Volume 269 January 3 — 16, 2021 WOW… 2020! An Unforgettable Year of Perseverance and Community! Page 2 An Annual Labor of Love Each year, Taylor Resident Joe Picard adorns our Woodside lobby with a Gingerbread Masterpiece — this year he did not disappoint. We present to you La Tour Eiffel, built to scale and made entirely of construction-grade gingerbread and decorated with Royal Icing. The shrubs in the gardens were created from Rice Krispies Treats dyed green with food coloring. Mixing, cutting, and baking the dough took approximately 8 hours, and Joe’s creation contains an impressive 5 pounds of flour, 3 bottles of dark corn syrup, and 1-1/2 pounds of margarine as well as cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Below are some of Joe’s prior years’ creations he’s shared with us. He sure does have the knack (and patience!). Woodside Store Please welcome Paula Bertholdt as the new manager of the Woodside Store. She will be taking over as of January 1st. As Dave and I leave that position, I would like to thank everyone who supported us over the past three years. I also want to acknowledge Lorraine Doyon and Sally Reeder. Lorraine keeps the store neat and tidy and would buy stamps when necessary. Sally was my backup when I needed her. Thank you ladies for everything you did. So greet Paula when you see her — she will be great. She has boundless enthusiasm! ~ Nancy and Dave Bogar Page 3 Fee-Free Shopping Service Taylor’s Care Management group is ready to assist with your shopping needs free of charge, including groceries, medications and liquor store purchases. Please place your list in your newspaper tube no later than 9am Tuesday mornings. Blank shopping forms can be found in the Community House or obtained via email. Santa Vaccinated, ready for Christmas on time! Back Bay Nurse Visits Thank You, CVS! Care Management Nurse Heather Bell is A big shout out to ADHS and Infection Control Nurse available for nursing consultations and Crystal Hardy and her clinical team as well — the first blood pressure checks at the Community vaccination clinic at Taylor went without a hitch! House on the last Wednesday of each month from 2—4pm. There is no charge for these services. Resident Town Hall Reach Heather by phone at 366-1340 or email [email protected]. Monday, January 11 The Resident Town Hall Meeting will again be a pre-recorded event. Please forward any questions you may have to VP—Finance In Memoriam Ed Soucy at [email protected] or 366-1229. He’d love to hear from you! Florida Boik June 12, 1923 — December 22, 2020 The meeting will be shared on Touchtown TV Channel 98 Taylor Resident Since 2012 and the Residents’ section of the Taylor Community website shortly after production. You heard it right, we had a tyrannosaur guarding the entrance! Taylor Community Universal Worker Julia Latham just couldn’t quite contain her Christmas spirit, greeting early arriving staff at the symptoms check hut Christmas Eve. Such a fun way to start the day! Page 4 Winter Walking Tips: Lower Your Risk of Falling Virtual Fitness Classes — TV98 Daily Falls can be serious. Falling can cause bruises, sprains, or more 8am: serious injuries like broken bones or concussions. Chair Yoga and Tai Chi (alternating) Melting snow can freeze overnight, forming a thin layer of ice that is hard to see. The ground can then become very slippery 9am: in the morning when the ice starts to melt. In months where Strength & Stretch and Functional Strength the ground is frozen, ground frost and ice can make it slippery (alternating) for walking. No matter how well the snow is removed from 1pm: Strength & Stretch parking lots or sidewalks, there will still be slippery places. Videos are also available on our YouTube channel: What you wear on your feet can help lower your risk of falling. https://www.youtube.com/channel/ Boots or shoes that fit well and have a good grip are the best UCk84K5PusF_a5Aq2lbO2-aA?view_as=subscriber choice. Special items like shoe grips or ice cleats can give you extra traction when you’re walking on snowy or icy surfaces. You can buy these items from places like department or sporting One-on-One ZOOM Fitness Classes goods stores. Always take off these grips or cleats when walking Interested? Please contact Heather Joubert at inside because they can make you slip on indoor flooring. [email protected] or 366-1206. How can I avoid slipping and falling on snow or ice? Taylor Community Trail System • Find a path around snow or ice when you can. • Learn how to Walk Like a Penguin—walk slowly, take small If you would like information on our trail system, steps, and point your toes out