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All of us at Wesley Homes Retirement Communities and Health Services wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2011! For the past year, our board members, staff, residents and community partners have been working in Quality First committees to develop quality measures and improve the quality of life we provide for our residents, clients and patients. For 2011, [...]

Herbs can be grown in containers indoors if they are given enough light. Most herbs need eight hours of sun a day and prefer a south- or west-facing window. Some herbs will tolerate four to six hours of sun or will grow in a brightly lit east-facing window. Herbs that are not exposed to enough [...]

Seventy-five years ago in the heart of the Depression, Velna Steiner’s children needed blankets to keep warm. Velna could not afford blankets, so she began making quilts. What started out as a necessity soon turned into a passion. As her love of quilting grew, she began to share the joy and satisfaction she derived from [...]

At age 80, Janey shows everyone how it’s done on Britain’s Got Talent. Go Janey! Janey Cutler Sings on YouTube

For the second annual Tree of Lights Quilt Drawing in Des Moines, the Wesley Homes Needle Crafters have outdone themselves. This year’s “Circle of Flowers”, the beautiful red and white quilt that has graced the lobbies of The Gardens, The Health Center and The Terrace, was hand embroidered by residents of The Terrace and The [...]

Cookie Ingredients 1-1/2 cups Light Brown Sugar, Packed 1 cup Unsalted Butter, Melted, Cooled 2 eggs 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract 2-1/4 cups All Purpose Flour 1 teaspoon Baking Powder 1 teaspoon Salt 1-3/4 cups White Chocolate Chips 1-1/2 cups Dried Cranberries, Coarsely Chopped 1 cup Chopped Pecans, Toasted 1/4 cup Orange Zest

With winter less than a month away, snow will soon be falling in many parts of the country. It’s time to start preparing for snow removal. Many of you or your employees will be involved in snow removal activities over the next few months, so you want to be sure snow is removed safely. Here [...]

Do you remember the first time you saw snow? Naniofa Poulivaati-Mounga, front desk supervisor in Des Moines, remembers her first snow sighting. “I was in awe,” said Nani. “I didn’t know what it was, and the snow scared my mom.” That’s because Nani was born in Tonga, a kingdom of islands in the South Pacific [...]