of this effort paid off in so many ways…. Her firstCadillac. Trips abroad to Greece, Spain and then south toMexico. As well as trips to Las Vegas. During this time,around early 1970s, Nancy developed cancer. Treatment wasvery limited then. All they could recommend was radiation,which she took. While the radiation put her cancer intoremission it was so strong it damaged her back. More on thatlater.

She was always putting her business cards out wherever shewent. One place was her favorite hairdresser, just in case a

client might want some cosmetics. Thatis not the kind of call Nancy got this time.Joseph Scarpelli was given her card by amutual friend. He called, but not beforehe hung-up three times without allowing itto ring! The rest is history. On July 4,1992, they were married.Joe had a restaurant that his Dad hadstarted in 1936 as a hot dog stand. It soonbecame The Scarpelli Family Restaurant.They were open from 6 am to about 8 pmbut also, did catering. So, Joe’s dayswere full. One of the restaurant’sspecialties was a Hot Oven Grinder butthe menu included everything from hot

dogs to prime rib. This was in Torrington, Connecticut.

Nancy and Joe purchased a home in Harrington. Five levelswith a pool and many areas for entertaining. Nancy loved todecorate that home. Everything from Halloween to Easter.But her favorite was Christmas. She started in October andhad everything up by the end of November. Then they couldenjoy a month or so of Christmas! Always including themonthly Chat and Chew Club. The friends took turnsproviding hors d’oeuvre, coffee and all kinds of pastries oncea month for the 10-12 couples.

During this time, Nancy was intocrafts even teaching at the localSenior Center. Everything from glassetching to memory books. One of herfavorites was silk flowers intoporcelain. She even redid achandelier with these special flowers.They had to be soaked, then dried.Painted all white and then repaintedin colors. Another of her crafts is

sketching. Here is a sample and one of herfavorites, Jesus as a young person.Another of her craft endeavors wasporcelain figures. What a talented lady wehave in our midst.

In 2003 Nancy’s cancer returned. Differenttreatment but luckily with the same goodresults. The cancer was put into remissionagain. However, the treatment continued

WHO’S WHO

Honoring Nancy ScarpelliInterviewed by Suzanne Hartness

Nancy and “Ginger”

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to make walking and standingalone more difficult.

Jude, her daughter, continued hergrandfather’s landscape heritageby opening her own business inEdgartown, Massachusettsproviding many estates inMartha’s Vineyard with

landscaping service including “hardscape” (walls,patios, etc.) Jude, being an entrepreneur, hasopened many other successful businesses.

At a point, Joe decided to sell the restaurant toan employee and they moved to Florida. It wasa difficult decision because they would be leavingone of their daughters, Jude, who still lives inMassachusetts. But, coming to Florida and beingcloser to her other daughter. 2011 was the yearthey moved to Mt. Dora. They really enjoyedliving there with Joe volunteering with severalorganizations helping out with the dinners.Amvets and Knights of Columbus were two of theorganizations. And continuing their socialcontacts in their new home.

Her daughter, Diane, after gaining her mastersdegree in education, opened a school forstudents who did not do well in regular school atthe Life Point Church in Eustis. Diane’s husbandretired from IBM and they moved to a senior livingfacility in Altoona, Florida near enough to Eustisfor Diane to continue managing the school.

In 2016 Nancy and Joe decided to move to asenior care facility. Diane researched and foundThe Cloisters! They moved here in July, 2016 .Joe volunteers atthe DeLandHospital driving thecourtesy golf cartthat picks peopleup from their carand transportsthem to theemergency room.Nancy enjoys theart classes here atThe Cloisters.

The computer swallowed GrandadYes, honestly it’s true!

He pressed 'control and 'enter'And disappeared from view.It devoured him completely,

The thought just makes me squirm.He must have caught a virusOr been eaten by a worm.

I've searched through the recycle binAnd files of every kind;

I've even used the Internet,But nothing did I find.

In desperation, I asked Mr. GoogleMy searches to refine.

The reply from him was negative,Not a thing was found 'online.'

So, if inside your 'Inbox,'My Grandad you should see,

Please 'Copy, Scan' and 'Paste' him,And send him back to me..

This is a tribute to all the Grandmas & Grandpas,

Nannas & Pops, who have been fearless and learned

to use the Computer......... They are the greatest!!!

We do not stop playing because we grow old;

We grow old because we stop playing ...

Poem of the year

UPCOMING EVENTS

Please sign up as soon as possible. If you discover youcannot attend, please let Activities Department know.

Don’t forget the suggestion pages in the back ofActivities Book. You suggestion might become an

event next month.

