Tuesday 28 December 2010

Rowden House

Last Friday, I went to Rowden House after about 6 months of first going there. It’s amazing to see how much more relaxed, comfortable and talkative the elderly people have become, which I assume is because they feel safer around me. As it’s December, I’ve been playing Christmas carols, and it’s very interesting to see how most of the elderly people remember the words to the carols but can’t remember whether they were there last Christmas, showing how short-term memory decreases when you get older. There is one woman there who says “You have a wonderful future” to me every week.

Thursday 23 December 2010

Collection for CHSW

Last Saturday, I did a collection for CHSW outside our local farm shop. It was supposed to be their busiest day of the year, but as everywhere was covered with snow, not that many people came. It was cold standing outside for 5 hours but worth it as we raised just over £124.