Ellen is known to make the best faces at the Mansion, and she has a wicked and dry sense of humor. She comes to the Friday night Bingo games to win, and when she doesn’t like the numbers and letters I call, she makes different faces at me.

We call it the Claw Face, when she had not won a game in four or five tries, she turned and showed me her claws.I was waiting with my Iphone.

It was a low-key night. Lots of winners, Maria was home sick. I did sing a few numbers, but didn’t get the usual jeers. I’m thinking of starting a writing class at the Mansion – just three to five people, meeting once a week to do some writing. We’ll see.

Ellen did go on to win a couple of games.

The staff asked me to buy two sets of flannel pajamas for two of the Mansion residents who got cold at night and only had summer PJ’s.