Archive for April, 2018

A long time ago I was persuaded to do a season of the Proms in the Albert Hall. I slept through all of them, except for the last night. Something about live music that just makes me nod off.

Joyce enjoys live music in much the same way as me…

When we live in the moment, confusion can fall away. There are no memories to try to recall, no worries about the future, just the joy of being –  and enjoying the moment.

This afternoon, in the cottage the art club was exploring perspective, and in the Lodge residents were absorbed in a live music performance.

Two communities with a single ethos, to help our residents in their search for meaning, something that unifies us all, whether we live with dementia or not.

Our builders have been working hard to extend the final Cottage bedroom to be equipped with a level wet-room, and to create some more workspace for the management team. Today they started on surfacing the new roof, which means that soon the scaffolding will be coming down and we can see how it will look. The new room can’t be finished quickly enough, we already have someone looking forward to living there.

The theme this week was trees: