Sylvie is a person of great faith. A Jehovah’s Witness, she waited in the Mansion lobby for someone from the church to come and pick her up, she was marking the death of Jesus Christ tonight.

I knew she was sick, and didn’t feel well, I asked her if she was strong enough to go to Church, she said she had to go and wanted to go. She told me she couldn’t come to my Meditation Class any longer because it conflicted with her faith. I didn’t ask her why, it’s not my business..

Whenever meet, she hands me envelopes to check for the right address and that sometimes need extra postage. Sylvie has friends all over the world, you can write her c/o The Mansion, 11 S. Union Avenue, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816.

She loves getting letters and writing them, and I am helping her get the addresses and zip codes right.

I asked her if I could take a photo of her from the other side of the window, she said of course, she likes being photographed.

Easter weekend can be a lonely place at the Mansion, many of the residents are home with their families. Tia and Kelly, two aides, are both working on Easter, I hope to come buy and bring them some flowers and cookies.

My personality buttons are a big hit with the aides, they’ve gone through three rounds of buttons, I need to get some more. Buttons bright up things.

Only four people came to Bingo tonight, it was quiet and peaceful.  I gave Ruth a new wrist watch, it will go with her wedding dress. It cost $7.89 at Wal-Mart, and is guaranteed for more than a year. She likes it.

I brought Ellen some socks for her baby dolls, she loved them, they came in a 10-pack with six different colors. Wayne got his new power recliner earlier in the week, he thanks everyone who  helped me to get it.

We ran into one of the residents making a beeline for the front door, which is locked. I told her there was corn bread waiting for her in the dining room and she turned around with a big smile.

Sylvie explained to me that she doesn’t play bingo because a young man she loved played it. He died a long time ago, but she doesn’t play to honor him.

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