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JANUARY 2015
CROSSLANDS CHRONICLE
January 2015
Volume 42, Number 1
Photo: Bonnie Marcus
THE STILLNESS OF WINTER
It is a typical mid-winter day, warm sun, cold air, blue sky—a good day for walking.
Toward afternoon, the sky thickens to a gray feather-down texture. Tree branches move in
the light breeze, then hang quiet. A chickadee begins its call, harsh in the deepening silence, breaks off, and suddenly the natural world is still. The silence seems shared by
everything as though the world were waiting, watching, motionless, for something. A single
snowflake settles on my hand, melts, then another, and another. Soon snow lies along the
branches of trees and brambles like a chalk line and quickly deepens—time to go back for
the snowshoes.
The rocks have now
grown into small boulders.
Fence posts in a line wear
white beanies. Out of sight, the
stream gurgles to itself under
the white-covered ice, except
for the crunch of our feet, the
only sound in the landscape.
Hills have grown snow moguls
even without skiers; small valleys have disappeared. Somewhere rabbits huddle in their
caves while the fox paces hungrily above. Deer sniff the frozen crust for browse, an owl
skims soundlessly above a
camouflaged mouse run. As
the moon rises, dark shadows
of the trees lie perpendicular to their trunks like a recumbent forest. Behind us lie giant
tracks where an invisible snow monster follows.
And all the while, beneath the protecting blanket under our feet, the earth is being
prepared for summer. Tiny organisms, often too small to be seen with the human naked
eye, are living and dying in their own dark world. Bacteria, microbes, mites, fungi and anthropods and the others are enriching—quietly, we assume—the earth and turning old leaf
mulch into new soil, helping to sustain life above: the giant trees and the small wildflowers,
the snails, snakes, and moth cocoons, mice and deer for living and growing, song and color
and the vast complexity of a natural system .
Anne Curtin
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CROSSLANDS RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
CRA CONCERNS SESSION
Tuesday, January 20
Webb-Savery Room
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
MARTIN LUTHER KING
BREAKFAST
Speaker: Marjorie Adams
Professor, Morgan State
University
Baltimore, MD
Mon., Jan. 19 - Red Clay Room - 8:00 a.m.
The 14th Annual Martin Luther King
CommUNITY Breakfast will be held at the Red
Clay Room, Dalmation Drive, Kennett Square
on Martin Luther King Day - Monday, January
19 at 8:00 a.m. The keynote speaker will be
Marjorie Adams, Professor at Morgan State
University, Baltimore, MD.
Tickets are $15.00 and must be purchased in advance. The MLK Breakfast is a
very popular event and it pays to get your tickets early. Dave Heckman (610) 388-1552 has
twenty tickets for purchase; additional tickets
may be obtained from the United Way office
(610) 444-4357.
A bus will be provided for Kendal and
Crosslands residents. A sign-up sheet will be
posted on the bulletin board two weeks prior to
the event. For additional information, contact
Dave Heckman.
Dave Heckman
ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE
Thurs., Jan. 8 - Wm. Penn Lounge - 1:30 p.m.
The Crosslands Memorial Services Committee invites you to attend the Annual Memorial
Service. The service is a time for remembering
and honoring those who died during 2014.
Jim and Sue Manning
CROSSLANDS CHRONICLE
DID YOU KNOW THAT...
— Doris Grumbach's books are available
as ebooks? Her novels were published in November and her non-fiction in December. Many
of her books are also in our Crosslands Library.
— Harriet Selfridge supplied the batteryoperated floating tea lights that have sparkled in
the floral arrangements this season?
— Jane Murray's daughter is traveling
through Myanmar (Burma) on a bicycle with a
London-sponsored group?
— although we are not permitted to tip
Crosslands employees except through our gifts
to the Employee Appreciation Fund, we can tip
our gracious ladies in the Beauty Shop, a privately owned business?
— Bonnie and Connie are looking forward to hearing from the folks who want to volunteer for Chronicle positions?
Connie Fleming
Deadline for the February 2015 CHRONICLE
articles is January 10. Calendar deadline is
January 5. All articles must be signed and are
subject to editing. Please put them in the
Chronicle’s open box or send them by e-mail to:
[email protected]
CROSSLANDS CHRONICLE
Published by and for the residents and administrators of
Crosslands.
P.O. Box 100
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Editor: Connie Fleming
Managing Editor: Bonnie Marcus
Editorial Staff: Jean Barker, Anne Curtin,
Betty Nathan, David Peacefull, Sally Tweedie
Staff Artists: Nicholas La Para, Clare Victorius
Proofreaders: Jane Andrews, Selma Hayman,
Charlie Reed, Dick Voldstad, Jack Yeatman
Production: Dick Baxter, Mike Bennett, Carol
Bossert, Nancy Evoy, Amy Lewis, Marge
Moretzsohn, Dee Nelson
Distribution: Ernie Peck, Ruth Spencer,
Margaret Tsan
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MUSIC COMMITTEE
Atlantic Trio
Kate Ransom, Violin
Lawrence Stomberg, Cello
Anthony Sirianni, Piano
Tues., Jan. 13 – Wm. Penn Room
7:30 p.m.
Two members of the Serafin String Quartet
– Kate Ransom and Lawrence Stomberg – along
with Anthony Sirianni, will return in January to
participate in an evening of music for trio. Ransom and Stomberg serve on the faculty of the
University of Delaware and have appeared as soloists or chamber musicians throughout North
America and Europe.
Kate Ransom pursued post-graduate
chamber music studies at the Juilliard School with
Robert Mann and holds a master’s degree in violin performance from Yale University.
Lawrence Stomberg enjoys a wide-ranging
career as soloist, orchestral and chamber musician and teacher. He received his bachelor’s degree in music from Rice University and a master’s
and doctoral degrees in musical arts from Stony
Brook University. His New York recital debut at
Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall was hailed in
Strings magazine for its “style and elegance” and
“lyrical expressiveness.”
Anthony Sirianni has performed throughout
North America, Europe and South Africa as soloist, accompanist and chamber musician. As pianist of the Brevard Duo with Kate Ransom, he
was praised by the New York Times for the duo’s
debut recital at Carnegie Hall.
LIGHT 'n LIVELY
A Broad's Way
Debra Arnold
Sat., Jan. 10 - Wm. Penn Room - 7:30 p.m.
Debra Arnold will kick off the 2015 season
in a little play on words, A Broad's Way. The program will feature songs and music from where
else but old Broadway. According to the Light 'n
Lively survey, this is one of your favorites.
Pat Koedding
Randall Scarlata, Baritone
Tues., Jan. 27 – Wm. Penn Room
7:30 p.m.
Randall Scarlata has delighted Crosslands audiences with concerts of varied and
beautifully performed music. His diverse repertoire spans four centuries and sixteen languages. He is equally comfortable with Bach and
Handel oratorios, Mozart and Rossini operas, the
great song cycles or works from Tin Pan Alley. A
sought-after interpreter of new music, he has given world premieres of works by George Crumb,
Paul Moravec, Ned Rorem and others. He enjoys
important musical partnerships with pianists Richard Goode, Cameron Stowe and Jeremy Denk
with whom he has explored much of the art-song
canon at venues such as Carnegie Hall and Alice
Tully Hall in New York, the Kennedy Center, Library of Congress and Smithsonian Institution in
Washington, D.C., the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Wigmore Hall in London, the Queen’s Hall in
Edinburgh, as well as in Paris, Vienna and Hamburg.
Mr. Scarlata received his undergraduate
training at the Eastman School of Music. He won
a Fulbright grant to continue his studies at the
Hochschule for Musik in Vienna and received a
master’s degree from the Juilliard School of Music. He is on the faculty of West Chester University where, he teaches vocal and choral music.
Esther Cooperman
SING ALONG WITH SARAH LEE
A Crosslander's New Year
Fri., Jan. 16 - Wm. Penn Lounge - 7:30 p.m.
We're going to travel along in song from
January to December. Our song sheet will touch
on all of the holidays, seasons and favorite music
of the twelve months.
If you are a recent resident or even an oldtimer and haven't attended before, be assured
that you don't have to be a soloist or professional.
You can hum, tap your feet and enjoy meeting
others.
Sarah Lee Houston
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FORUM COMMITTEE
Longwood Gardens- New Heights:
The Fountain Revitalization Project
Speaker: Colvin Randall, P.S. DuPont Fellow
Tues., Jan. 6 - Wm. Penn Room - 7:30 p.m.
Jamie Wyeth: Sixty Years of Obsessions
Speaker: Amanda Burdan, Associate
Curator, Brandywine River Museum
Tues., Jan. 20- Wm. Penn Room - 7:30 p.m.
When Pierre S. du Pont began developing
the Main Fountain Garden at his private estate in
1929, his overall vision was inspired by numerous
trips to Europe and his recollections of the 1893
World Columbian Exposition in Chicago, along with
the success of his new Italian water garden and
open-air theater fountains. Eighty-three years later,
DuPont's hydraulic masterpiece, the Main Fountain
Garden, continues to wow guests with its beauty,
engineering, and showmanship. Good design
stands the test of time; plumbing, however, tends to
decay. Technology from the 1920s can’t withstand
the 10,000 gallons of water per minute pumped during shows that run seven months of the year. Accordingly, Longwood Gardens has just launched the
largest project in the Gardens’ history to protect and
preserve this invaluable piece of Longwood’s heritage.
Colvin Randall will discuss the history of
Pierre du Pont’s interest in fountains and hydraulic
engineering as well as sharing plans for the Main
Fountain Garden revitalization. Colvin is the author
of three books on the Gardens.
Cathy Elder
Are you interested in an artist’s creative
process, in the continuing saga of the Wyeth
family in Chadds Ford or in the beauty of our
area and of coastal Maine? Then come hear
Amanda Burdan tell us about a new exhibit that
opens at the Brandywine River Museum on
Jan. 17, 2015. The first comprehensive retrospective of Jamie Wyeth, the exhibit examines
the development of his creative process over
the course of six decades, from his earliest
childhood drawings through various recurring
themes inspired by the people, places, and objects that populate his world.
Dr. Burdan joined the curatorial staff of
the Brandywine River Museum in May 2012.
She has also been Assistant Curator at the
Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut, and worked in the curatorial departments of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and
the Rhode Island School of Design Museum of
Art. Dr. Burdan earned her Ph.D. in Art at
Brown University.
Cathy Elder
BOOK REVIEW
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt,
William Howard Taft and The Golden Age of
Journalism
Author: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Reviewer: Bud Wilmot
Mon., Jan. 19 - Wm. Penn Room - 11:00 a.m.
Another outstanding book by Pulitzer Prize
winner Doris Kearns Goodwin! The Bully Pulpit is a
dynamic history of the first decade of the Progressive Era, a tumultuous time and reform was in the
air. It is also the story of the muckraking press that
aroused the spirit of reform. We meet the remarkable journalists on the staff of McClure's Magazine,
Ida Tarbell, Ray Stannard Baker, Lincoln Steffens
and William Allen White.
Ernie Peck
BEE a Marketing Ambassador!
Refer a friend….Star in a video….
Write a blog…
In 2015, the Marketing Department is making enhancements to the Ambassador program and is asking for volunteers.
Come on Wednesday, January 21st at 1:30
p.m. to the William Penn Room to find out what
the buzz is about this exciting new opportunity.
Learn how you can help with marketing initiatives such as outreach to senior groups, be in
a video or photo-shoot, write a blog, show your
home or provide suggestions for events where
you can refer a friend. Then, each month, the
Marketing Ambassadors will meet on the 3rd
Wednesday for updates and brainstorming. If
you have any questions, please feel free to
contact Michele Berardi, Director of Marketing
and Community Outreach at 484-259-1751.
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TUESDAY EDITION
The Joy? Of Running
Speaker: Lou Wonderly
Tues., Jan. 13 - Wm. Penn Room - 10:00 a.m.
"I've never seen a jogger or runner with a
smile on his face when he is on the road." How
often have I heard this and how often would I like
to reply, "All that smiling is internal"! If you don't
believe this, come to my Tuesday Edition presentation and hear how the exertion of running, or of
any exercise, can open up the world.
Marathon running was one of my main
purposes for living for 25 years, and I would like
to share some of the experiences with you — the
joy of achievement, of anticipation, of completion
that are all part of the sport. It is said that running
is the only true sport, the rest are games. I hope
to see you in January.
Lou Wonderly
NATURE CONSERVANCY
Flowers on the Frontier
Speaker: Joel Fry, Curator, Bartram's Garden
Sat., Jan. 31 - Wm. Penn Room - 7:30 p.m.
LIBRARY NEWS
The Unionville High School PTO Wants
Books
The Parent Teachers Organization of
Unionville High School has a book sale every
year in February to raise funds. They begin to
collect books (and tapes, CDs and DVDs) in
January.
Please clean out your shelves of those
unwanted books — not the ones you love, but
the others — and place them in the collection
boxes that will be in the lobby of the center.
On January 24, 2015, students will come
and collect our contributions. See how much
you can clear off your shelves to contribute to
them.
Allison Butler
INTERFAITH COMMITTEE
Dying Well in a Death Phobic Society
Wed., Jan. 14 - Wm. Penn Room
4:00 - 5:15 p.m.
Interfaith Dialogues invites you to join us
in starting the new year with the first of a series
of programs on preparing for end-of-life issues.
Dying Well in a Death Phobic Society was
a lecture delivered at the Chautauqua Institute
last summer, and we will present and discuss
that lecture. Psychologist and minister Rebecca
Brown gave a broad-based and dynamic introduction to important issues we may all face in
dealing with death and dying.
Joel Fry, Curator of Bartram's Garden, will
trace the careers of John Bartram and his son
William, world-renowned horticulturists in the 18th
century, through their travels in North America
and their impact on international science and horticulture. He will also talk about their research
and restoration of a 19th century garden at Bartram's.
Phoebe Driscoll Note: The program time is extended to 5:15
p.m. to permit time for sharing our reactions to
CAMERA CLUB PRESENTATION
the talk and thoughts about how future programs
in this series can be most useful to the CrossExpedition to Antarctica
lands community.
Speaker: Susan Crane
Sharon Sundial
Fri., Jan. 9 - Wm. Penn Room - 7:30 p.m.
Susan Crane recently had the opportunity
to travel to one of the least familiar and most visually fascinating parts of the world–Antarctica. She
will present highlights from her trip, which was organized by University of Pennsylvania Alumni.
Susan, a retired equine veterinarian, is the
daughter of Crosslands resident Jean Talbott.
Lowell McMullin
IN THE GALLERY
The Art Exhibit Committee is hopeful that
sometime in January a new exhibit will be presented. The featured artists will be Max and
Fran Nimeck, residents of Kendal.
Nancy Geary Pereira
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CROSSLANDS CHRONICLE
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Mindfulness Training
Dr. Diane Reibel
Wed., Jan. 7 - George Fox Rm. - 10:00 a.m.
Dr. Reibel, Director of the Jefferson Mindfulness Institute will present an introduction to
mindfulness training. Jefferson Mindfulness Institute, founded in 1996, is the leading provider of
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in
our region.
Mindfulness is about paying attention and
living life in the present. The Institute's program
is based on one developed by Jon Kabot-Zinn at
the University of Massachusetts Medical School
in the 1980s and is designed to help people better understand and to work with all of the stresses in their lives — medical, psychological and
social. MBSR has been shown to reduce anxiety, depression, and pain, and to improve wellbeing. It has been said that, "Meditation doesn't
come with any known side effects."
The training described in this lecture will
take place on Fridays from January 23 to February 27 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. in the Aerobics
Room of the Wellness Center.
Distress in Cancer: From Diagnosis Through
Survivorship
Sam Hebbel, MSW
Thurs., Jan. 22 - Wm. Penn Room - 11:00 a.m.
Sam Hebbel is a certified Oncology Social
Worker. He is also the facilitator of the Cancer
Support Group at Crosslands and the Director of
the Cancer Support Community in Delaware. A
graduate of Antioch College and the University
of Pennsylvania School of Social Work, he has
worked in this field.
Charmaine Kissinger
A MORSEL FROM THE FOOD COMMITTEE
A seven-year study in China of 500,000 people
found that daily consumption of fresh fruit cut the
risk for coronary heart disease by 15% and for
thrombotic stroke by 24%. Those who ate at
least one and one half servings a day lowered
their risk for fatal coronary heart disease by 27%
and for fatal strokes by 40%. Also, the fruit eaters had significantly lower blood pressure.
Source: Consumer Reports on Health, December 2014.
Joae Walker, MD
Chair, Food Advisory Committee
WELLNESS CENTER
The Many Methods of
Oriental Medicine
Speaker: Margaret Sheehan
Tues., Jan. 20
Kendal Aud. - 11:00 a.m.
Margaret Sheehan, Oriental Medicine
Practitioner, will present an exploration of the
modalities used by practitioners. She will discuss
the various methods from Tai Chi to acupuncture
that are utilized to maintain health and treat illness. Busing from Crosslands will be provided.
Please see Rachael Martin, Wellness Director, for more information. 484-259-0043
Rachael Martin
RESIDENT STATISTICS
Martel Montgomery
Dee Nelson
Jim Carlisle
Norman Bussiere
Ruth Bussiere
Transfers
Crosslands 220 to Crosslands 128
Crosslands 7 to Crosslands 33
Crosslands 28 to Audland 528
Crosslands 206 to Audland 530
Crosslands 206 to Audland 531
In Memoriam
December 25, 2014
Rosemary Clark
Esteri Harpham
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WELCOME NEW RESIDENT
James (Jim) and Lois Mulligan
Apt. 425
Oct. 31, 2014
Jim and Lois Mulligan
come from Newark, DE where
they have lived for the past 34
years. They first met in an extra credit typing class when
they were in high school in
Concord, New Hampshire, and
have been together ever
since.
Lois has degrees from
the Roosevelt Hospital School of Nursing in New
York City and the University of
Maryland She did graduate
work at the University of Minnesota. In addition to a stint
years ago as the pastry and
dessert chef for Goodfellows
Restaurant in Newark, Lois
worked in rehabilitation, neurosurgical, and I.V. nursing in
Germany and Delaware.
For seven years, she
was also a volunteer for the State of Delaware
Long-term Care Ombudsman Program for friendly visits and administration of advanced directives for health care. Her true passion, however,
is baking bread and she has made it a life-long
obsession.
Jim has degrees from West Point Military
Academy, the University of Southern California,
and the University of Minnesota. While Lois is
happily retired, for the foreseeable future, Jim
intends to continue working full-time as a professor of Economics at the University of Delaware.
Jim and Lois have lived in Nuremberg,
Germany, and Lyon, France. Lois and Jim hope
to continue using their kayaks and canoe, hiking
boots and cross-country skis after their move to
Crosslands. They are avid opera and ballet fans
and look for any excuse to spend time in NYC.
They say that they have already had a
wonderful welcome from the neighbors that they
have met at Crosslands and look forward to getting to know many more fellow residents as soon
as possible.
Bonnie Marcus
AFSC SALES REPORT
The volunteers who organize sales to
benefit the AFSC want to thank all those who
donated unwanted household goods and furniture in 2014. During the past year, four sales
were held with combined receipts of $4,472. We
are grateful for all those who participated – whatever the weather!
Without the willingness of residents who
rent carports in Parking Lot 6 to relocate their
cars for the week preceding each sale, we would
not be able to sort, sift, price and display items
under cover. However, given that there are now
only two unrented carports in which to store
large items during the winter, until and unless
additional covered space can be found, it is unlikely that large furniture items can be accepted.
We also owe thanks to Ruth Cramer and
Ruth Spencer who for the past six years have
sorted clothing donated to the AFSC. During the
past 12 months, 219 bags of usable clothing
were collected for resale. “The Ruths” earnestly
request that bags in which clothing is taken to
the storage area NOT be filled so much that they
are too heavy to lift.
If you are planning a move, please contact one of us as soon as possible so that early
plans for transfer of suitable items can be made.
We are pleased that Habitat for Humanity picks
up unsold items and to know that rather than going to the landfill, we are helping to recycle many
usable items. Depending on donations during
the winter, and if the weather allows us to work
outside, we will likely not have another sale until
April 2015.
Volunteers: Peggy Jones, Molly Kline, Ellie Lewis, Peg Parker, Babo Stern, and D Wood.
Jennifer Allcock, Betsy Walker
AFSC Sales Coordinators
SAFETY NOTICE
A resident has pointed out that it is difficult for
drivers to see walkers on dark evenings, especially along the strip of walkway across from Firbank along PL5.
Please consider carrying a flashlight to alert
drivers of your presence and increase your visibility.
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CROSSLANDS CHRONICLE
THE RECYCLING BIN
Answers and Tips from
the KCC Recycling WorkGroup
CROSSLANDS ROADWAYS
Crosslands is a community, and as such,
there are rules that must be obeyed to make it a
pleasant place for all. Recently, concerns about
violations of traffic rules have been brought to the
CRA Concerns Sessions. The committee would
like to remind you about the following rules:
 Parking in the circle is limited to 15 minutes at
all times for all residents and guests, including
those with handicap placards. Be courteous
and use the parking lot for longer stays.
 It is a violation of state law to continue to use
a handicapped parking permit once the person to whom the permit was assigned has
died. The permit is to be returned to the PA
Department of Transportation.
 The STOP signs are there to protect pedestrians and mean STOP.
 Please use signals to indicate turns to other
traffic and pedestrians.
 The campus speed limit is 20 m.p.h. at all
times.
Thank you for following these rules and
keeping all of us safe.
CRA Concerns Committee
STOP UNWANTED CATALOGS
Is your mail box full of unwanted catalogs?
Stop receiving them and help the environment at
the same time.
Take action at: www.catalogchoice.org
Create a free account and opt out of any unwanted catalog or solicitation. OR call the toll-free
number on the catalog and request to have your
name removed from their mailing list.
To join the Recycling WorkGroup, call
Sharon Sundial (610) 388-1260.
GREAT DECISIONS
“Russia and the Near Abroad”
Mon. Jan. 26 – George Fox Room – 9:45 a.m.
As calls for closer ties with the EU failed to
be met, Ukrainians took to the streets in November 2013 in a movement known as the Euromaidan It pulled western Ukraine closer to its European neighbors while another force threatened
to tear away its eastern half. If Putin’s Russia isn’t
afraid to take an aggressive stance against Europeanization in Ukraine, what does that mean for
the rest of Russia’s neighbors? In preparation for
this discussion, please read the first chapter of the
Great Decisions briefing book. A copy is available
in the library.
Chuck Gosselink
SO YOU
KNOW
LANDS…?
Photos by David Peacefull
Did you know where this is?
It's the "bridge to nowhere" in the walnut grove
swamp behind Ellerslie.
Peg Parker, David Rhoads, Lisa Wickersham
and Marty Latshaw knew its location.
THINK YOU
CROSS-
Photo: Bill Pepper
Do you know where this is?
Send your answers to
[email protected] or leave it in the
Chronicle open mailbox. Please include
your name and apartment number on your
entry.
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NEW IN CROSSLANDS LIBRARY
December Additions
Fiction
Baldacci, David – The Escape
Connelly, Michael – The Burning Room
Cornwell, Patricia – Flesh and Blood
Ford, Richard – Let Me Be Frank With You
McCall Smith, Alexander – The Handsome Man’s DeLuxe
Café
Preston & Child – Blue Labyrinth
Mystery
Finch, Charles – The Laws of Murder
Patterson, James – Burn
Scottoline, Lisa – Betrayed
Nonfiction
Kelly, Jack – Band of Giants: The Amateur Soldiers Who Won America’s Independence
King, Dean – Hard Eight: An Atlas and Geographical Guide to the Aubrey-Maturin Novels of Patrick
O'Brian
Maynard, W. Barksdale – The Brandywine: An Intimate Portrait
Moten, Matthew – Presidents & Their Generals: An American History of Command in War
Pendle Hill – Index of Pendle Hill Pamphlets
AUDIO BOOKS
Biography
Fiction
Lee, Hermione – Penelope Fitzgerald
Quaker Nonfiction
Dandelion, Pink – The Quakers: A Very Short Introduction
Baldacci, David – The Hit
Brown, Dan – Deception Point
Finder, Joseph – Suspicion
Robinson, Marilynne – Lila
Sparks, Nicholas – The Longest Ride
VIDEO LIBRARY
New videos can be accessed when a library volunteer is on duty
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The Hundred Foot Journey (2014). In this film, the Kadam family leaves India for France, where
they open a restaurant directly across the road from Madame Mallory's Michelin-starred eatery.
Madame Mallory is played by Helen Mirren.
A Most Wanted Man (2014). Starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman. “John Le Carré delivers a deliciously satisfying plot.” (The Washington Post).
On Golden Pond (1981). Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda were Academy Award Winners for
this film.
The One I Love (2014). Starring Elizabeth Moss. “Spectacular! