Brisket is one of the seven prime cuts of beef and the toughest. Cut from the breast or chest of the cow, the brisket is full of connective tissue. In order to soften it and make it tasty, it must be seared and then slow cooked, about an hour per pound of meat at a…
The August 10th derecho storm came and now is gone at The Mayflower Community in Grinnell IA. It was terrible, with much destruction throughout the greater Poweshiek County area. Likely, if you have not burned up a bunch of energy in the last 10 days cleaning up after the storm, you have at least read…
Sue Ahrens, a resident of Mayflower’s Harwich Terrace patio homes, had a birthday August 9th. It happened to end in a “0.” So, her family solicited the assistance of neighbors Dottie Blazek and Warren and Nancy Reinecke to decorate her front lawn. Sue discovered it when she opened her front blinds. Nice surprise! — Bob…
See accompanying photo. Can you name this flowering plant? It is growing on the edge of Gene and Kathy Herman’s garden-like patio at the southeast corner of The Mayflower Community Watertower Square building. Some of Kathy’s neighbors have been asking her about it. A couple of them mused that it looks like ears of corn.…
On Thursday, August 6th, Grinnell’s own Turlach Ur pipe band played in The Mayflower Community, while residents enjoyed a traditional Scottish dinner delivered to their homes and gathering places. The menu for the dinner included Steak pie (Scottish version of Shepard’s pie), Stovies (bits from the stove, potatoes, carrots, and corned beef), Neeps & Tatties…
On Monday, August 3rd, The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) reopened the independent living Buckley Dining Room. In response to the pandemic, the space has been closed to sit-down meals since last March. During the intervening period, the Mayflower kitchen has been serving and delivering meals directly to residents’ homes. At this time, service is available…
Last April, a group of Mayflower Community residents calling themselves FANS (Friends and Neighbors of Mayflower), planted over 400 seed cups and distributed them to independent living residents in apartment buildings, to the doors of Harwich Terrace patio home residents, to Health Center and Beebe…
If you have enjoyed food catered from the Mayflower kitchen under the direction of Scott Gruhn, these two photos will bring back memories. It is just like the “old days”…except there is plenty of space between table settings! Scott, Mayflower’s Director of Food Services, and his staff catered a picnic for resident Mary Schuchmann and…
The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) hosted a virtual meeting of the Mayflower Residents Association (MRA) on Monday, July 20th. With 67 devices logged into the Zoom® meeting, there were almost 100 in attendance as some residents hosted others. The MRA is an active, self-governing body composed of all residents of Mayflower. It is made up…
On July 16th, The Mayflower Community honored four recently-retired employees who had served Mayflower residents for 86 years. Because the pandemic made it unsafe to host a retirement celebration, Mayflower instead sponsored a “card shower.” The four retirees received a bow-tied stack of notes and cards, a photo collage of their Mayflower work, a fresh…