Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Month of March at Norgarden Estates

This month is full of festive events, including both a St.Davids and St.Patricks Day themed party, Irish Dancers, and Norgarden Knitters Spring extravaganza. For those who have never tasted green beer before, this month is the opportunity for a first! The Residents are also taking a trip to the Mary Winspear Theatre for the production of "Murder at the Howard Johnson". This is just noting a few of the happenings in March, take a look at our calendars below for more events and activities!


Saturday, February 25, 2012

February Birthday Parties

As we do every month, the residents at Norgarden and The Peninsula celebrated all the February birthdays. Residents enjoyed live music, birthday cake, refreshments, and good company. Bonne Fete!




Thursday, February 23, 2012

Love is in the air....

Residents enjoyed Valentines Day with cocktails, appetizers, a special menu created by Chef Shawn, and the sounds of the beautiful harp by harpist Betty Geisriter.

"To love, and to be loved, is the greatest happiness in existnece".
-Sydney Smith




Thursday, February 16, 2012

Gentleman's Club

Every two weeks, the Gentlemen of Norgarden get together in the fire side lounge to chat about "guy things", share stories, secrets, and have some laughs. Sorry ladies, no girls allowed. Thank you to Bob Stoddart for recently taking over the facilitation of the Gentleman's Club, what a great addition to the team!

Fancy a Pint of Beer?

The residents did a group trip to Sidney's well known "Beacon Landing Pub" for a pint of beer and lunch. This is one of our long time residents, Glyn Jones, favourite local pub to go for a pint and meet up with good friends on a regular basis.

As you can see by the picture below, Glyn is 101 years old, and still going strong!!!


Thursday, February 2, 2012

Fashion Models Hit The Runway at Norgarden

The lovely ladies from "Heritage Productions" came to Norgarden to put on a wonderful fashion show for the residents. The collection of fashions included vintage clothing and wearable garments from the years of 1850 through 1960. Throughout the show, they included some interesting history in regards to each ensemble, and how the world events at that present time impacted the fashion. Thoroughly enjoyed by the residents, shown by the full house!




Saturday, January 21, 2012

Cheers Robbie Burns!

Both The Peninsula and Norgarden had an early celebration in honor of Robbie Burns Day, which traditionally falls on January 25th. The residents sipped on complimentary drinks while filling our their Scottish trivia, munched on traditional Scottish appetizers (yes, we had "Orr's Haggis"!!!!), and then enjoyed a delicious traditional meal prepared by our Chef and his wonderful culinary team. Cheers Everyone! Also known as "Slaandjivaa" in Scottish Gaelic.



Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Cheers to a Healthy and Happy New Year Ahead!

The residents at both The Peninsula and Norgarden enjoyed a New Years Eve party filled with dancing, champagne, live music, and great company. No better way to ring in the New Year than with great friends and laughter. Happy New Year Everyone!






Ice Cream Sundaes!

The "Active Minds Group" enjoyed a holdiday gathering, where they activated their minds and taste buds by contructing their own ice cream and banana split concoctions. As you can see by the pictures and expressions below, everyone had a great time, smiles all around!