Butterfly

Each morning residents of Juniper Village celebrate spiritually with Daily Word. On this very special day, our residents enjoyed a visit from Southern Care Hospice volunteers Chris and Pat. They led our Daily Word session with a presentation on the stages of maturation and migration of the Monarch Butterfly. They brought along 6 live butterflies for the residents to observe and enjoy for three days. The messages of maturation and migration were related to the well-known spiritual understanding of the old is gone, the new has come and you/we are a new creation.

 

 

 

Beach Glass Workshop

Recently, residents and community members attended the Beach Glass workshop by artist and author Tami Hritzay.  The community welcomed the beautiful colors of the worn smooth stones and learned how to make a piece of jewelry.  Each attendant received a reusable Juniper bag, in the spirit of recycling!  Re purposing can be a beautiful thing, especially when it involves memories of walking along a beach, sand between the toes and picking out your very own treasure for a soon to be necklace.  With out the luxury of a sandy ocean beach nearby, Tami graciously provided the "jewels".  To learn more about upcoming events, call Juniper Village at 333.4400 or review our monthly calendar through the link on the blog.

 

Home Made Happiness

Today, September 11th, Juniper Village is hosting a quilt show! Local artists brought in quilts, vests, dolls, doilies, and other various pieces. The community has been invited in to enjoy the show. Residents have already begun filtering through and memories of past weaving, knitting and quilting stories can be heard resounding...stop by today by 4pm to enjoy the creativity during friendship month and to celebrate Personal Care Home week and home made happiness!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let's Go For a Boat Ride!

On Friday, July 26th 10 residents, Nurse, Julia Barone and Connections Director, Wendy Vaughn took to the high seas of Pymatuning

Lake for a beautiful afternoon of boating. The 21ft. pontoon worked its way around the lake with Vaughn at the helm for nearly 3 hours.
We enjoyed lunch on the water as we took a scenic tour out of the Espyville Boat Livery north and then changed course southward. The
pontoon eagerly "steamed" under the causeway toward the beaches and cabins on the Ohio side. No need for dead reckoning on this day, as
the weather was perfect for the entire  xcursion—sun, breezes and just enough intermittent cloud cover. The day was filled with smiles and reminiscences of earlier times spent enjoying the amenities of the lake with families and friends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSVP Bake Sale

Jerry Davis, a volunteer with the Retired and Senior Volunteer Corps (RSVP), accepts a monetary donation from Wendy Vaughn, Connections

Director of Juniper Village at Meadville. The money was raised at a recent bake sale to benefit RSVP and the upcoming Senior Ms. contest RSVP is holding. For more information on how to make your donation to support RSVP call 337.4279. Your donation benefit the continuance of programs and services by RSVP and benefit hundreds of Seniors in the
Crawford County area. Volunteerism provides a purpose and supports healthy aging at any age. Call Juniper Village today to learn about our Volunteer opportunities! 333.4400.

Flower Crafting!

Even on Saturday . . .

Residents Dorothy and Ethyl created beautiful Summertime flower arrangements! Dorothy generally shares her creations with her cousin. Ethyl has quite a personal collection she keeps in her apartment. Both ladies are avid crafters, which enriches hearts, minds, spirits and physical bodies. Each time Ethyl attends a crafting session, the first thing she states is, "I'm not very crafty, but I'm here." Soon after she receives a big laugh from those around her. Ethyl always proves her statement to be false as she leaves with something beautiful.

 

 

 

 

Classic Car Cruise In

The first Friday Night Cruise-In was a success! All of the parking spaces out front were taken by Classics and Hot Rods, so a few participants ventured onto the lawn. The cruisers brought their own chairs scattered about to soak in the evening! Music by Kenton Kovich was enjoyed throughout the entire evening. There were a few cruisers who drove from Fairview because they had "heard about it." The Fairview folks brought their own picnic food and gathered under the huge tree in the front yard!

Yogi from Baer's Corvettes in Linesville gave a guided tour through all of the car...what a super treat!

We even had a few "drive-throughs" from interested passers by and lots of folks slowed down on their way by. Residents were out and about all evening. The porch remained full. They were seated in the yard listening to the music, too. And of course they were walking about the cars. Residents were even seen peering out their bedroom windows, observing the fun from afar.

Exhibitors received our new Juniper bags as Wendy Vaughn, Connections Director toted around the root beer wagon.  Join us each Friday evening at 5pm, weather permitting. The Cruise in is open to the pubilic.