Larry & Marj Middleton were the featured entertainment on the Veterans' Unit of Wascana on Wed Feb 23. As Isabel says: "They are so gifted and so willing to share that gift with us". The Veterans' Dining Room is set up like a Legion Hall Social Lounge with food and drink, birthday celebrations, and spouses and friends attending. We are grateful that Mum has always been able to find a corner with family and friends to enjoy the gift of music that her talented musical friends bring through keyboard and sax.
Wascana has an interesting array of formal and informal musical entertainment. The Regina Mandolin Orchestra practices there each Saturday; family members share their gifts of music day and night on the grand piano; and this week the Wascana Bluebells (the handbell choir made up of Wascana residents) entertained.
In addition, an informal group of residents gathers every Wednesday evening for two hours around the grand piano in the concourse. Almost every Wednesday evening for the last three years, a group of musicians has gathered for a jam session of '30s -'70s music. One cold winter day three years ago, a piano player who heads up a dance band in Thunder Bay took shelter in Wascana while out for a walk. He discovered the grand piano, sat down and played a tune, and "Wascana's Music-Man" has returned almost every week. His love of teaching and supporting other musicians has led to others bringing banjos, guitars, and flutes to join the jam. His three-year work contract in Saskatchewan has meant a tremendous gift to Wascana every Wednesday evening, and he will be sorely missed when he returns to Thunder Bay in April.
"We can do no great things ~ only small things with great love." - Mother Teresa.
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