Crazy Sweater Contest

Every one has heard of a crazy sweater contest, we thought why cant we have one? We did exactly that. The kitchen prepare a crazy sweater cake, it was a starbust cake with a purple  icing, candy corns at the neck and Easter sprinkles around the whole thing. It was almost to adorable to eat. At the contest we based every one's sweater on a clapping meter to determine our winner. For prizes we had crazy meal tickets for everyone and crazy gift bags loaded with fun toys to play with. It was a fun and crazy day.

 

 

 

 

Happy New Years Eve

As we came near the end of the year it was a rough one here at Garden Way with us losing love ones and friends. We rang in the New Year with music noise makers sweet treats and friendship and love of one another. We are moving forward to a new wonderful year of great new experiences for each and every one of us.

 

 

 

3rd Year Anniversary

It was are 3rd Year Anniversary Wine and Art show Open House at Garden Way Retirement, we went all out! First the art we displayed throughout the four floors was from all our residents. They all put in two pieces or art work to be displayed for the event. Doug a residents son in law came to perform live art sand painting. We had delicious red and white wine for tasting or buying and last but not least we had wonderful music from the Jammers, jazz band. Our special talented Chef Martin did one of his famous ice sculptures.

The ice sculptures one side was a fish and the other side was the sun.

 

 

The food for the open house so good as you can tell by the line. We had chocolate covered strawberries, coco dusted dark chocolate truffles and white chocolate.

 

 

 

Doug he did a great job and all the residents enjoyed watching him.

 

B2 Cellars

 

 

 

 

 

Only a handful of the gorgeous art work from the residents.

We had wood work, charcoal, pencil, watercolor, quilts and so much more!!

 

The Jammers

The Crowds..

Everyone enjoyed themselves so much and had a wonderful time.

 

 

 

 

Happy Halloween

The ghoulish crowd

 

 

Even at Garden Way the animals got in the fun

 

John, as the man under the bridge

 

 Marlene, as the silent witch

 

Fran, as a witch

 

Cynthia, the sweet witch

 

Jeff and Lois, as Teeny Boppers

 

Look's a lot like Jim. Too Awesome!!!

 

 

 

 

Residents Art Gallery at Willamalane

We have so many talented residents here many who either draw, paint, watercolor or some other type of art work. They had a chance to have all their art displayed in Willamalane Art gallery. We had a fun on opening night with seeing the artwork displayed nicely on the wall and the wine and special finger foods they put out for everyone. The residents were very proud and so thrilled that their art made into the public eye.

 The artist from left to right: Eldon, Hal, Leonard and Jody

This is just a smaller section of the wall of the art work.

 

 

Halloween sun catchers

Sun catchers are a very fun and simple project to do. For the season we did Halloween, you could choose from a ghost, bat flying into the night moon or a good ole' fashion pumpkin. It was a lot of fun and residents had fun doing them. They realized how thinner the paint is for sun catchers and so we had a learning experience as well.