MAY 2016
The Victorian
389 Orleans Rd., North Chatham, MA 02650 Tel:- 508 945 1211 [email protected]
In the Merry, Merry Month of May
Daily Schedule
7-9am- Breakfast
11am –Word GameLobby
11am –Exercise-Pub
(Mon, Tues, Thurs. Fri)
We have a very busy month coming up. With
Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day and Memorial
Day, there is plenty to celebrate.
We have entertainers each Wednesday
afternoon- including the return of Harry French
(7th) from his winter in Florida. Our other
entertainers include Ethan Stone (4th), Ken
LeRay (18th), Paul Ashley (25thth) and Liz
Saunders is our headline entertainer for our
Memorial Day Picnic (a little early on the 27th).
As has become traditional, we will each have
‘an interest’ in both The Kentucky Derby on the
7th of May and The Preakness on the 21st.
Although no expectations that there will be a
Triple Crown winner like last year’s American
Pharaoh.
Noon-Lunch
A Special Lunch will be served on May 8th for
Mother’s Day.
2:00pm- see calendar
I leave you with a favorite Mother’s Day quote!
for details
4:00pm-Trivia- Lobby
"There never was a child so lovely but his mother
was glad to get him asleep."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
I hope to see you at our special events.
5pm- Supper
Carolyn
Carolyn Wass, Executive Director
May 2016
‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’ by
Wordsworth was the poem I had to learn
as a young child. It was posted on the
classroom wall. What did you have to
memorize?
The Walrus and The Carpenter- Lewis CarrollJean
"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax-Of cabbages--and kings-And why the sea is boiling hot-And whether pigs have wings."
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner- Samuel
Taylor Coleridge- Gene (all 54 verses!)
In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud,
It perched for vespers nine;
Whiles all the night, through fog-smoke white,
Glimmered the white moonshine."
`God save thee, ancient Mariner,
From the fiends that plague thee thus! Why look'st thou so?' -"With my crossbow
I shot the Albatross."
Old Ironsides- Oliver Wendell HolmesCorinne
Her deck, once red with heroes’ blood,
Where knelt the vanquished foe,
When winds were hurrying o’er the flood,
And waves were white below,
No more shall feel the victor’s tread,
Or know the conquered knee; —
The harpies of the shore shall pluck
The eagle of the sea!
The Children’s Hour by Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow- I was a nervous wreck reciting
it in front of the class- Bev
Between the dark and the daylight,
When the night is beginning to lower,
Comes a pause in the day's occupations,
That is known as the Children's Hour.
I hear in the chamber above me
The patter of little feet,
The sound of a door that is opened,
And voices soft and sweet.
The Lady of The Lake- Sir Walter ScottAda
A little skiff shot to the bay,
That round the promontory steep
Led its deep line in graceful sweep,
Eddying, in almost viewless wave,
The weeping willow twig to rave,
And kiss, with whispering sound and slow,
The beach of pebbles bright as snow.
The boat had touched this silver strand
Just as the Hunter left his stand,
And stood concealed amid the brake,
To view this Lady of the Lake.
The maiden paused, as if again
She thought to catch the distant strain.
With head upraised, and look intent,
And eye and ear attentive bent,
And locks flung back, and lips apart,
Like monument of Grecian art,
In listening mood, she seemed to stand,
The guardian Naiad of the strand.
In Flanders Fields by John McRae- Joan - we
had to learn it and stand and recite it all
together
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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On May 21 1927 the Spirit of St. Louis
landed in Paris as the first plane to cross
the Atlantic. Do you have an interesting
story about flying?
I’ve flown once. My husband and I went to a
family wedding in Florida, travelling by car.
We had to return home quickly; so we came
by plane. My husband was so terrified; he
stared at an open magazine, without turning
the pages. I enjoyed every minute! – Corinne
No. All safe landings!- Oliver
I flew in a Sikorski, built in Stratford, CT –the
year I was born- Ada
In 1970 the Goodyear Blimp came to
Chatham Airport and stayed for about a
month. We were lucky to be invited to go
for a ride. The most amazing ride- no noise,
just floating over Chatham. We came down
and several workers with long ropes pulled
the blimp down. One of the most amazing
rides our family ever had.- Bev
May 18th is International Museum Day.
What museums have you visited and do
you have a favorite exhibit?
In Washington, DC- the U.S. Mint - Ada
Yale Gallery- permanent Modern Art
collection- Milly
When living in Paris, I saw the Mona Lisa
at the Louvre- John
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston- and
perhaps the Impressionists- Joan r
Isabella Gardiner Museum. What stunning
architecture!- Corinne
Marconi Museum in Chatham and the
Smithsonian in DC- Helen
My Uncle John Maus took me to the
Philadelphia Museum of Art when I was 10
or 12 years of age on a winter Sunday
afternoon. When we entered the room
which housed the Impressionists collection,
I was transformed into an art museum buff
for life- Maryanne
I went to the Museum of Fine Arts in
Boston to the Egyptian exhibit. It was
glorious- Ginny
In Springfield, MA we visited the Quadrangle
which had 5-7 different themed museumsGene
Years ago we flew to Amsterdam to visit my
cousin. We travelled everywhere and saw
everything. What I remember most is the Van
Gogh Museum. The paintings were beautifulBev
The first fountain pen was patented in
May 1827. Did you use a fountain pen
at school or work and did you enjoy
learning cursive writing?
Used a fountain pen both at school
and at work. I enjoyed using a
fountain pen in business and socially
as situations required. Cursive writing
was a new challenge- and enjoyable ,
I think- Oliver
I used a fountain pen at school, where
I learned cursive writing- Helen
No fountain pens in school- but some
at work. Loved cursive writing – but
still wrote backhand! – Dorothy
We started cursive , writing the letters
of the alphabet over and over- Gene
I could not get the www and ooo
right. Still can’t!- Ginny
The thing I remember is all the ‘push
and pull’ s-- Joan
We learned to use pen and ink in
High School- Ada
In third grade I learned to use a
wooden pen with a removable point,
using ink in an inkwell. Now I use a
retractable pen -Corinne