Hugh H. Morgan -- a caricature Leprechaun Luncheon for all residents
Author: Hugh H. Morgan
On St. Patrick's Day, March 17, the management and staff at St. Mary's Highland Hills Village in Watkinsville, Georgia, in Oconee County and near Athens provided all the residents, independent and assisted living with a wonderful luncheon with piano music by Pat Bridges, the widow of the Rev. Bridges, now 98 years old. She played a song we all know, "When Irish Eyes are Smiling" as well as songs popular to our age group. There was a large group of senior citizens who were dressed appropriately with the color of green.
I was seated with the men who live in assisted living apartments like me. I know their names and something about each one of them. One man has a doctor's degree in education and was the superintendent of a county school system in Georgia. Another man was a distinguished football coach of a high school in Washington, D.C. One man was a pediatric dentist, and another man served in executive leadership for Delta Airlines. One man was born in Tiwan and lived in Singapore. He is Chinese American and is a Christian. Last of all there I am, a minister of the Gospel on a special assignment from God to live in their neighborhood and participate in the activities that at are afforded to each one of us.
We were served a lovely lunchen with plastic gold utensils, and a cup of green punch. We had ham, cabbage, potatoes, cornbread, and a dessert of bread pudding in the form of a cake with a covering of ginger sauce. It was all delicous.
The walk to the other side of this facility was invigorating and tiring through unending hallways and by the large kitchen where all the food is preprared. I could have stopped and rested but didn't. These facilities have large industrial diesel Kohler generators that immediately start running in case of an electrical outage from Georgia Power.
Author: Hugh H. Morgan
On St. Patrick's Day, March 17, the management and staff at St. Mary's Highland Hills Village in Watkinsville, Georgia, in Oconee County and near Athens provided all the residents, independent and assisted living with a wonderful luncheon with piano music by Pat Bridges, the widow of the Rev. Bridges, now 98 years old. She played a song we all know, "When Irish Eyes are Smiling" as well as songs popular to our age group. There was a large group of senior citizens who were dressed appropriately with the color of green.
I was seated with the men who live in assisted living apartments like me. I know their names and something about each one of them. One man has a doctor's degree in education and was the superintendent of a county school system in Georgia. Another man was a distinguished football coach of a high school in Washington, D.C. One man was a pediatric dentist, and another man served in executive leadership for Delta Airlines. One man was born in Tiwan and lived in Singapore. He is Chinese American and is a Christian. Last of all there I am, a minister of the Gospel on a special assignment from God to live in their neighborhood and participate in the activities that at are afforded to each one of us.
We were served a lovely lunchen with plastic gold utensils, and a cup of green punch. We had ham, cabbage, potatoes, cornbread, and a dessert of bread pudding in the form of a cake with a covering of ginger sauce. It was all delicous.
The walk to the other side of this facility was invigorating and tiring through unending hallways and by the large kitchen where all the food is preprared. I could have stopped and rested but didn't. These facilities have large industrial diesel Kohler generators that immediately start running in case of an electrical outage from Georgia Power.