welcome..

to new resident, Ken, who has now been with us for a week and settling in well.

play your cards right!

friday afternoon bingo with christiane, followed by a festive themed quiz which this week celebrated the last day of christmas. doreen and olive joined in later, but pictured here are helen, susan,phyll,ann,marie, patty, lucille, eric and philip -

meanwhile, jean and joan played their cards right with the boss!

sunset, just

anyone for scrabble...

eric, sheila and marie, taking this game very seriously! Patty was also playing but nipped out to have her hair done half way through so missed out on the photo call. very impressive result with everyone using all their letters, covering the whole board and very respectable scores - think they all tied in the end for first place!

another satisfied customer...

jean has just had her hair styled in the salon!

first signs of spring?

blue sky and sunshine today (at least for a while) and the first signs that spring is in the air appeared at mount ephraim house - freshly mowed lawn, indoor spring bulbs on the window sill and first flowers in the garden...

computer research...

olive enjoyed researching family history today, with Jane our regular computer instructor. later Hester, marie, and iris spent time with jane on their particular favourite subjects.

back to work with 'motivattion'

cathy came today for the first motivation session of the year - well attended class!!

jigsaw therapy!

someone has been finishing the jigsaws!! one is a lovely 1960's toybox puzzle and the other, an old fashioned sweets puzzle - very nostalgic!

merry christmas mount ephraim house residents

santa's reindeer has brought all the presents, tree's are up and lights flashing.. merry christmas to everyone!

rusthall church carol singers...

...brightened up the lounge today with their singing - a mixture of adults and children, male and female, came to mount ephraim and entertained our residents.

afterwards, we had mulled wine and mince pies courtesy of sheila and gemma in the kitchen, so thanks to everyone involved and happy christmas!

rotary club singers 2011

group photo of the lovely group from the twells rotary club who came to sing carols for mount ephraim on tuesday evening - getting everyone into the christmas spirit. residents had song sheets too and many joined in with the choir. a big thankyou to robin who organized everyone and to adam who managed to rustle up some delicious mince pies and a bottle of sherry!

christmas saxophone!

jacqui came to play her silver sax to the residents this week as part of the christmas celebrations, incorporating some carols into her repertoire. patty, eric and olive agreed to provide some backup but grace still prefers her knitting & eric was very engrossed by the look on his face!

look forward to seeing jacqui again in the new year...

variety hour...

 .....with Sue today, involved a tin of chocolates and the poem 'twas the night before christmas' !!

elsewhere in the house we had scrabble club, lots of visitors and more christmas decorating.

the MEH Residents Christmas Party 2011

some pictures to be going on with...more to follow

it was a lovely evening, great food, lots to drink and doug wake got everyone into the christmas spirit with some hearty carol singing..
thank you to everyone who turned up!

music for health...

heather is from 'music for health' and aimed to get our residents into the christmas spirit
starting with the colourful party hats! soon everyone (or nearly everyone, grace preferred to keep knitting!) was making music, joining in with a music quiz and listening to a variety of music designed for residents well being, finishing with some breathing and relaxation techniques.

meanwhile, christmas calenders...

while the music therapy was in full swing, this is the work of hilda and 'new girl' June, who were encouraged to paint some christmas tree templates and add a 2012 calender to give as a gift..just waiting for the paint to dry.

christmas crafting with julie

iris, marie and marian had a go at filling glass baubles with some lovely glittery/feathery bits - and we put them on the christmas tree in the foyer for all to admire...

chocs away!

elizabeth and joan paid their last visit before xmas, bringing with them cards and gifts of chocs and special biscuits for residents to enjoy.

on behalf of all the residents and staff at meh, we wish them both a very happy, relaxing christmas and look forward to seeing them in 2012 for more anecdotes, poetry and gossip!

all weather studio...

 electricians put the finishing touches to the studio on friday and we now have heat and light so no excuse not to be creating masterpieces at any time! patty especially will be pleased!

decorating the tree...

 ...with the assistance of Pat and Lucille; later jean, and hilda, joined in...

we are busy getting the house ready for the MEH residents and friends christmas party on 15th December so hope to see you all there! if you havent yet received your invitation, dont worry - just turn up!

the staff xmas party!!

held in Palio's in tunbridge wells - everyone enjoyed a good meal & lots to drink - christmas countdown has begun...

marco the magician pays a visit!

thursday afternoon, Marco arrived to find a room full of residents prepared to be entertained and join in with the magic!

front row at the fashion show...

Bonmarche of tonbridge put on a fashion show in the lounge - showing off some of their christmas collection, lots of sparkly bits and velvet ...

BINGO TODAY

bingo with our volunteer christiane -new resident Joyce first game and she won a prize this afternoon... she was joined by eric, doreen, patty, sylvia, marie, helen, susan, marian and olive.

meanwhile, peggy was being entertained by her family in the library, grace was knitting and sheila went out for a walk...

thomas the PAT dog came to see everyone this morning and we had our very own fashion show going on in the lounge - courtesy of bon marche... see photos above

a very glamorous bunch!...

... off to an award ceremony in Brighton this evening. stretch limo picked them up and wont be returning til after 1am this morning.. hope they all win... good luck!