Mabel Yoder Kauffman, a cousin of mine, lives in
Maple Court here on the Greencroft campus, so I get to
see her once in a while. She stops by occasionally, and
the first day she brought me a small pretty bag with an
apple in it, with a note welcoming me to Greencroft.
And Pauline Yoder Kauffman, who I learned to
know years ago, lives here in Evergreen. One day I was
greeted by Ralph Martin, who lives here in Evergreen,
who said he remembered me from when I worked at
Provident Bookstore in Goshen. I worked there many
years ago so think I may assume that at his advanced
age Ralph has a good memory.
Fortunately Margaret Mishler Tarman, who was a
sister to a classmate of mine at Topeka High School,
lives in Evergreen Place. She has filled me in on many
details about Greencroft’s Evergreen Place, formerly
known as Central Manor on the Greencroft campus.
And because the apartments in Evergreen are just one
room, plus a bathroom, I appreciate that my sister Ruby
Glick Nussbaum offered me a single bed that fits nicely
into this space ... and is comfortable too. And that my
other sister, Vi Farmwald, helped me so much during
my move to this retirement community.
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Here I am, in a new place, among many unfamiliar
people. I moved to Greencroft in Goshen recently. First
I thought I’d move into this retirement community for
the winter while my neighbor/sister spends the winter
in California where two of her three sons live. But after
realizing the work involved with moving, I decided to
make it a more permanent move.
I will miss Clearspring Farm in a BIG way. Walking
around the farm pond was good exercise. But what I
will miss more, I think, is making sure that the bird
feeders are full and the hummingbird feeder has
nectar in it and, of course, seeing the many maple
trees develop leaves in spring. I will also miss hearing
the Lambrights’ dogs barking and hearing the Troyer
children playing happily outside.
Though I saw many familiar names on the doors
to apartments in Evergreen Place, I also saw a lot of
unfamiliar names. The first time I ate in the dining
room here at Evergreen Place, the woman across the
table introduced herself and told me she had worked as
a nurse in Alaska. She also seemed somewhat familiar
with Topeka. Sorry I can’t recall her name. She hasn’t
been back since.
February 2011
M
USINGS FROM
by Maggie Glick
AGGIE
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