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By SUE GUTSCH

St. Luke Living Center correspondent

April 27-May 3

The living center bakers used a hometown recipe Friday morning from Phyllis Algeo of Savannah, Ohio, who uses applesauce for her cookies from fruit grow on trees planted by Johnny Appleseed.

In the afternoon, there was elbow-to-elbow bingo with Magdalen Dvorak calling. Our large group included Agnes Bina's daughter, Jane and husband Gene of Augusta and Carol Tinnan, a cousin of Amelia's of Salina. Bill Schimpf also was here to play and help his mom, Gertrude. And last but not least, we were happy to welcome the kolaches.

We finished "building" our greeting card May baskets (36 total) Saturday afternoon and filled them with large M&Ms and small silk flowers. There was a discussion about Arbor Day and the official tree of each state, including the tulip tree of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

The beautiful weather Saturday initiated our impromptu lunch out of doors for six residents and Sunday noon found even more people enjoying their meal in the courtyard.

Our Sunday afternoon guest ministry was in the capable hands of the Marion Christian Church family.

Monday's main event was the April birthday party as we honored Josephine Stroda, whose daughter, JoAnn Fitzpatrick brought and served a delicious white cake made with strawberries and nuts and served with ice cream.

Mental muscle was used Tuesday morning to play categories, making lists of words that can precede ball, events and sights of April, and things associated with Easter. We thought of 52 balls, including matzo and lint.

As the Wilder family sat by the large stove on a winter evening, Almanzo thought about popcorn as he ate from the big dishpan full Royal had popped in the big wire popper. As we read, the young "Farmer Boy" raised our eyebrows as he recalled, "You can fill a glass full to the brim with milk and fill another glass of the same size brimful of popcorn and then you can put all the popcorn kernel by kernel into the milk, and the milk will not run over." Our group was a little skeptical and suggested a living center experiment.

We've been working in the courtyard when we're able. Last week we used hoes, rakes, shovels, and watering cans as we put the tiny plants we'd started into the ground. Aline brought a miniature rose to add to our fledgling flower garden.

Nine members of the resident council met Wednesday afternoon to exchange ideas and information. Khrista announced May 13-19 is National Nursing Home Week and part of our observance will be a noon family hot dish meal May 17.

Our large dining room will get a fresh coat of paint soon, plus new window valances. A new television set plus wooden cabinet will replace the present entertainment center. There are more exciting projects "on the burner" and we'll write about them when they're closer to reality.

Our handsome white van loaded with 12 lunch-bunchers drove to Lincolnville Thursday noon between showers. The Chipped Cup Café staff was familiar to many of the residents and we enjoyed the plateful of large cream puffs brought to our table.

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