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Contributions:

Mercy

McDowell,

Christa Orbann

Robin Andrews

&

All the staff

and residents

at Orchard

2060 Idlewood Rd

Tucker, GA 30084

770-938-5600

FLORENCE POWELL &

CECIL REIMER

Fritz Forrester &

Jane Dean

Introcucing Our

Sweet Heart

King’s & Queen’s

T H E O R C H A R D O R A C L E

Valentine’s Day at Orchard 2018!

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“The Biggar’s” Still in love after

all these years!

“HN” One of last year’s

kings!

“Christa” Sangria’s Anyone!

“Marion” Rocking Pink & Red!

“Dick & Linda” Love that bloomed

at Orchard!

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Valentine’s Day at Orchard 2018!

2017 queen crowning this year’s queen!

Janie, Lynn & Hugh enjoying

Valentine’s Day Romantic Dinner

Fritz’s real queen. His wife, Barbara!

The runner up, Jean!

The King & Queen having a toast!

T H E O R C H A R D O R A C L E

Life Line Doggy Day Valentine’s Event!

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18 is

Here!

“Nan & Christa” Our Orchard

Mascot, Kenzie!

“Taryn” Orchard Staff

member adopted this cutie pie during

the event!

We are available for

adoption! Call Life Line @ 404-292-8800

“Jane” Giving Kenzie some

extra love!

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Other February Events!

“Jane” Groundhog Day

Creations

The Out To Lunch Bunch

“Heart Health” Presentation by Alpha & Omega

Scenic Drive

This is the first of a series of excerpts from the book, “Remembering the Past” by resident Allene Hon-

eycutt as she approaches her 100th birthday, March 22, 2013, used with her permission.

I was born on March 22, 1913 to Saphmonia Elizabeth Penny Turlington and William Henderson

Turlington. I was the youngest of 15 children (one set of twins). I came into the world at 11 p.m. on a

cold and rainy Saturday. Our home was on a farm halfway between Raleigh and Fayette, N.C. Our home

was known as the Half-Way House where the stage stopped and riders would be refreshed. For many

years the family farmed a large area, and my father also served as the deputy sheriff and later sheriff of the

county.

The twins, Hilma and Hilton, were born nearly two years ahead of me. They were very close to

each other and I often felt left out. Once I asked an older brother if I wasn’t the most unwanted baby ever

and he said I was really wanted and loved. I still cannot understand the 15th child being welcomed! We

had a good life, but a hard life. We had excellent parents, and the older sisters and brothers worked outside

and inside the clean and comfortable home with plenty of food and good clothes. While Mother took care

of me, my sisters cared for the twins.

My oldest sister, Mame married before I was born and gave birth to Turlington. She became ill

with tuberculosis and spent a year at a sanitarium. When she returned to her home, doctors told her she

should not have any more children, but nature would have it otherwise, and Dick was born. When he was

three months old, Mame became ill again, and Mother brought Dick to live with us. Mame, whom I don’t

remember knowing, died a few months later. So, although Mother lost one child (Carl) she raised 15 in-

cluding this grandchild. He had been born on December 21, 1915, about two years younger than me.

Mother was a remarkable woman. Dick was tiny and malnourished. Mother said she would often

place her thumb by his knee in order to see if he was gaining weight. Since there was no baby food and

Mother wasn’t nursing, he was fed food that was chewed by Mother. She said it included biscuits soaked

in coffee. He cried a lot. The twins and I took turns lying on the floor and rocking his cradle. Once Hilton

was rocking so hard, he turned the cradle over.

Henry married Laylon Parish the December before I was born.

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I was often mistaken for their daughter Alease, and I often visited them. Laylon always had time

for us. When Mother died, she lived close and was always there when needed. She died in 1992 at the age

of 101. She too had a large number of children.

Mother told us that when Gertude (the sixth of the 15) was six months old she was taken on a visit

to the Byrds. Eighteen year old Sam Byrd, who had lost one arm in an accident and now ran a store, took

one look at Gertude, and called her the prettiest baby he had ever seen. He told Mother he would wait until

she was old enough and then marry her. So he did! They had three boys: Worth, Bill and Sam. Sam Sr.

died when Sam, Jr. was in college. All graduated from college and served in the armed services during

WWII.