slightly to be more stable on please contact Heather or any member of the icy paths. Wellness department for a trail guide. • Keep your head up and don’t lean forward. • Keep your hands out of your pockets to help keep your Looking for a TED Talk? balance. Try What Humans Will Look Like in 100 Years, by • If you use a cane, you can buy an ice pick for the cane. Juan Enriuqez. We can evolve bacteria, plants and animals — futurist Juan Enriquez asks: Is it ethical More tips for winter walking to evolve the human body? In a visionary talk • Plan ahead to make sure you have enough time to get that ranges from medieval prosthetics to present where you’re going. day neuroengineering and genetics, Enriquez • Assume that all wet, dark areas on the pavement may be sorts out the ethics associated with evolving slippery or icy. If you can, walk around them. humans and imagines the ways we'll have to • Walk on cleared walkways—avoid shortcuts that haven’t transform our own bodies if we hope to explore been cleared. and live in places other than Earth. • Download a local weather app on your phone so you know https://www.ted.com/talks/ what the weather is like before you go outside. juan_enriquez_what_will_humans_look_like_in_100_years • Don’t text or talk on your phone and walk at the same time. Resident Sit-to-Stand Challenge • Use handrails on stairs and ramps. If you’re walking on a Independent residents of both campuses were slope where there are no handrails, be extra careful. given a Sit-to-Stand Challenge, counting how • Spread sand or grit on your steps and walkways. You could many sit-to-stands they did Monday thru Friday also try carrying a small container of sand or grit to sprinkle for four weeks. Fourteen participants signed up on icy or sloped surfaces that you can’t walk around. for the challenge with some big intentions to kick butt, and kick butt is what they did! I am so • Try not to carry heavy things that can make you lose your proud of each and every participant; you all did balance, or large things that could block your view. If such an amazing job! The top three: possible, use a backpack to keep your hands free. 1st: Charlotte Leavitt with a whopping 3,825 sit-to- Source: Myhealth-Alberta stands! For two weeks in a row, she did over 1,000 sit-to-stands in 5 days! Amazing job, Charlotte!! 2nd: Carol Houle with a whopping 3,450! Carol also had two weeks in a row of 1,000 sit-to-stands in 5 days! Another amazing job! 3rd: Dennis Swett with a whopping 2,002! Great work, Dennis! ~ Heather Page 5 Contact: Brenda Kean, 366-1226 or Contact: Brenda Kean, 366-1226 or [email protected] [email protected] Pontine Theater Presents A White Heron Monday, January 4 at 6:30pm Cracker Barrel Coffee Hours Each Tuesday at 10am via teleconference This Pontine Theater Production is based on the short story "A White Heron" by Sarah Please contact Brenda or refer to her LINK Orne Jewett, in which young Sylvia must LETTER for the number and access code. decide whether or not to reveal the location of the white heron's nest to a hunter. Young Sylvia feels more comfortable in nature than around other humans. Sylvia Michael Cross — meets a hunter who collects rare birds as Serendipity trophies. Seating is limited and RSVP is in Science required to Brenda at 366-1226 or Monday, January 11 at [email protected]. 6:30pm Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent Rockin’ Daddios perspiration, but some- Monday, January 25 at 6:30pm times a little luck can help. From penicillin to Silly Putty, The Rockin Daddios started as a NutraSweet to amazing anti-cancer drugs, some of the trio in central New Hampshire most incredible breakthroughs have been accidental. with Bo Guyer, from Sanbornton, Learn about how the 2010 Nobel Prize in physics was Angelo Gentile from Barnstead, awarded for something that you have surely created in along with Jim Rogato of Laconia, kindergarten. This Zoom Presentation will occur at a legend of his own with the Rusty Rockstar Roadshow. 6:30pm (details to follow) and will be available at a later Jim brought along his guitar and his bass voice and now date on TouchTown Television Channel 98 and in the the harmonies were kicking in. With their extensive Resident Section of the Taylor Community website. background in theater, they became fast friends through various community groups and honed their ideas at cabaret shows, performing at a local resort, along with retirement homes and Farmers Markets. With their love of music and fun, they chose songs of the 50’s and 60’s era and off they went, singing a Capella and recreating a mood from a simpler time in history.