Category: Blog
What is Independent Living?
After living in your own home for decades, it can be hard to imagine living any other way. But if you find yourself tending to more of your home’s responsibilities… Read More
5 Ways to Cope with Isolation
By Nikki Deckon Isolation hurts. In this season of physical-distancing and sheltering-in-place for some this means a whole lot of depression, anxiety and malaise. Even before COVID-19, many studies already… Read More
Benefits of Lifelong Learning For Seniors
Every year, as more and more older adults pursue their love of lifelong learning, the ranks of college seniors who are also senior citizens continue to grow. For the curious,… Read More
From your editor, Bonnie Sloat…
Thursday, September 26, 2019 Community is where they know your name. At Friendsview we know each other’s names… because we wear name tags! Does that disqualify us as community? Absolutely… Read More
Tidying Up!
Surprisingly enough, “Tidying Up” is an oil painting by American artist Isabel Bishop. The original work hangs in the Indianapolis Museum of Art. The artist focused most of her creativity on women going about their everyday lives.
From your editor: What’s in a name
At Women’s Coffee Mingle this week we rehearsed the collapse of summer into fall and the changes taking place. All across the Friendsview campus we hear residents proclaim—“Autumn is my favorite season!”
From your editor: Women’s coffee
Days have lengthened and the painted colors on our Friendsview landscape is a welcome sight! Resident gardeners dig in the dirt at the Friendsview Gardens, and folks are again walking on the George Fox University track – always a safe place to walk.
From your editor: Take a walk
I certainly enjoyed introducing myself and my husband, Dale, in our first issue last August! We were pictured in our home on Cherry Street, where we enjoyed our front-row seats as University Village grew from the ground up and now moves toward completion. It will soon get its final touches and be ready to go public!
