Commun ty Matters Lawrence Presbyterian Manor
June 2015
All about June How much do you really know about the month of June? We all know it’s the sixth month of the year, and thanks to counting knuckles and fun rhymes, we know it has 30 days. Dads across America know it’s the month to get yet another tie for Father’s Day. Here are a few tidbits to sharpen your June knowledge: June is named after Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage. It also has the longest daylight hours of the year. The Junebug, also known as the June beetle, is the name for several large beetles seen in the United States during May and June. They are usually seen at night when the light attracts them. Interesting observances: • International Men’s Month • National Seafood Month • National Candy Month • National Dairy Month • National Iced Tea Month • Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, is June 21 JUNE, continued on page 5
Gardening is in my soul Editor’s Note: In a recent newsletter, we asked residents to share their stories of gardening and outdoor living. Here are Dottie Daugherty’s memories in her own words. By Dottie Daugherty, resident
When I was a child, summers were spent on my Aunt Lois and Uncle Zoom’s farm outside of Ithaca, N.Y. With their six children, my sister, and another cousin, it was a full house with a chore system for all. Each morning, tasks were meted out at breakfast. I frequently was asked to watch the baby, still in the crib or carriage. Louie, the eldest, often was assigned to weed the big vegetable garden. He “convinced” me to trade jobs, so he could sit on the sun porch using his foot on the handle of the carriage to rock the baby while he read a Western. What he didn’t know is that I enjoyed pulling weeds and seeing the long rows of carrots, radishes, etc. emerge from the tangle of weeds. He ended up changing diapers! So, you can see from this little confession DOTTIE, continued on page 2