Sophie and I spent a lovely time this afternoon with the residents. When we arrived we went looking for Harriet, but found she was in the day room. They were just finishing up playing bingo. Harriet was so happy to see Sophie as she misses her dog dearly and quite frankly she was not playing … Continue reading The Birches at Concord
Clough Center
Reese is getting very comfortable with her visits. Today when we got to the center and walked in the door she was wagging her tail in excited anticipation. She really loves the pets, and I relented and let some residents give her a treat which made it even more fun for her. She took them … Continue reading Clough Center
Clough Center
Today's visit we brought candy canes with a tag that said "Merry Christmas, Love Lucy & Pam". Our hopes that it would bring a little bit of Christmas cheer to the residents. Some were delighted to pick a candy cane from the basket. Some other said "no thank you". We did our visits and noticed … Continue reading Clough Center
Henniker Community School
Sage and I visited the 2nd graders at HCS who were celebrating Grinch Day. I made a makeshift horn tied on Sage's head so that she would look like the Grinch's dog Max. The kids loved Sage and she did well with them. We visited 3 classrooms and a class in the school library. I … Continue reading Henniker Community School
Clough Center, New London, NH
After being away for two weeks and catching up on unfinished business Lucy and I were able to have a short visit at the Clough Center. It was wonderful seeing the residents we had not seen in almost 3 weeks. I realized how important it is to make regular visits and when skipping a couple … Continue reading Clough Center, New London, NH
The Birches at Concord Senior Living
Sophie and I visited on Friday morning. Sally and her dog Peach came along too for more practice. Peach did very well. When we got there it was approx 11am.great time just before lunch as many of the residents were gathered in the day room. They welcomed us in and many were excited to see … Continue reading The Birches at Concord Senior Living
Woodcrest Village, New London, NH
I visit Courtyard of Woodcrest (the dementia unit) the last Friday of every month. The residents have come to know Little Bee well. The last visit, on Halloween, everyone was gathered in a circle and Bee was passed from lap to lap. The profound pleasure the residents demonstrated holding Bee and patting her soft ears … Continue reading Woodcrest Village, New London, NH
Clough Center New London, NH
It was a great visit with the residents today, we were able to visit with a lot of the folks we were unable to visit last week because many of them were at a event being held in the dinning room. Most seemed very upbeat and were glad to greet Lucy and me when we … Continue reading Clough Center New London, NH
Salisbury Elementary School
Flip and I visited the Salisbury Elem. School Tuesday the 28th for a little over an hour.. we had 6 children come read to Flip.. I'm hoping to find another team to visit alternate weeks with me.. The kids are loving it and after they read about 10 minutes each I have Flip show off … Continue reading Salisbury Elementary School
Andover Elementary School
Took Flip a few times this week to visit the kids in Summer school.. all had a blast... The rest of the summer we took off... Will be back visiting Salisbury and Andover Elementary and the Wilmot Library soon.. I've been Finger printed so can be left alone if needed. Dee