Category: Juniper Village at Lebanon

There's nothing quite like getting your hands in the dirt and smelling that unique earthy aroma of freshly turned soil!  Resident Ruth Hartman was thrilled to be able to help dig the holes in our raised bed using a long-handled trowel.  She didn't even mind finding numerous earthworms, which is a sign of good soil! …

The best way to tackle an enormous job is to break it down into smaller parts.  Here is resident Barbara Walters, who became our watering specialist for the day of planting.  She was tireless in trekking water from the hose to the remote locations in the courtyard that needed water for the newly planted flowers. …

One day, resident Palma Lenza mentioned to a co-worker that she would love to have just one flower and a tomato plant planted right outside of her window near her bird feeder.  The next day, this co-worker simply mentioned this to Steve Heller, the Director of Environmental Services, and by noon that same day, Palma…

When Tanya Flemming, Connections Director at Juniper Village at Lebanon, gets an idea, there is no stopping her. She recently had visions of flowers blooming in both of our courtyards and our many flower beds surrounding our buildings. Here she is with over 20 flats of annual flowers, plus several pots of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers…

Rock painting can be very cathartic, especially during these stressful times.  It is a very individualized project, and what started out as an activity called "Cat Rocks" quickly became everything but cat rocks.  Well, one gentleman actually did paint a cat on his rock, but everyone else opted for butterflies, hearts or words.  Brenda really…

If you were around in the 60's, you are probably humming that famous Mamas and the Papas' song with the similar sounding name by now.  "Bah da bah da da da. Monday, Monday, so good to me. Monday mornin; it ws all I hoped it would be." We ramped up the Snack Cart, and from…

Here at Juniper Village at Lebanon, we have our very own "Soda Jerk", Tanya Flemming, also known as the Connections Director.  She has lots of experience for this position, as she worked for several years at Dairy Queen.  No one can scoop ice cream like Tanya!!  As a twist on our daily Snack Cart, we…

Juniper Village at Lebanon is very fortunate to have support from many organizations in the community, and right now we are especially grateful for our friends in the Lebanon Quilters Guild. At least four members of the quilt guild have made and donated over 100 masks in the past several weeks. Here is Diana Streeper…

Emily Fair was a Universal Worker before the rest of us even knew what that meant!  She started out working part-time in the Connections Department, and then she added some hours in Sales and Marketing.  That was before the current health situation caused all of us to become Universal Workers.  Here she can be seen…

Juniper Village at Lebanon resident Betty Albert was elated when she looked out her window and saw two adorable pink flamingos looking back at her!  Her surprise quickly gave way to curiosity about who had installed the two birds, who were even wearing little white masks.  She asked everyone, but no one knew who did it. …