Terrace Talk

Notes for March

Many Moods of March!

Had enough of winter? We enjoyed a really warm spell in January, and reverted to heavy coats in February, but there is a fairly good chance that by this month we can welcome spring. I hope so. Some days to celebrate include Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, and St. Patrick’s Day. Mardi Gras is early, March 4, but is actually the last day of a season of festivities along the Gulf Coast, where schools actually close for the day. Laissez les bon temps rouler! St. Patrick’s day is, of course, the 17th, when everyone is Irish for the day, and some cities dye their rivers green, which seems a bit excessive, along with green beer. Thanks to the staff here, who try their best to inject some flavors of the season into our daily routines. The Valentines Day party was especially festive, and we appreciate their efforts.

-Karen Waitz

I Remember Group

“Me—Tarzan; Her—Jane”

In the early 1969’s, Roland and I and our two older children (it was before Steve was born) moved to Albany, Georgia when Roland accepted a job with a contracting firm there. We lived there only a few days more than a year. That is another story. It was an interesting and fun year. Albany, at that time (and maybe today for all I know) was a place where many companies trained their young future management personnel. As a result, there were many young, college educated people. It was a very social environment. While there I became a member of the Junior League. I know, those who have known me since can hardly believe that.

Every year the Junior League has some sort of fundraiser to fund the charity/charities they sponsor. Since we moved from Albany, I have not belonged to the Junior League, so I do not have any idea how it operates now, but that year the Albany chapter had a variety show. I remember that a man arrived in town and started working with us. There was a variety of skits that would be presented.

Now, it just so happened that Jim Fowler of the then popular Mutual of Omaha program “Animal Kingdom” appearing on that new phenomenon called television, was born and raised in Albany. He had been enlisted to participate in the show. I was told that they would like to have a skit featuring Jim as Tarzan. They asked if I would be Jane. Needless to say, I said, “Yes.”

The next thing I knew, I was sitting in a fake tree, clothed in a fake animal skin sarong. No, I did not swing on a rope to another tree, or call that traditional Tarzan yell, but I did sing “The Indian Love Call” by Rudolph Friml. It was a pretty good skit and lots of fun.

-Jean Kiner