Keeping the family fed, clothed and all the chores done was a never-ending process. In the winter there were

things to do getting equipment ready, but in spring all the crops were started and the hard work began in earnest. All the plant-

ing, clearing, and harvesting of corn, cotton, other grains and sugar cane was done by hand or by mules pulling the equipment

five days of each week. Saturdays were for doing things around the house or going into town for supplies. All year we were

cleaning and cooking three hardy meals each day, in addition to washing, ironing, sewing, weaving, quilting and even making

soap. We were all up early doing chores and preparing breakfast, milking cows, feeding the stock—all before eating. As the

girls got older, they worked in the garden with Mother or in the fields chopping weeds. I’ll never forget picking potato bugs and

beetles off beans and killing them.

One year the cotton boll weevil appeared, and it nearly wiped out cotton production. The weevil pierced the boll and

the boll would drop off. We had to walk over the field, pick up the fallen bolls, as well as pull off the ones that had been

pierced. All were bagged and burned. A few years later there was a chemical spray, but before that the cotton producing was

really reduced because when the weevil went through a field, despite our efforts, there was not much cotton left.

“WHAT’S COOKING?” By Regency House Chefs

Chef Justin There will be box a new seasonal menu intro-duced in September 2012. Expect to see dish-es including ingredients such as Squash, Pumpkins, Apples, various Nuts. Autumn sea-sonal vegetables & fruit typically warm as the days grow cooler.

What’s Cooking? By Regency House Chefs

October is German Food Month!

A variety of German Themed foods will

be available for you to sample through

out the month! Bon appetite!

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Fun Facts

• In Old English, February was known as Solmonath, meaning "mud month," and and in Polish (where winters may be harsher than in England) it is known as luty, meaning the month of hard ice or frost.

• If you were born in February, your birth-stone is the amethyst. An amethyst is a beautiful deep purple stone, which is said to promote clear-headedness and cleverness. It also symbolizes sincerity and wisdom.

• Born in February and wondering about your zodiac sign? If you were born on February 18th or before, you're an Aquarius, and you are likely to be in-ventive, clever, and original. If you were born in February but after the 18th, you are a Pisces, and are probably dreamy, emotional, and sometimes over-sensitive.

Famous Birthdays

• Rosa Parks, the American civil rights activist known for protesting against giving up her seat on the bus to a white passenger, was born on Febru-ary 4th, 1913. Her birthday is com-memorated as Rosa Parks Day in California and Missouri. She died in 2005, at the ripe old age of 92.

• Bob Marley, much loved reggae musi-cian, was born in Jamaica on February 6, 1945. He tragically died of cancer in 1981, at the young age of 36.

• Scientist Charles Darwin, who special-ized in the natural sciences and is credit-ed with contributing greatly to the theory of evolution, was born on February 12th, 1809, and lived until 1882. He is known as being one of the most influential sci-entists of all time.

All About February

It's finally February! Those of us in the North-

ern Hemisphere are still trapped in winter, but

in February we can at least feel uplifted by the

promise that spring is coming soon. February

is also a nice, short month, so it should go by

pretty quickly, right?

History

• February is named for the Latin term febru-um, which refers to purification. Historically, mid-February was the time for Februa, a Roman purification ritual very similar to to-day's practice of spring cleaning.

• Much like January, which was added lat-er than the other months to the Roman calendar, February wasn't considered part of the calendar year until around 713 BC.

• February is a special month. It's the short-est of all the months in the calendar, and features an extra day (February 29

th) every

four years (known as the leap year). • Until the concept of a leap year was estab-

lished, the number of days in February was subject to change every year. Talk about confusing!

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FEBRUARY JOKES

February 2nd: Ground Hog Day:

1 What happened when the groundhog met the dogcatcher?… He became a pound hog!

2 What do you call Punxsutawney Phil’s laundry?… Hogwash.

3 What happens if the ground log sees its shadow?… We’ll have six more weeks of splinters!

4. What would you get if you crossed Feb-ruary 2 with a Christmas drink?… Ground Nog Day!

Super Bowl Sunday:

What football play should you be suspi-cious of in the Super Bowl?… The quar-terback sneak.

1. Why did the NFL football player go to the bank?… to get his quarter back.

1. What’s the difference between a quar-

terback and a baby?… One takes the

snap, the other takes a nap.

2. How is losing money in a payphone

like a football game?… If you don’t get the

quarter back, you hit the receiver!

3. What did the football say to the punt-

er?… “I get a kick out of you.” If you want to sack the Dolphins quarter-back, what should you use?… Your fish-ing tackle.

5. Why do coaches like punters?… Because punters always put their best foot forward.

1. Why did the poor quarterback have his

receivers cross at midfield?… Because he

was trying to make ends meet. What do you call a lineman’s kids?… Chips off the old blocker.

2. Did you here about the football player who asked his coach to flood the field so he

could go in as a sub?

February 14th:

Valentine’s Day:

Did Adam and Eve ever have a date?…

No, but they had an apple.

