Welcome Table, or Open Table at the Black Mountain United Methodist church. I was glad to join Diane and Richard and several other friends from the UU church, as well as some who had been going to the Senior Lunch Program at the Lakeview Center (before the hurricane damaged the building.)
Many thanks to the volunteers from several other churches in town who served a delicious (donations only) hot meal to all.
I didn't recognize Elizabeth until she took off her hat and let me see her hair! Funny thing about how we know people. I asked my friend Cathy to join me that day, and I think she liked the food, but she didn't know any of the people around her. This is only the third time I've ever eaten there, the last time was before Covid.
Generous portions and a take-home-a-meal was also offered. I tried to eat it all and still enjoy that wonderful carrot cake for desert.
Since it's finally above freezing today (Wed. last) it was nice to get out. Many times in the last 2 months people have gone to various charities for hot meals, all free. I was glad we could be indoors.
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Annie Montgomerie, British doll artist
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We often think that vulnerability is a kind of weakness, but there’s a kind of vulnerability that is actually strength and presence. |
RAM DASS
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Annie Montgomerie, British doll artist
It is a good community thing to bring people together..like the meals in the Sikh Gurdwara...we need more of this, with no religious messages, just community
ReplyDeleteI agree totally. I'm surprised they weren't mobbed, but then we got there early. The tables were all full by the time we left.
DeleteThe community center lunch looks great, I am sure a lot of seniors appreciate the meal.
ReplyDeleteThe art is pretty. Take care, have a great day!
I was glad to have friends I knew there, who I'd met either at church or other community lunches.
DeleteThat is a great community! And I agree to your quote very much.
ReplyDeleteThanks Iris, I love just about anything that Ram Dass said.
DeleteThat does look delicious. I have not yet tried the senior lunch offered at the senior centers in our area. Mostly because I have yet to see myself as a senior! It's funny how I will call someone elderly who is younger than me, but don't see myself that way. I think I am slowly beginning to embrace it though. This knee has me feeling my age these days.
ReplyDeleteMy friend is just barely an elder, a spry 62 I think. I remember that I was working at that age! I mean having a salary. I bet you'd have a good time at the senior center. You have the gift of gab, as a story teller I imagine.
DeleteThere is a church here that does a weekly free breakfast and another that does a lunch.
ReplyDeleteOooh, lunch and breakfast! Sounds like a great idea. Though I doubt that I'd do both on the same day. However one does have to move into a position of being respectful of those who are at the table with one. A homeless person is welcome, though I don't think we have many this time of year. But with our hurricane survivors in the mountains, we've all been grateful for free meals offered by many charitable groups.
Delete...socialization is as important as the meal.
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed. I was much more interested in others at the beginning, asking where they hailed from etc. But after I'd asked them once, I forgot and was embarrassed to ask them again! Nobody has assigned seats, but I tended to like certain tables after getting to know some of the people better (at the Senior Site that is now closed.)
DeleteLove the doll art!
ReplyDeleteSo much socializing is food based and it’s very sad for those of us on special diets.
When I was a vegetarian following my heart attack (just when the pandemic hit) I didn't go, either for food preferences or for not being around other people. But I live in a senior apartment complex, mostly independent singles. And I only know one other person who attended the senior program that was offered M-F. I introduced two friends to it and they have come when the menu had items they liked. Now that it isn't available because the site flooded, we don't get together (my two friends) quite as much.
DeleteWhat a wonderful way to meet new people and get to know the community. A good meal in the community centre allows that and people really appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteYes, and sometimes the food is better than others. But the friendships can continue.
DeleteYou are so good with people. I must admit I don't have many local friends!
ReplyDeleteI need to befriend more of the neighbors. Oh, I get confused on names so much, people must laugh. So I've been asking about my friend, George, from the senior lunch program who's legally blind. Someone said he's fine. Then a friend couldn't figure out who he was, only to let me know his name might have been Richard! Oops.
DeleteWhat a nice community thing! And I love the dolls!
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