Weekly News

Love Is In The Air

MERTENS HOUSE NEWS February 14, 2020 Our flower arranging project this week focused on Valentine’s Day. We arranged red and white carnations with baby’s breath and greens and then added a valentine pick to finish it off. Homemade Valentines graced our tables at lunch time and a special brownie heart dessert was served after our […]

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BIRTHDAYS AND MUSIC AT MERTENS HOUSE

MERTENS HOUSE NEWS February 7, 2020 BIRTHDAYS AND MUSIC AT MERTENS HOUSE As we welcome February, we welcome the first snowfall of the month. We enjoy watching it pile up on our deck. It is very entertaining and peaceful to watch the snow fall. Valentine’s Day is here and the month is already half over. […]

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Visitors and Other Exciting Happenings at Mertens House

Gail and Alan Doherty came on Wednesday to read poetry to us. It is so relaxing to hear someone read. I guess that is why we always read to our children before naps and bedtime. The LeBaron girls, Dawn, Amy, Colleen and Gail, kept their mother, Doris, busy this week. Ham Gillett was here to […]

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Another Hit on the Choir Mouse at Mertens House

    We haven’t been outside but we have noticed the temperatures on the weather reports. Happy to be in where it is nice and warm and have lovely handmade afghans to cuddle in. At least the days are a little longer and the sun is shining. We did some flower arranging over the weekend […]

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Mystery Solved at Mertens House

Things have been pretty quiet around here since the holidays are over. All the decorations have been put away and things are looking a little bare right now. We are looking forward to a few more minutes of daylight each day. Our next project is creating Valentines to send to our troops overseas. Work will […]

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