Friday 13th

Started off with knit and natter in the library- Christina, our volunteer looks after the ladies and they teach her to knit!  

To continue our valentines week theme, we had Derek playing the piano after lunch followed by Doug and his amazing Yamaha sound system, with a mixture of ballads and old favourites.  

Thursday ....

Finishing off the valentine decorations for the home today which many of the residents have helped to make ...

Charity came in to style everyone's hair ..,, Nadia was here for the weekly general knowledge quiz in the lounge and later, the school volunteers popped in for the weekly scrabble competitions!   

Meanwhile David started on a jigsaw which was great fun though it took a while to get the outside edges done!

Happy valentines.....

Jenny and Roy arranged a lovely tea party in the lounge on Tuesday to celebrate valentines this week.  Jenny made some heart shaped cakes, sandwiches, sausage rolls and cheese straws- we had romantic music, lots of  visitors and fun. Many thanks jenny and Roy

Spring is sprung

No keep fit this week (sues on holiday) so we arranged a walk in the grounds for anyone who wanted to!  Peggy, David and Anne were the only willing participants ....we admired the gardens, picked some spring flowers and listened to the birdsong in the trees.

Goodbye January

Remembering dear lucille

A week ago today it was Lucilles funeral at the village church at penshurst. Lovely service for a very special lady.  Seems strange her not being around, she always had

a cheery word and positive outlook on life!

Art and craft tues

Making valentine decorations today, making a start for the festivities next month...and Marie was presented with a lovely blanket hand made by jenny

First signs of spring

Arrived at work the other morning to see these lovely delicate flowers 

Happy birthday Joan

Had a lovely time with Joan today- her family visited, lots of cards and presents, party in the lounge with candles and cake too.  told us she was thirty today - who are we to argue ?

End of the day...

Colouring finished, iris enjoying a dance with katerina at her party and a beautiful sunset 

Snookered..

The weekend staff set up the snooker table Karen bought before Christmas and it has proved a hit, especially with the boys ...

Happy monday

It was Iris's birthday today and she had two cakes made for her plus a tea party in the lounge this afternoon!

Goodbye Marise

And god bless ...

Lovely service on Tuesday Marise was fondly remembered by family and friends 

Katerina' art class

Keeping busy with pens and paper always a relaxing way to spend the afternoon!

No time to get 'board' here....

Happy birthday Joan s

Lovely day celebrating Joan's birthday today - her family came along in the afternoon and Derek the pianist was on form to turn afternoon tea into a party!!

A talk by Dennis Penfold

A bit of social history brought to MEH by mr Penfold today in the form of an illustrated talk about the Rusthall VAD Hospital.  

Guest of honour was patty as she remembers it well and used to be taken along in her pushchair by her mother who worked there!  Bearing in mind patty is now in her 101st year it is amazing what memories she has of that time ....

Standing room only!!

Collage fun

With jenny today back after the  Xmas break ... We decided to start a collage to decorate the hallway ....jenny supplied the homemade cake and we had a jolly time.  When it's finished we will of course display our masterpiece!

And these are the results ...

...after a night in the chiller 

Banana biscuits ...

Katerina is showing the residents how to make banana biscuits ... Later chocolate will be poured over and they will chill in the fridge ...

Magic painting!

Love the new magic painting sets...

Heads shoulders knees and toes...

Back into the swing if 2015 with a keep fit workout - designed for good balance and posture... 

Friday feeling...

...a bit cold and sunny...the knit and natterers met in the library and chose some new wool to create with (Karens been to hobbycraft again!) we discussed works events and shared our memories of lucille who sadly passed away on Wednesday- a very lovely lady who will be missed very much.

Later, after lunch, Christiana was back after her Xmas break to host the bingo and the general knowledge quiz.  

Derek was tinkering the ivories in the lounge meanwhile,  and discovered Doreen had a beautiful singing voice which he is keen to bring out!  She used to sing with the don glover band - if anyone has heard of them please get in 

Welcome to 2015

We welcomed in the new year with Derek on piano and said a prayer for Marise and Pru who passed away, peacefully this week. They will be greatly missed by all who knew them. 

SKATE !

Tea at the skating rink ....

Marie and Eileen went along to watch the skaters in calverley park today - couldn't persuade them onto the ice but we did stop for a lovely cup of tea at #thesaltbeefco chalet.  

We stayed to watch the ice being prepared for a new session before making our way back to MEH and a warm welcome.

Bert does tunbridge wells ...

 

Colin,  founder of Wings of Freedom paid a visit today to MEH and brought along Bert the tawny owl and a beautiful eagle owl

The residents were enthralled by their beauty and amazing characters !  Colin spent over two hours at the home, answering questions and making sure everyone who wanted to handled one or both of the birds of prey, a unique experience for all of us.

2014 - another year over....!

It has been a year of laughter and sadness, goodbyes and hello's, but never a dull moment.

taking a moment to remember with affection those who have passed away - Win, Connie, Mary F, Helen C, Olive, Grace, Mary H, Helen P, Susan, Jean, Dorothy, Henry and Martina - all missed but not forgotten.

happy christmas 2014 at Mount Ephraim House

starting with sherry, bucks fizz and mince pies in the morning, Mummy Santa (aka Sarah) brought in all the presents for the christmas elves to distribute amongst the residents and guests;  then it was Christmas lunch with all the trimmings, crackers and wine and a few corny jokes!

after the Queen's speech everyone settled down for some entertainment, courtesy of the Karaoke machine, and some fine singing from residents and staff - Mary even started off the dancing!

thank you to Vivienne who hosted Christmas lunch and to our visitors and guests who helped make Christmas special for the residents of MEH.  Of course none of it would be possible without the Care staff who postponed their family Christmas to make sure the residents enjoyed theirs.  all over for another year.....

Karen Cooper, wrap star.........

Manager Karen, arrived at work early Christmas morning to find her office completely under cover! the staff had crept in at dead of night to wrap everything in sight - filing cupboards, desk and chair, even the door to her office! arranged on top of the desk were Christmas presents, cakes and goodies. if anything was going to stop her working for at least one day of the year, the staff were determined to do it!   nothing else for it but to pour the bucks fizz and join in the fun.

 

 

Festive fun- the MEH Residents Christmas party...

Grateful thanks to the rotary club carol singers who entertained us all!

On  Friday 19th December we enjoyed our annual party at mount Ephraim which was well attended and everyone had a great time.  Special thanks to Amanda our chef and her team in the kitchen for the most amazing food, Roy and jenny for manning the bar (and jenny for making a spectacular Christmas cake etc) and everyone who helped to clear away afterwards!