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Hi there, I’m Jett! You might have seen me wagging around the cottage recently. Traveling, visiting the cottage, and saying hi to everyone are some of my absolute favorite things to do—well, besides munching on my kibble! My full name is Jett Von Prufenpuden. Fancy, right? I’m a Giant Schnauzer, and my birthday is on […]
Here at the Cottage, we celebrated Mother’s Day in style! On the Friday before, we had a happy hour with tea sandwiches and mini pastries. A family member showed a well known and loved movie for the residents, which they loved! Residents were also given an opportunity to participate in a project called “These Hands”, […]
Our creative residents were busy creating this past month! Many of our projects were centered around flowers since April showers brought the May flowers. Residents also had the chance to learn and play the kazoo, which brought lots of laughter and memories! We also studied Leonardo da Vinci in honor of his birthday in May. […]
1909 Spokane Washington, a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd, whose father was a Civil War veteran, raise her and her five siblings after her mother dies in childbirth. The idea came to her in 1909 while attending a Mother’s Day sermon in church. She thought her father should have a similar church service to honor […]
Easter gave us reason to decorate our hallways with beautiful artwork. Residents painted masterful watercolor Easter eggs and created beautiful bunny signs. We also honored Vincent van Gogh’s birthday by learning about him and creating our version of Starry Night! [envira-gallery id=”6275″]
We had an egg-celent Easter season here at the cottage! We received a visit from the Easter bunny, who handed out treat-filled Easter eggs to each resident. On Good Friday residents were hoppy to participate in an Easter egg hunt, where they won cottage cash, prizes, and candy. Lillian found the grand golden goose egg […]
The month of February was full of love and fun! We celebrated through most of the month with themes of hearts and Valentine’s Day activities. We hosted our entertainers of Maggie Sings, and they performed a series of love songs to start off our Valentine’s Day party. Then a few days later, we continued our […]
There is never a draught of creativity here at the cottage, and the residents are always so proud of themselves. If you’ve walked down out art hallway in the last month, you may have seen little leprechauns, acrylic shamrocks, and abstract watercolors! [envira-gallery id=”6072″]
We all know this day, another day added to the calendar! This year we celebrated in a silly fashion. Our “leap” year party was full of frogs and fun. We talked about past leap years and enjoyed some frog decorated cupcakes! [envira-gallery id=”6067″]
Residents and staff rejoiced as we received another visit from our favorite puppies at TLC Rescue! We always look forward to meeting some cute animals and are honored to assist in their socialization to prepare them for adoption. This day we saw 2 small Australian Shepherds and 2 bully mixes. Everyone was full of joy […]
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