tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post5240975989629135546..comments2024-03-13T05:30:32.323+11:00Comments on eclectica: Greeting cardskyliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-84933547370334684522017-08-22T15:58:39.680+10:002017-08-22T15:58:39.680+10:00Hello JanF!
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We do sometimes...Hello JanF!<br />Welcome to eclectica.<br /><br />We do sometimes read something out and have a chat and it's very popular :)kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-88065423600857591882017-08-22T08:23:39.583+10:002017-08-22T08:23:39.583+10:00Would it work to read a short story /essay/article...Would it work to read a short story /essay/article aloud to them and then have a chat about it? JanFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-57643627110402505662017-08-21T18:19:37.093+10:002017-08-21T18:19:37.093+10:00Linda,
I have looked for ideas on Pinterest but m...Linda, <br />I have looked for ideas on Pinterest but most of them seem lame! maybe I am looking at the wrong things.<br />We usually have about 6-8 people, men are welcome but it's only women these days since the last man went to a nursing home. Food and shopping are always popular topics of conversation.kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-5068516159701561392017-08-21T18:17:15.249+10:002017-08-21T18:17:15.249+10:00I think the consensus is the card idea was not goi...I think the consensus is the card idea was not going to work! Oh well, worse things have happened. Fun card games is a good idea :)kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-57067843005299541492017-08-21T17:24:44.509+10:002017-08-21T17:24:44.509+10:00One of my ladies had a film made about her experie...One of my ladies had a film made about her experience of WW2!kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-77165573592484912802017-08-21T15:21:17.121+10:002017-08-21T15:21:17.121+10:00I would not have wanted to write a card in a group...I would not have wanted to write a card in a group and chatting and having tea, especially to someone I knew. If we were all writing cards to soldiers, I could do it in public with talking. However, I would not join in conversation while I wrote.<br /><br />On the internet are books for directors of activities for the elderly. I am quite sure there are free sites on the internet. <br /><br />As for talking subjects for them: food from a leaner time like Depression, war, living in another place. Everyone likes to talk food and hunger in their lives. <br /><br />Bingo would be good. Monopoly is not a boring game, but I would not bring it out for seniors. How many people are in this group? Male and female? <br /><br />Don't worry. I have had things go horribly wrong. Pick out one easy and interesting subject/thing and don't use it. Keep it for backup.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-4553980341479736052017-08-16T16:07:41.970+10:002017-08-16T16:07:41.970+10:00I've never been a joiner of social groups alth...I've never been a joiner of social groups although I think they play an incredibly important role for those who either like groups or face loneliness. I write notes and cards and letters to people all the time but I'd struggle to do it to order and under the gaze of others. I dislike charades although I'd play it now if I had to (I would not have done so in early life). Board games can be fun but NOT Monopoly which is the most boring game ever invented. I say all that to demonstrate how different we can all be. If I was in the group and you suggested card games like Chase The Ace or Newmarket or some other lively one where lots of laughter can be had, then I'd be delighted. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-68948269277320494992017-08-14T23:19:31.022+10:002017-08-14T23:19:31.022+10:00All the old people in my life become animated whe...All the old people in my life become animated when talking about World War II. I know..... but I guess it does figure as a huge part of their lives.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-13854112106085279382017-08-11T22:15:44.161+10:002017-08-11T22:15:44.161+10:00I just have to live and learn, Nick!
They may have...I just have to live and learn, Nick!<br />They may have regretted it when I decided to read to them :)kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-74286697981538281632017-08-11T22:04:32.816+10:002017-08-11T22:04:32.816+10:00I guess they were all a bit nervous about being pu...I guess they were all a bit nervous about being put on the spot and having to conjure up some appropriate messages! I think I would be. Oh well, it was a good try. They were just too inhibited.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-88749829355647723372017-08-11T20:03:41.220+10:002017-08-11T20:03:41.220+10:00four churches joined to become one. Unfortunately ...four churches joined to become one. Unfortunately nobody from the other three churches has joined the seniors group so we still have the same group we did before the amalgamationkyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-46593221799961355002017-08-11T19:35:33.758+10:002017-08-11T19:35:33.758+10:00I'm not at all religious, but how many churche...I'm not at all religious, but how many churches are there?Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08094441414025227387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-64014489137743697692017-08-11T10:30:25.668+10:002017-08-11T10:30:25.668+10:00noted!
noted!<br />kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-70523326276667745722017-08-11T04:06:53.440+10:002017-08-11T04:06:53.440+10:00Try Bingo. That's what the ancient ones like.Try Bingo. That's what the ancient ones like.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-87094865256455615352017-08-10T22:07:11.754+10:002017-08-10T22:07:11.754+10:00In the event that I run out of ideas there is alwa...In the event that I run out of ideas there is always someone with a long story to tell :)kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-80093506199498268182017-08-10T22:05:38.466+10:002017-08-10T22:05:38.466+10:00lol! I'm not old enough but I am available. Ch...lol! I'm not old enough but I am available. Charades would work!kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-77330179959600198102017-08-10T21:26:01.951+10:002017-08-10T21:26:01.951+10:00Sounds like oldies are like computers - always hav...Sounds like oldies are like computers - always have a backup!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-64524228679312584402017-08-10T20:45:21.099+10:002017-08-10T20:45:21.099+10:00You among the Senior group, because they think tha...You among the Senior group, because they think that you are one too? You should have asked them to play dumb charades.Rummuserhttp://rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-80395734504211717282017-08-10T12:16:06.544+10:002017-08-10T12:16:06.544+10:00It was a happy accident :)It was a happy accident :)kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-60108953469753975522017-08-10T12:14:39.336+10:002017-08-10T12:14:39.336+10:00My sister called me "naive" and she was ...My sister called me "naive" and she was probably right!<br />Board games might work and we have had speakers sometimeskyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-82208952069203900642017-08-10T07:25:23.569+10:002017-08-10T07:25:23.569+10:00Haha, well actually finding the right words to wri...Haha, well actually finding the right words to write in a greeting card is always really hard. It seems like it was all a bit too much effort! The group for seniors my mother attended played board games, and had some sort of speaker.LL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-43827738932696835502017-08-09T17:36:09.440+10:002017-08-09T17:36:09.440+10:00It seems that your focus on conversation was JUST ...It seems that your focus on conversation was JUST what they wanted. Take a bow.<br />Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-45117186623421398632017-08-09T15:42:53.668+10:002017-08-09T15:42:53.668+10:00why did I never think of that!
Thanks :)why did I never think of that!<br />Thanks :)kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017882226857032208.post-23934964475088013772017-08-09T14:52:16.980+10:002017-08-09T14:52:16.980+10:00I feel your pain! One word__Bingo!I feel your pain! One word__Bingo!Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.com