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    1. [DBY]Story on Swadlincote to warm the cockles ;-)
    2. Nivard Ovington

    3. A nice story on a care home in Swadlincote https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-45118383?SThisFB Perhaps more "pen pals" could do more for other care homes ? -- Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

    08/11/2018 02:33:17
    1. [DBY]Re: Story on Swadlincote to warm the cockles ;-)
    2. Jane Taylor

    3. How wonderful that is-especially the obviously child written cards at the end. Maybe the tradition will now be revived! Regards Jane Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Nivard Ovington Sent: 11 August 2018 21:33 To: derbysgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [DBY]Story on Swadlincote to warm the cockles ;-) A nice story on a care home in Swadlincote https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-45118383?SThisFB Perhaps more "pen pals" could do more for other care homes ? -- Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/derbysgen Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

    08/11/2018 04:08:51
    1. [DBY]Re: Story on Swadlincote to warm the cockles ;-)

    3. So sweet. I shared it on FB, it might encourage other homes/people to try something similar. —WendyE, who spent the afternoon outdoors in the heat of Colorado wrestling an ill placed (previous homeowner) wisteria vine into submission. It was trying to strangle the Aspen’s next to it. The vine must be about 20yrs old, the age of the house, it has a roughly 12” trunk at the base. I think after I get it pruned down the landscaper will have to remove it, if at all possible. It has nowhere to go, it’s in the wrong place, a narrow bed between my garden and my neighbors. Many trees and plants the former owner put in are the wrong plant/in the wrong place. Still, there have been some nice surprises..mainly spring bulbs, big red poppies, snapdragons and hollyhocks. The flowers of my childhood in Derbyshire. > > From: Nivard Ovington > Sent: 11 August 2018 21:33 > To: derbysgen@rootsweb.com > Subject: [DBY]Story on Swadlincote to warm the cockles ;-) > A nice story on a care home in Swadlincote > > https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-45118383?SThisFB > > Perhaps more "pen pals" could do more for other care homes ? > > Nivard Ovington

    08/11/2018 04:32:01
    1. [DBY]Re: Story on Swadlincote to warm the cockles ;-)
    2. ANNE

    3. Fabulous idea! I took a 98 year old friend for lunch yesterday - her biggest complaint at her retirement home is that she has no-one to have an intelligent conversation with because her friends there are suffering dementia. If postcards help to delay dementia I'm all for it! Anne -----Original Message----- From: Nivard Ovington Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2018 4:33 PM To: derbysgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [DBY]Story on Swadlincote to warm the cockles ;-) A nice story on a care home in Swadlincote https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-45118383?SThisFB Perhaps more "pen pals" could do more for other care homes ? -- Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/derbysgen Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

    08/11/2018 04:29:08
    1. [DBY]Re: Story on Swadlincote to warm the cockles ;-)

    3. I have a retired Service Dog and we used to spend an hour twice a week at an elder care home providing "Canine Therapy" to the residents. I met some lovely people, many of whom could not remember us from our last visit, but most clearly loved a visit with my Labrador Retriever. Unfortunately the "office politics" of the management made us forgo further visits - although I did consider filing a complaint against the management, I couldn't see that it would help the patients any. It was distressing to see some of my former co-workers as "residents" in this facility. They get basic care but most don't have any advocates for their health care or even physical therapy. Still, a guest could "sign out" a resident to take them to lunch or a daytime movie. This is not normally a problem unless one of the "residents" has escaped - then the whole facility may be closed to visitors. I was able to take a former co-worker out to lunch a couple of times. She really enjoyed a chance to talk about "old times" with someone who didn't have to run off to oversee another client. Lou ----- Original Message ----- From: "ANNE" <granne@cogeco.ca> To: "derbysgen" <derbysgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2018 3:29:08 PM Subject: [DBY]Re: Story on Swadlincote to warm the cockles ;-) Fabulous idea! I took a 98 year old friend for lunch yesterday - her biggest complaint at her retirement home is that she has no-one to have an intelligent conversation with because her friends there are suffering dementia. If postcards help to delay dementia I'm all for it! Anne -snip-

    09/07/2018 11:24:40