At the moment I am enjoying reading Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. I was taken by Gilbert’s thought that “You cannot see your reflection in running water, only in still water (171).” Working at Providence Farm requires a change of pace for me. You have just to be present with […]
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It was lovely to be amongst friends, at the Julien Project before the holidays, making pine cone bear decorations together.
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I was asked at a workshop what I liked most about November and I automatically responded by saying I did NOT like November. I am not really sure what I meant by this reaction because in truth, I did not know November very well. That was before I took Tanzie our dog for […]
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Fun centre piece ideas showcased at the Allies in Aging 2007 Conference hosted by the Alzheimer Societies of Guelph-Wellington, Cambridge and Kitchener-Waterloo. The toiletries bouquet above uses a rectangular soap as the stand, a face cloth secured with a strip of decorated cardboard to form the vase and is completed by a daisy tucked […]
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Garden Tour: Aging and Veterans Care facility at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Guide: Philip Spring (H.T.T.), responsible for the horticultural therapy program
(Left) This is a secure garden space in a courtyard area especially designed for patients with dementia who also have challenging behaviors. It is fully wheelchair accessible and includes a beautiful […]
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Project: Last week at the Julien Project we worked in groups of two to prepare fall wreaths.
Purpose: By the end of the one hour session everyone was pleased to have produced something creative to take home for the holiday.
Materials: grape vines, Virginia creeper, Red Osier Dogwood, Chinese Lanterns, small variety of dried […]
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Last Friday, as a new member, I attended the Canadian Horticultural Therapy Association (CHTA) Annual General Meeting held at the Toronto Botanic Garden. The CHTA began in 1978 and was incorporated in 1987. Its mission is to promote the use of horticultural therapy and since 1997 has provided members the option of […]
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