Thank goodness the "Food Plan" at Brooksby Village includes one meal a day. I can use it for breakfast, lunch or dinner. I don't eat much for breakfast or lunch, so dinner is what works for me.
The dining rooms open at 4:00 p.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. As I've mentioned before, those are early hours for me but I have to go with the flow. It appears to me that most people are happy with these hours.
The residents plan their time accordingly.
Depending on the evening - some play canasta, mah jongg, bridge, black jack or bingo.
Some nights a movie is shown after 7:00 p.m.
If there is anyone who is reading this blog and considering a move to a retirement community, I would strongly recommend they learn how to play "some game." People are always looking for someone who "can play."
A recent change in the "meal plan" now gives the residents more options.
You have heard the expressions, "if you don't use it, you lose it." Well that's the way it was!
Now, if during the month you do not use the daily meal that you are entitled to, you can have a guest join you for a meal, anytime during that month.
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Last night before I got seated in the dining room I checked out the "display table" which shows you what is being served for dinner.
None of the items looked good to me.
I made a comment to a fellow diner about how unappealing the dishes looked and said, "they should make those plastic samples look more appealing to us."
He informed me that those dishes were "the real thing!
He went on to explain that they looked "tired" because they were sitting around for a long time.
No matter, they still did not appeal to me. Management knows that can happen sometimes so they always have some standard dishes that you can always count on.
That's what I had last night - clam chowder, a salad, broiled salmon, a baked potato and steamed carrots. You can't go wrong with a meal like that!
Chocolate pie was on the menu but I just had some sherbet and a cookie. My friends teased me about that!
Would you believe I've lost six pounds since I've been here - it must be all the walking I've been doing, and not eating those rich desserts.