At the Mansion today, we met Jean, who has only been at the Mansion for a few weeks, quietly working on a puzzle in the Activity Room. Jean is quiet, a dog lover, a puzzle lover. She is hard at work at a 550 piece puzzle showing a cat in the middle of some flowers.  She would love to see Red again.

(Note to some of the good people sending messages. The Mansion is a fluid place, people sometimes come and go for different reasons – a visit with family, a trip to the hospital. Sometimes they forward messages elsewhere, sometimes they read them quickly, sometimes they wait. Sometimes they are gone.  I can’t follow the fate of each message, and don’t wish to. Some of the r residents have memory or other physical issues. The gift is in the giving, as most of you know. You are making a huge difference. Thanks.)