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The SERENAN

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“Everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.” May Sarton

Artwork: “Primrose and Robin” by John Wainwright (1864)

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PUEBLO SERENA HOA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2024

Board Chair: Carol Tait...............................................................................................707-935-3136

Treasurer: John Kyle...................................................................................................415-341-2463

Secretary: Yet to be filled

Director-at-Large: Ann Marozik.................................................................................707-338-0514

Director-at-Large: Donna Tranchina.................................................................. 707-938-7674

Designated Tenant Representative (DTR): John Kyle 415-341-2463

GSMOL Super Chapter President: Ann Colichidas 415-902-7690

GSMOL V.P. Membership: Carol Werner 707-935-1235

PS & HOA Email Communications: Hugh McBride 707-934-0860

Social Activities Coordinator: Linda Bruce 650-678-4121

Emergency Response Coordinator: Mike Colhouer 707-227-0848 Ellen McBride

Homeowners Phone List: 707-934-0860

Cul-de-Sac Coordinator: Linda Bruce #112 Merida 650-678-4121

CUL-de-SAC CAPTAINS

PEPITO

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Carmen Naimish 805-745-1520

Diane Lumiere #113 916-761-3234

Donna Tranchina #117

Thank you to our Serenan delivery guys, Jim & Kent. We appreciate you !

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Cinco de Mayo

PANCAKES 9:30am Chair Yoga 2-2:50

MOTHER’S DAY PANCAKES 9:30am Creativity 204 10:30-12:30 Luci Ungar LAST Chair Yoga 2-2:50

MOVIE NIGHT Host: Cynthia 6:30 pm Clubhouse

Secretariat Recycling on West McArthur

Qigong & the 3 Centers 9:30-10:30am w/ Taras

Happy May Day! TGIF5pm-6pm BYOB

Qigong & the 3 Centers

9:30-10:30am w/ Taras

5pm-6pm BYOB

Qigong & the 3 Centers 9:30-10:30am W/ Taras TGIF5pm-6pm BYOB ENDANGERED SPECIES DAY

PANCAKES 9:30am Recycling on West McArthur

Qigong & the 3 Centers 9:30-10:30am w/ Taras GSMOL Meeting Hybrid/zoom 11:00am TGIF-5pm-6pm Clubhouse

PANCAKES 9:30am Creativity 204 10:30-12:30 Luci Ungar TGIF-5pm-6pm Clubhouse BYOB

Marin Tamalpais Center Maypole Dance 1910

Feliz Cinco de Mayo

Santa Rosa Junior College Dancers

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Title - “Winter Greens- Adobe Road” oil on canvas 16x20 Framed

Diane Lumiere has been painting California landscapes for over 30 years, specializing in the local meadows and woodlands of Central and Northern California. She is a member of the Arts Guild of Sonoma, majored in Fine Art at UCSB and just loves to paint! She recently retired from her 35 year career in commissioned art and design and can be reached at dianelumiere1@gmail.com.

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Park Rules Edition

Park rules vs MRL: Do mobilehome park rules prevail over state law?

No. The park rental agreement and the park rules and regulations must be consistent with the MRL and other laws that apply in parks. For example, a park rental agreement or rule that provides the park may increase the rent with a 30-day notice to a homeowner who owns the mobilehome in the park would be in conflict with Civil Code §798.30, which provides that such a rent increase requires a 90-day notice. In this example, the MRL prevails over the conflicting park rule.

Recap: State laws prevail over park rules.

Rule Changes: Is park management allowed to change rules on long-time residents or are these residents “grandfathered-in” under the old rules?

According to the MRL (Civil Code §798.25), the park can change a park rule and regulation as it applies to existing residents, after giving residents six-month’s notice of the change, or a 60-day notice if it involves changes in rules relating to the park’s recreational facilities, such as the swimming pool or recreational facilities within the clubhouse. The management must also meet and confer with park residents, at the residents’ request, upon a 6-month notice regarding a change in park rules but is not bound to accept residents’ suggestions or requests regarding the rules. (Civil Code §798.25(b))

Can the park manager force rules on some residents and not on others?

No. The MRL provides that the park rules and regulations have to be “reasonable.” (Civil Code §798.56(d)) “Reasonable” often may be subject to court interpretation, but normally rules have to have some rational basis in fact under the circumstances, as well as apply evenly to everyone residing in the park. Park owners and their employees are required to abide by park rules to the same extent as residents have to, except rules regarding age limits or acts of the park owner or park employee undertaken to fulfill park maintenance, management or operational responsibilities (making noise by pounding nails, use of trucks for maintenance purposes, etc.). (Civil Code §798.23)

Recap: Park rules shall be applied evenly to everyone residing in the park.

HAPPY MOTHERS’ DAY

Fifteen Pueblo Serena artists welcomed the community to the third Gallery Reception and Sales on April 5th, tying the event to TGIF. Seven artists displayed and sold their wonderful work, including our newest resident Elisabeth Cross, who makes beautiful stoneware pottery. Five paintings sold from the walls and all of the artists displaying at the event sold work as well. Lots of fun and we are planning another event in the Fall. If you are an artist, wishing to show/ sell your work at Pueblo Serena, please contact Diane Lumiere (916)7613234.

Elisabeth Cross, Kirk Hinshaw, Jane

Barbara Crow

Artists:

Kiskaddon,

Refreshments enjoyed by all! Photographs & Review submitted by Diane Lumiere

Ellen and Hugh McBride

Cynthia Boyer, Jeweler & Linda Gonzales Jill Nagle-O’Keefe, Artist & Brendan O’Keefe

Poem by Mary Oliver

My work is loving the world.

Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird equal seekers of sweetness.

Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums.

Here the clam deep in the speckled sand.

Are my boots old? Is my coat torn?

Am I no longer young, and still half-perfect? Let me keep my mind on what matters, which is my work, which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished.

The phoebe, the delphinium.

The sheep in the pasture, and the pasture. Which is mostly rejoicing, since all the ingredients are here, which is gratitude, to be given a mind and a heart and these body-clothes, a mouth with which to give shouts of joy to the moth and the wren, to the sleepy dug-up clam, telling them all, over and over, how it is that we live forever.

Pat & Bill Scheuner enjoying St Patrick’s Day 2024

photo - Cynthia Boyer

Guess who?

Blooms and Bombus in Benicia

Bug Squad : Happenings in the insect world

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Published on: March 7, 2024

Matthew Turner, shipbuilder (Courtesy of Wikipedia)

There she was, a beautiful yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, foraging Feb. 27 on African trailing daisies, Osteospermum fruticosum, in the Matthew Turner Shipyard Park, Benicia, Calif.

The bee buzzed cautiously amid the pink and white flowers, near anglers, kayakers, picnickers, bench occupiers, and walkers.

"Bumble bee!" I whispered, raising the camera. "Bombus vosnesenskii!"

Nobody seemed to notice. "Just a bee," they probably thought. "Just a bee."

The site is named for Matthew Turner (1825-1909), a sea captain, shipbuilder and designer who built ships at the site.

Wikipedia tells us: "He constructed 228 vessels, of which 154 were built in the Matthew Turner shipyard in Benicia. He built more sailing vessels than any other single shipbuilder in America, and can be considered 'the 'grandaddy' of big time wooden shipbuilding on the Pacific Coast...Turner also built some of the fastest racing yachts in the world, proven out during the famous races sponsored by the San Francisco Yacht Club, of which Turner was a charter member."

A historical marker at the Benicia site reads: "In 1882, Matthew Turner of San Francisco relocated his shipyard to Benicia. Turner, the most prodigious shipbuilder in North America, constructed 228 vessels, 169 of which were launched here. In 1913, the shipyard was purchased by James Robertson, who operated it until 1918. The yard's ways, and the whaler "Stamboul," used as a shipyard work platform, are visible at low tide."

The State Department of Parks and Recreation, in cooperation with the City of Benicia, designated the site as California Registered Historical Landmark No. 973 on June 18, 1987.

Turner would have been proud of the "namesake" park. And maybe, just maybe, while he

was building ships, he may have noticed a bumble bee...or two...or three....

Submitted by Cynthia Boyer

The Creative Habit That Might Ward Off Dementia Symptoms, Even if You Start Later in Life. It’s time to dust off that old guitar, according to research.

Prevention Magazine by Arielle Weg

Music does wonders for your mood, but did you know it might give your brain a boost, too? In fact, playing music not just listening to it has a positive effect on your cognition, even if you’re already showing signs of dementia, new research suggests.

For a meta-analysis published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh examined nine studies with 495 participants over age 65 who have mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia. The studies specifically evaluated older adults with MCI who took part in improvising music, playing existing music, singing, playing instruments, or other forms of music making.

Mild cognitive impairment was defined as “a preclinical state between normal cognitive aging and Alzheimer’s disease.” Dementia, an umbrella term for various age-related cognitive symptoms, was defined as a “debilitating disease that can dramatically alter the cognitive, emotional, and social aspects of a person’s life.”

The finding? Making music has a small but statistically significant effect on cognitive functioning, such as thinking and memory, says lead author Jennie L. Dorris, a Ph.D. student in rehabilitation science and a graduate student researcher in the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Occupational Therapy.

That’s because playing music works multiple areas of your brain at the same time. “You are coordinating your motor movements with the sounds you hear and the visual patterns of the written music,” explains Dorris. “Music has been called a ‘full-body workout’ for the brain, and we think that it’s unique because it calls on multiple systems at once.”

As a bonus, music-making habits also had a positive effect on mood and quality of life so go ahead and get musical, no matter your age. “Because we saw a positive effect across all different active music-making activities, we know that people have options and can choose the activity that they prefer,” says Dorris, “Whether it’s singing in a choir, joining a drum circle, or registering for an online music class where you learn how to compose, it’s just important that you are actively participating in the music-making process.”

Of course, reconnecting with the guitar that’s gathered dust in your basement is just one step you can take to keep your brain sharp. And the sooner you start, the better: Of older adults who don’t already have Alzheimer’s disease, 15% of them likely have mild cognitive impairment. Up to 38% of them will then go on to develop Alzheimer’s within five years, the researchers note.

To mitigate your dementia risk, it’s also important to stay active most days of the week, eat a Mediterranean-style diet, stay social by connecting with loved ones, and seek help for chronic health issues like depression, high cholesterol, and sleep disorders. All of these pieces add up over time, ensuring a healthier body and mind for years to come.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-creative-habit-that-might-ward-off-dementia-symptomseven-if-you-start-later-in-life

This post originally appeared in Prevention and was published May 31, 2021.

Les Blank: A zesty paean of praise to the greater glories of garlic. This lip-smacking foray into the history, consumption, cultivation and culinary/curative powers of the stinking rose features chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse, and a flavorful musical soundtrack. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999.

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Puzzles and Word Games you can

Pirates Walking bird

BART BLACK CAESAR BLACKBEARD BONNET

BONNY

BOUCHARD

BRAZILIANO

CALICO JACK CLISSON

DAMPIER

DAVIS

DRAGUT

DRAKE

EASTON

EVERY FLEURY

FLY GREAVES HORNIGOLD KIDD LEVASSEUR LOWTHER MOODY MYNGS

OCCHIALI POUND RAZIN READ ROBERTS

SAO TSAI VANE

WALL WYNN YEW

Across 1.Japanese pond carp

4.Receded

9.Nothing

10.Cool

11.Add-on

12.Winner of nine golf majors

13.Place for a lace

15.You and I

16.Cowboy contest

18.Not down

20.Nativity scene

23.Uniform shade

25.Sushi bar order

26.Consumed

27."Raiders of the Lost ___"

28.About 1.3 cubic yards

29.Discouraging words

Down 1."Trick" joint

2.Greasy

3.More sick

4.Common decongestant ingredient

5.Baby slipper

6.Large

7.Old Testament twin

8.Cub Scout groups

14.Student's hallway hangout

17.Neptune's realm

18.Hawaiian strings

19.Excellent, in modern slang

21.Medal recipient

22.The "E" of B.P.O.E.

24.Ended a fast

The headline is a clue to the answer in the diagonal.

May Sudoku

How to solve sudoku puzzles

No math is required to solve a sudoku. You only need logic and patience.

Simply make sure that each 3x3 square region has only one instance of the numbers 1-9. Similarly, each number can only

appear once in a column or row in the larger grid. The difficulty on this puzzle is easy.

TRIVIA TEASER

The White House

1.Washington, D.C. was sacked by the British, and the White House was set on fire, in what year? a-1777, b-1814, c-1863, d-1888.

2.In which wing of the White House would you find the Oval Office? a-West Wing, b-South Wing, c-East Wing, dNorth Wing.

3.How many total rooms are in the White House? a-36, b-55, c-68, d-132.

4.Which president retained a cottage known as the Little White House near Warm Springs, Georgia? a-Franklin Roosevelt, b-George Washington, cGeorge W. Bush, d-Bill Clinton.

5. The term 'kitchen cabinet,' meaning group of unofficial advisers, comes from a story that which president met with his unofficial cabinet in the White House kitchen? a-Richard Nixon, b-Thomas Jefferson, c-Andrew Jackson, d-James K.Polk.

6.In which room of the White House does the First Lady greet her guests? a-Observatory, b-Red, c-China, d-Blue.

7.What kind of pet was kept in the White House by both Susan Ford and Amy Carter? a-Hamster, b-Horse, c-Siamese cat, d-Cocker spaniel.

8.Which president, with a young wife, was the first to have his baby born while living in the White House? a-John Tyler, b-John Kennedy, c-John Quincy Adams, d-Grover Cleveland.

9.In 1913, which First Lady replaced Eleanor Rooseveltís colonial West Garden with a rose garden on the site of the current Rose Garden? a-Ellen Wilson, b-Helen Taft, c-Lou Hoover, d-Ida McKinley.

10. Electricity was installed in the White House during the administration of which U.S. President? a-Herbert Hoover, bWilliam Henry Harrison, c-William Howard Taft, d-Benjamin Harrison.

QUOTES

"But there's a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face. Sometimes the stories are simple, and sometimes they are hard and heartbreaking. But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begin."

― Mitch Albom, For One More Day

"I ask you, what good is a big picture window and the lavish appointments and a priceless decor in a home if there is no mother there?"

― Spencer W. Kimball "My mother's love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my greatest joys is seeing her integrity, her compassion, her intelligence reflected in my daughters."

Michelle Obama

"To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow."

Maya Angelou

"Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children."

William Makepeace Thackeray

What you are is God's gift to you, what you become is your gift to God.

Hans urs von Balthasar.

When you come from a communist country, you're life is so small that your ability to dream is like 'I just wish i had bread.' Then, you come to this country and the whole country is just dreams. People from America will never appreciate America as much as an immigrant will. There is nothing like this country; it is all about dreams.

Mila Kunis

Make sure you know what makes you happy, and don't forget it.

Derek Sivers

Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.

Jonas Salk

The Lighter Side

Riddle me this ...

1.What has four legs, a head, and leaves?

2. What kind of coat can be put on only when wet?

3.Where do you find roads without vehicles, forests without trees, and cities without houses?

4.What word looks the same upside down and backward?

5.What kind of cheese is made backward?

6.What has a foot on each side and one in the middle?

7.The more you take, the more you leave behind. What are they?

8.What's black, has one eye, and can pick up a house?

9. Only one color, but not one size; stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies; present in sun, but not in rain; doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What is it?

10.What falls but never breaks? What breaks but never falls?

Riddle Answers

1-A dining room table, 2-A coat of paint, 3-On a map, 4-Swims, 5-Edam (made spelled backwards), 6-A yard stick, 7-Footsteps, 8-A tornado, 9-A shadow, 10-Night and Day!

Answers to 'The White House' 1-b, 1814 2-a, West Wing 3-d, 132 4-a, Franklin Roosevelt 5-c, Andrew Jackson

6-b, Red 7-c, Siamese cat 8-d, Grover Cleveland 9-a, Ellen Wilson 10-d, Benjamin Harrison

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