Las Palomas Senior Living

This month, we experienced one of our favorite outings! A private collector in Paradise Valley invited us to see his vintage treasures and teach us about his hobbies. We had an amazing tour of vintage racing and military motor bikes, race cars, a WWII airplane, archived historical photos, an ...organic garden, bee hives and honey making equipment, etc.

Marilyn said her favorite surprise was finding a beautifully-restored travel trailer that was made the same year as her and Bill - 1934! We all went home with jars of homemade honey and big smiles.

Look at what our residents made at our summer door decor class! Joann can't wait for her daughter to look at her door and ask, "Hey, Mom, where did you buy that beautiful wreath?"

Our 'celebration of transportation' gave rise to this month's theme: "Move It May." One of our first outings was such a blast! We went to the free and fascinating museum of motorcycles at Buddy Stubbs Harley-Davidson in North Phoenix. They had bikes from all over the world ...from the past 100 years! The residents loved going down memory lane, pointing out the models that they used to ride.

Afterwards, we went out for a yummy Mexican lunch that a kind stranger paid for. What a great day!

Orrin, one of our resident Vikings, requested that we celebrate "something Norwegian" , so his wish was granted✨

Sixty-five Las Palomas residents celebrated the biggest holiday in Norway - May 17th - Norwegian Constitutional Day - in grand style. The E&P director made a ...traditional buffet of summer party food and cold drinks. We stood for the national anthem and learned how to give a proper toast. SKAAL, everyone!

We've had two absolutely magical trips to Butterfly Wonderland this month. One of our Memory Care residents, a former teacher Judith, was delighted by how educational our visit was. We watched a 3-D movie about the transformation of caterpillar to butterfly and then were able to see it in ...person!