another hay load paid for. so i willlllllllllll. get 4 more signed books figured out today for thank you gifts...---- and a huge thanks to the senior living place who is now organized to collect $1.00 from 10 residents monthly.....so they can stay "involved" in the rescues...and the explore cameras....( they have A PERSON TO WORK THE TV) rescues as of now has become dane rescue--- apparently a friend of janines did rescue the ?sister of pasta...and she is now in this area also... i. am sure we can organize a reunion. on camera........ i have started her on the spoon bit too.... elizabeth already has 4 rescues-- one a dane....
yesterdays merry wanderings lead me to noting the huge difference between the atmosphere of senior drop in centers that we go to.... the mood gets set very quickly by the receptionist between "hi, come on in. there's chairs and coffee i will be with you in a minute". and "hello- there are people here- i can't talk right now" both of which happened to me in. the past few days.. the Hello person was perfectly dressed...and the place was Quiet--- library quiet..... the Hi person very practically dressed.---- pity being that the extremely well dressed one would probably be hired first but .. in my opinion runs the least interesting drop in center. -- and then there is the other extreme totally discheveled- talking far too fast for me to get every word....but all 32 of "her people" were actively engaged as she ran around taking pictures and making conversation... the place rattled with activity... i am not sure why some think that old folk need library quiet--\-- and quiet is isolating...being deaf is isolating anyway regardless of age. and another in my opinion.......there is another geographic difference-- when you go in the first door.... the sooner and warmer you are greeted the better.... so the receptionist desk should be readily accessible.. covid presents alot of necessary variations--- but topsfield has a very lovely senior center all set up with scrabble and coffee... after you go thru a door, down a hall with doors to other town offices... like "assessors office" to a poorly marked but very nice new elevator to the 3rd floor-- brightly lit new construction behind a shut door... labeled meeting... lovely people--- cheerful and pleasent.... but the handicap parking was one heck of a hike to the scrabble set. there are such variations... amesbury -- nice place immediately you are in a coffee shop atmosphere which may or may not be the bus station... danvers-- immediately you are in a "big room with people". and the receptionist is right there to direct you to places in the building. most all have activities directors and some, a chef,and an exercise person every day. and 131 out of 133 have a black "smart tv"- 130 have lost the remote----one place said it was too expensive to run ....-- our camera people came up with.. monthly cost of tv was about $3.
i am still. waiting for some stroke of brilliance.. why cant the tv's be more user friendly.? that is because they are designed to do too much...4000 chanels if you can find the one you want..
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