April 6th • 4:30 pmDinner at Blackwater

April 7th • 2:30 pmBirthday/Anniversary

Party

April 8th • 2:30 pmVolusia Symphony

April 10th • 2 pmLadies Tea

April 12th • 11 amWillow Tree

April 14th • 12 NoonVilla Luncheon

April 19th • 11 amLunch at the Perfect Spot

April 19th • 6:30 pmKaraoke Night in the Pub

April 22nd • 2:30 pmBailiy’s Best

She wasconv incedthat GodHimself hadconsecrated

her to be the overseer of thepastor. That included watchinghis every move, listening closelyto the sermons and then findinghow many ways it could bemisinterpreted, and to maintaina sharp eye on his body languageso as to translate to others histrue feelings and intentions.

Never a minute passed that thishigh calling escaped herundivided attention. Just whenthe pastor thought he hadavoided the spying eye, there shewas lurking in the shadowscomplete with scowl on her faceand beady squinty eyes. All thatwas missing was a coned hat andbroom. The observations wereimmediately communicated toeveryone who would listen and,of course, what was seen wasgiven to how she perceived theminister’s true feelings andactions.

The day of church worshipservices had been filled with allthe usual arrangements, lastminute changes, finding nurseryworkers, looking for the latechoir director, unlocking thesupply cabinet for the acolytes toget new wicks for the candle

lighters, and calling thecustodian to verify that thewomen's bathroom was wellsupplied. Along the way listeningto a man who wanted to sharehow his lawnmower was notworking correctly. Now thepastor is trying to rememberwhere he laid his sermon notes.On the office desk or forgotthem at home?

Just a typical Sunday morningfull of questions, challenges, andsome surprises. Finally, the timehas come for the church service.The choir director's battery wasdead in her car but she got itjumped, a nice lady volunteeredto watch the nursery but just forone week, bathrooms ready togo, told the man he would talkmore about his mower later andthankfully, he found his sermonnotes in his office.

The service went off well withthe exception of the visitingsoloist who couldn't seem to findthe key she was to sing in and thetwelve-year-old boy in the frontrow started to giggle and well,you know what happened. Yes,it spread throughout the wholechurch! The visiting songstressbroke down in tears and ran outthe back doors of the sanctuary.Other than these events, just anormal service.

The benediction was given and,in the pastor’s mind, thoughts ofa nice lunch followed by a littlenap were being looked forwardto. Everyone had been spoke to,hands had been shaken and onlyone hand left to shake. Yep, youguessed correctly. "Pastor, thatwas absolutely the worst sermonyou've ever preached. Did youstudy at all? Where did you getthose illustrations? You neverlooked at me one time. Youmispronounced eight words."On and on she went. Being closeto exhaustion and withoutthinking too much the pastorlooked straight at her andoffered this, "Ms. Gurty, howabout we burn the church downto the ground, fire the pastor,and remove everybody from themembership except yourfamily?" Someday the pastorI'm telling you about may sharethe rest of this story.

On many occasions those whoare the most critical of otherspossess the very faults theyabhor. The next time we may betempted to critique another'sbehavior or thoughts let us lookat ourselves first. Look at St.Luke 6:41-42

"THE CHAPLAIN'S CORNER"By Chaplain Rick

Logs and Splinters

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Well, here we are Cash and myself taking our earlymorning walk at The Cloisters. This month NormaEhmer showed me a beautiful rose blooming justoutside the dining room. It is nestled in a profusionof red spurge. Such a great find. Thanks so much,Norma, for the suggestion.

This rose is aCarefree Beauty.Floribunda in habitand style. Developedabout 1977 byGriffith Buck. Hewas a master ofcreating hardy,disease resistant,repeat blooming,and fragrant roses.He might be proudof this particularCarefree Beautybecause it has

survived in a not so good location. Maybe it’ssurvival is because it is surrounded by a Red Spurge.If you look closely in the picture you can see thedeep burgundy foliage with the very small whiteblooms typical of the Red Spurge.

This next is anA m a r y l l i s ,(Hippeastrum xHybridum). Anative of SouthAmerica andbelongs to theAmaryllidaceaefamily. They arec o n s i d e r e drough, reliable

bulbs that require little care. In early spring after arequired winter rest period, the bulbs typicallyproduce one to three leafless stalks (scapes), eachwith two or more trumpet-shaped flowers. Thisparticular plant produces double flowers in boldwhite and red stripes. Not your standard solid redvariety. There are several blooming right now inBrema Seemann’s front yard at #20. She broughtthese from her former home. Thanks so much,Brema for sharing these beautiful blossoms withyour new Cloisters family.

A Walk around The Cloistersby Suzanne Hartness

Happy thoughts coming your way!!

VILLA LUNCHEONBy Claire Carlson

The March Villa Luncheon was held in the Club House on March 10th with many Villa residents inattendance. We were treated to a delicious grilled steak lunch prepared perfectly by our own Grill

master Randy, assisted by Cheryl and served by the Dining and Activities staff.

Our hostesses from Concierge Care, Tiffany Mercardo and Kindred at Home, Ann Tracey, presented a fun and informativeprogram on enhancing our mental capabilities. Suggestions such as doing puzzles, staying involved with activities andsocializing were just a few discussed. We also participated in a fun Bingo game that involved answering questionsabout our life experiences. As a result, we now know more about one another.

