At Ashby House we enjoyed some fine cheeses and wines at our tasting session. We tried Brie, Stilton, Edam and Red Leicester with a selection of crackers, chutneys and fruit. David and Glennis loved it all.

At Ashby House we celebrated Carers’ Week by treating our fantastic care staff to a thank you card and box of chocolates from our Manager. The Activities Team also set up a table of tasty treats for care staff to help themselves to throughout the week. Nicola and all our Carers work very hard and are appreciated by residents, families and colleagues, so we couldn’t miss this opportunity to thank them.

Wednesday 2nd June was Italian National Day and at Ashby House we enjoyed a virtual cultural lesson with Rahel Nigussie. She taught us how to say some simple greetings in Italian which Glennis, David and everyone else had fun practising. Rahel also told us about some iconic Italian landmarks and explained the origin of the traditional menu we were looking forward to later in the day. At dinner time we enjoyed Tuscan Bean Soup and Antipasto for our starters. For our main dishes we had traditional Beef Lasagne and Tomato, Basil and Mozzarella Calzone. We rounded off our meal with a deliciously rich and creamy Tiramisu. We all had a great day!

At Ashby House we held a Tropical Tea Party in our sensory garden to make the most of the lovely sunshine. We put up bright decorations and our Chef made fruit smoothies and fresh juice for us. He also made a delicious pineapple upside down cake and a fruit platter for the occasion. Ashby House residents love to spend time outside on sunny days like today. Mary, Rose and everyone else enjoyed the fresh air, food, drink and socialising with friends. Here’s to lots more sunny days over the next few months!

We enjoyed painting some original pots to encourage bees into our garden. We are going to plant some bee-friendly seeds and put our lovely creations on the Ashby House patio.

This is the first time for more than a year that Ashby House residents have been able to go out in our minibus. We went on a little trip to Furzton Lake where we stopped to look at the swans, geese, ducks and more wildlife. David, Glennis and other residents enjoyed a little walk and we could tell from their smiles that they were excited and happy to be out in the fresh air, in a wide open space, with some lovely sunshine. We bought some chips and enjoyed them on the minibus before we came home. We are planning to go on a minibus trip every week now, weather permitting.