Ellen didn’t win tonight, and she didn’t like my singing either. She let me know, Ellen has a wicked sense of humor. Matt won five different games, he is the runaway Bingo Champion this year.
It was another night of small acts of great kindness.
Ruth wanted a printout of a photo of her on the Lake George Steamboat Thursday for her “hubby,” Kenneth, who is in a rehab facility.
I bought a $299 fireplace/heater insert for the Mansion Great Room at the request of the staff, in cool and cold weather the residents love to sit in the room in the evening, and the fireplace insert crackles and glows and has a safety turn off if the insert warms at all.
The residents have always pleaded for an insert, it feels like a real fire to them.
I scored a victory tonight with Jack. In the three months in which she has been coming to the Bingo games, she has never accepted or wanted a single one of the many prizes I’ve bought and the Army Of Good sends regularly to the Mansion.
I’ve tried just about everything, from stuffed animals to singing flower pots, but no luck until tonight. She accepted a large print novel. Jackie is bright and very serious, Maria got her to laugh and smile tonight. She is quite serious about Bingo and never misses a night. I know what to get her now.
Today, the new easy-to-use lightweight scale arrived at the Mansion, the residents can simply roll up onto it to be weighed, it will save the staff a lot of work. I’ll take a photo when it’s assembled.
The Army Of Good cleaned out the new Amazon Mansion Wish List, Halloween decorations and party plates are on the way. Any personal contributions of Halloween symbols or crafts would be most welcome.
I bought Tim a $40 gift certificate at the Battenkill Book store, he is a little down after his leg amputation, and dealing with some of the aftereffects. He seemed understandably depressed to me, it’s no fun losing a leg. If you’d like you can write him c/o Tim, The Mansion, 11 S. Union Avenue, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816.
Jean loves her new wide sneakers, he feet do not hurt for the first time in many weeks.
Buying book is one of Tim’s absolute loves, the certificate always gets him visiting Battenkill Books.
The refugee/ Mansion fund is unusually low, down to $800. The boat trip, scale and underwear/clothing purchases took a toll. I’d like to get it a bit higher, soccer season approaches.
If you can please consider helping by sending a contribution to the fund c/o Jon Katz, P.O. Box 205, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816, or via Paypal, [email protected]. Please mark the payments for “The Mansion.”
Here is a list of Mansion residents who wish to receive mail. You can write them c/o The Mansion, 11 S. Union Avenue, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816.
Winnie, Ellen, Matt, Mary, Sylvie, Alice, Jean, Madeline, Joan, Allan, Bill, Blanche, Helen, Alanna, Peggie, Dottie, Tim, Jackie, Brenda, Wayne, Ruth.