We are fortunate to have the services of these two organizations available to us in the community when needed. Villaresidents be sure and sign up for the next luncheon, they are always informative and great socialization.

Our Family Photographs

St Pats Day Kitchen Band

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Happy Birthday Ruth Cate!

Thanks, Tyrone for these great Bar BQ Ribs

Kitchen Band St Pats Day

Chair Zumba Instructor Everybody has fun with Zumba!

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A LABOR OF LOVE…

By Claire Carlson

THE AVIARY

Ever wonder who cares for thebeautiful birds that reside in the Aviaryon the third floor? Well, wonder nomore, her name is Cindy McFadzen,aka, “The Bird Lady” and she has beenproviding and caring for the variousbirds for six years here at TheCloisters. She actually worked inhousekeeping at The Cloisters tenyears ago.

Cindy’s mother had canaries when shewas growing up, so having birds in thehouse became the norm for Cindy.When she and her family were living inConnecticut, Cindy had an Aviaryconsisting of 1,000 birds. Amongstthese birds were a breeding pair ofrare parrots that produced 8-12 babiesat a time and sold for $500 each.Cindy sold the parrots along with otherbirds on her own, as well as throughpet stores. This enterprise put herchildren through college.

If you manage to catch her on cleaningday, it is fascinating to watch her enterthe cage and do her thing. She oftenchanges the entire décor of the cage,adding items to keep the birds activeand interested in their surroundings.She observes the birds to make surethey are staying healthy and happy.

The very colorful birds are known as;Lady Gouldian finches or Rainbowfinches. They come from Australia andare on the endangered list in the wildthere. There are males and femaleswith the males tending to be brighterin color. The juveniles look tan untilthey molt at about 6 months. Theyhave a quiet song and live around 10years.

There are also a pair of canaries thatoriginate from the Azores/CanaryIslands, ours are the American Singervariety and they live 10 – 15 years.They love to sing and have beenknown to harass Rev. Rick. We alsohave Society Finches which are abreed of domestic Finch and are all

white, dark and mixed, along with apair of Strawberry Finches. There is abeautiful Red Cheeked Cordon Bluethat Cindy will provide a mate foreventually.

Please take the time to visit thesebeautiful birds, enjoy their songs andchatter with them… they love companyand music. It is interesting andtherapeutic to sit and observe theselovely beings.

Cindy also provides the fish and careof our fish tanks.

TIDBITS: The birds love dark greensand orange slices. There are percheson the front right and left sides of theAviary door where you can secure aslice of orange or large leaf of lettuce.Stand back and watch them enjoy atreat.

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The DeLand Area Chamber of Commerce and

MainStreet DeLand Association present a fun,

community event called, ANYTHING THAT FLOATS.

The race will launch and end at the Lake Beresford

Yacht Club. Teams may push, pull, paddle, shimmy or

even sway their vessel to the finish line!! Awards will

be given for: 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place finishers

as well as, "Best Decorated" and "Fastest Sinker"!

Historic Downtown

DeLand District

Saturday

April 8th 2017

1pm-1am

OVER 150 ACTS ON 28 STAGES

(Subject To Change)

A 12 hour Original Music & Art Festivalconsisting of:

Rock, Folk, Blues, Americana, Jazz,Country, Metal and more

In addition to over 40 Art Displays andvarious vendors

"ITS MUSICAL

MAYHEM

AT ITS BEST"A Monumental Celebration of the

Creativity of Music & Art!

Pets are ok at all outside stages!

April 22,2017

Lake BeresfordYacht Club

1961 Hontoon Rd,

DeLand

First Boat

Launches

at 10am

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Books for SaleDon’t Let the White Hair Fool you

$6.00Ice Massage $26.00

No Shipping, Handling, Tax. Check or Cash

Harold Packman, Apt. #319 386-279-0961

Please allow 4-6 Days for Delivery.Thank you

Note Cards for SaleTom Davis Original Art

Box of 4 cards and envelopes $5.00Available at The Cloisters Front Desk

All proceeds go to charity.

Resident ClassifiedsBuy/Sell/Trade/ Announcements

Place ad with contact info in Box at Dining Room Entrance. Or call Suzanne at 386-690-9058

Fresh Pecans$8/ Pound + shipping

if mailed.

Anyone interested in a Landscape/Gardening Team?The team would participate in gardening projects around The Cloisters!!

Let’s Keep It Beautiful!!! Sign up Sheet in Lobby

To Order: Jeanette Otto #112

386-279-3415Or Call Copeland Farms

229-995-2848

Surround SoundPackage

1 Front Speaker 4 Side Speaker1 Sub-Woofer

Highly Rated ENERE>System

$100Call: Cliff Mearkle

386-873-4467

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