Let's see if I can do it!
MOVIES
Every Monday night there is a movie shown at my clubhouse. It can be a current one like "The Artist" or an old one like "Love Me or Leave Me."
If for some reason you can't make the movie on the night it is shown, that movie is shown at another clubhouse on a different day.
I love the movies, so for me it's a great opportunity to see a film that I missed or one that I want to see again. Another great thing about seeing a movie here is, "I don't have to drive anywhere to see it!"
GAMES
Tonight I have been invited to play Mah Jongg with a group at 6:30 p.m.
Image: The Chinese game Mahjong. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
For me 6:30 p.m. is early, that means I'll have to be at the dining room at 5:00 p.m in order to play "the game."
Before I came to Brooksby my dinner hour could be anywhere from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
I have heard that some people go to dinner as early as 4:00 p.m. They must wake up at 3:00 a.m. to have breakfast!
Eating early is one of the adjustments I've had to make in order to participate in evening activities. That cuts my day short because I am not a fast mover in the morning.
CLASSES
Since I've been here I have looked forward to attending Yiddish classes which are starting soon. They will be held every 2nd and 4th Friday of the month at 1:00 pm-2:30 pm.
I also signed up for a September Series of classes given by a resident who also presents classes at the Explorers Lifelong Learning Institute in Salem.
Image: Explorers
One that sounds interesting is, "Controversial Insight into the Deaths of Famous Americans."
And wouldn't you know, that class is on the same day and same time as another class I am interested in. I want to attend both these classes, so what I'll try to do is - just skip one session and attend the other one and see how that works.
I said short and sweet - have to go to dinner now!