What wonderful weather we are having at Woodlands. It has been another week of sunshine, rainbows and celebrating St Georges Day. We have had plenty of opportunity to enjoy the fantastic gardens and courtyard at Woodlands.
On Monday 20th. April we participated in the energetic chair-based exercises. Then we managed an amazing 100 words in an ‘April Showers’ word search, after smashing our own agreed target of 50 words.
In the afternoon we enjoyed Spring garden walks and tea in the
garden with a quiz.
Additionally, we decided to rewrite a well-known song to reflect the impact of the pandemic on our lives here at Woodlands. Please see below the Woodlands very own pandemic version of ‘We’ll Meet Again!’
We’ll Meet Again:
Rewritten by Woodlands Residents: Len, Peter, Diane, Iris M. Kath T. Ann and Margaret V. for the Pandemic 20.04.20
We’ll meet Again,
When It’s Safe To Again
We Miss You, But We
Love You Just The Same!….
Keep Smiling Through,
Just Like You Always Do
No Virus Will Beat Us Ever
Come What May!….
So Won’t You Please Say Hello,
To The Folks That I Know,
Tell Them I’m Safe And Well!….
So We’re Sending Our Love
And All Our Virtual Hugs
Wishing You Well!
We’ll meet Again,
When it’s Safe to Again
We Miss You, but We
Love You Just The Same!….
Helga, Len and Iris also completed a complete tour of the garden and admired the bluebells.
Quiz in the garden with Margaret R, Peter, Iris, Ken, Diane, Kath T and Ann
On Tuesday 21st. April we celebrated the Queen’s 94th. Birthday with a Royal Reminiscence activity. Ahead of International Earth Day we also enjoyed an Earth themed quiz and then in the afternoon in the lovely Spring sunshine and fresh air we planted seedlings. We planted sunflowers, zinnias, asters, lettuce and even some seeds from our very own magnolia tree in the courtyard.
Iris, Tess and Ann planted the seeds.
Iris watered the planted pots.
Len was also keen to demonstrate his ‘Green fingers!’
On Wednesday 22nd. April we got very active with our chair based aerobics and then in the afternoon with the wonderful weather were able to enjoy the giant crossword alfresco.
On Thursday 23rd. April we celebrated St. Georges Day with a Great British quiz and colour therapy during the morning. We also arranged the fresh flowers that arrived.
Tess coloured in her own ‘St. George.’
In the afternoon we enjoyed a dramatic play in the courtyard that retold the legend of St. George acted out by the staff.
We then enjoyed being the dragon and St. George!
Joan the sweetest dragon!
Elwyn as St. George!
Margaret enjoyed the Old English sing-a-long.
We all enjoyed the St. George cupcakes and traditional scones with jam cream and fresh strawberries!
On Friday 24th. April we enjoyed a Cornish themed day with a Cornish quiz in the morning. This was followed by cider and pasty tasting in the courtyard garden with music by Fisherman’s Friends in the afternoon.
Len, Iris, Margaret and Peter enjoyed the ciders.
Kath M. was very taken with the redberries and lime variety!
On Saturday, we enjoyed quiz, word search and board games in the main lounge.
One Sunday, we continued to enjoy the fantastic weather when the Arts and Crafts Club in the courtyard.