1. Why is Valentine’s Day the best day for

a celebration?… Because you can really

party hearty! What did one oar say to the other?… “Can I interest you in a little row-mance?”

2. Why is lettuce the most loving vegetable?… Because it’s all heart.

3. What did the pencil say to the paper?… I dot my i’s on you!

1. What did the light bulb say to the

switch?… You turn me on.

2. Do you have a date for Valentines Day?

… Yes, February 14th.

3. “I can’t be your Valentine for medical

reasons.”…“Really?”… “Yeah, you make

me sick!”

4. What did the Valentine’s Day card say to

the stamp?… Stick with me and you’ll go

places! 5. What do Chocolate, men, and coffee have in common?… They are all better rich!

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Announcing…

LIVE & LEARN A monthly educational forum new to Orchard Tucker 2018! Join us in per-son or online to learn more about the complex syndrome of Demen-tia. Discuss your personal experienc-es and ask questions about things you observe or what you can do to help improve communication. Partici-pants will watch a 10-minute video topic presentation followed by group discussion and a Q & A to address personal fears or frustrations.

March Family Topic: March 1st (Family) 6-7:30 pm

March 4th (On-Line) 3-4:30 pm

March 3rd (Residents) 3-4:30 pm

This month we will discuss

"The Importance of Staying Engaged".

Video guest and physician Jennifer Butt

who is living with Alzheimer's will share

her story.

http://www.gloriousopportunity.org/

Staff Kudos WINNERS (December)

Voted By Residents & Family Members

Sharon, CARE VICKIE, CARE

AMLESET, Housekeeping

We Need more black & white

photo’s to hang on our WaLLs

of resident’s Were younger!

If you have a photo, let some-

one in activity department

know and we will take a photo

of that photo and return the

original!

The Rocket Club By resident Walker Knight

While my sons, Walker, Jr. and Ken were stu-

dents at Avondale High School in Dekalb County,

GA. they were joined by two classmates and a stu-

dent from Decatur High interested in rocket science.

The five formed a Rocket Club, seeking to become as

informed in the science as possible. They were in-

spired by President Kennedy’s call for the U.S. to

place a man on the moon and the fact the U.S. had

put John Glenn in space. The students were also able

to enlist a Georgia Tech professor as an advisor.

One month they enlisted me as a driver of one

of two cars to visit the NASA rocket center in Hunts-

ville, Ala. which was under the leadership of

Wernher von Braun. Von Braun, a German who later

became a naturalized American, was a rocket scien-

tist, aerospace engineer, space architect, and one of

the leading figures in the development of rocket tech-

nology in Germany during World War II and, subse-

quently, in the United States. He is credited as being

the "Father of Rocket Science". According to one

NASA source, he was "without doubt, the greatest

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FEBRUARY JOKES (Continued from page 7)

1. What did the paper clip say to the magnet? I find you very attractive. 2. What did the cave-man give his wife on

Valentine’s Day? Ughs and kisses! 3. What do you call two birds in love?

Tweethearts!

4. What did the stamp say to the envelope on Valentine’s Day?… I’m stuck on you!

5. What do you call a very small Valentine’s?… A Valentiny!

6. What did the bear say to his Valentine? I love you beary much!

,President’s Day Jokes: What would you get

if you crossed a gorilla with the sixteenth US president?…. Ape Lincoln!

1. Why did Abe Lincoln grow a beard?… He

wanted to look like that guy on the five-dollar

bill. 2. What would you get if you crossed the six-teenth president with a famous slugger?…. Babe Lincoln (Did Lincoln know that the North would win the Civil War?… After a while, he took it for Grant-ed! (Why did Lincoln wear a tall, black hat?… To keep his head warm!

1. What US president had long legs, a beard,

and an unusual smell?… Abraham Stinkin

2. Why was Abraham Lincoln barn in a log

cabin?… Because it was too cold to be born

outside!

3. Why did they call Lincoln “Honest Abe”?…

Because that’s what it said on all his cam-

paign buttons.

4. Why did George Washington have trouble

sleeping?…. Because he couldn’t lie.

5. What do you call George Washington’s

false teeth?… Presidentures!

6. What would you get if you crossed a gorilla with the sixteenth US president?…. Ape Lin-coln!

7. Did Lincoln know that the North would win the Civil War?… After a while, he took it for Grant-ed!

8. Why did George Washington have trouble sleeping?…. Because he couldn’t lie.

9. What do you call George Washington’s false teeth?… Presidentures!

10. What would you get if you crossed the first US president with an animated character?… George Washingtoon!

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