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Betty S Boop

With Betty Doolan

It seems love was in the air at the Gisborne Oaks on Valentine’s Day. The LEP room looked like a very flash restaurant, the tables all with small roses on them. Couples who live at the Oaks together and another resident whose partner lives elsewhere all were invited to a Valentine's luncheon (you can see them on page 36).

And of course other residents joined in with a beaut menu and we each received a chocolate heart. Of course, it was a red heart. That said, I am not a great believer in St Valentine’s Day; it shouldn’t be one day to celebrate a love love should be every day.

With the days being beautiful to be out in the garden for residents, the LEP (Life Enhancement Program) group and residents could be seen busily planting vegetables and flowers in the raised garden beds. This will be a very colourful sight when all the seeds do their job.

One of our discussions was about women and what they have achieved over the many years. Childbirth was number one as the best achievement of most women's lives.

We all agreed that Helen Reddy singing I Am Woman says it all.

Easter is fast approaching, although eggs and hot cross buns have been in the shops since Christmas.

Stay cool and safe.