Archive for March, 2009

Information Worth The Price Of Admission

Sunday, March 29th, 2009

April is National Gardening Month. Wesley Homes is proud to feature Wesley Homes Resident Ed Pawlowski, accredited judge for the American Rose Society. Ed Pawlowski points to a painting in his apartment, of the roses in his garden.  Ed is continuing his life-long passion for growing exhibition roses at the Wesley Homes Lea Hill Campus. [...]

To Those Nearing Retirement

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

To Those Nearing Retirement,   There is a wonderful place to retire here at Wesley Homes in Des Moines, WA.  In the Sunday Seattle Times there was an article about 30 & 40 somethings looking for more in their lives than making mega bucks for corporations.  The article used the term “intentional communities” for the [...]

The Best Seven Years Of My Life

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

March is Women’s History Month. Wesley Homes is proud to feature resident Betty Beeman, in honor of her career as Administrative and Personal Secretary to Dan Evans, former Washington State Governor and President of Evergreen State College. Paul & Betty Beeman Listen to Betty’s interview [display_podcast]“The best seven years of my life” is how Betty [...]

A Pioneer in Women’s Collegiate Sports

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

March is Women’s History Month.  Wesley Homes is proud to feature resident Marjorie Anderson as a pioneer in women’s collegiate sports.   Listen to Marjorie’s first-person account of changes in women’s sports in the 60′s and 70′s.  [display_podcast] Marjorie Anderson is 80 and has lived comfortably in her two bedroom apartment at Wesley Homes Lea Hill [...]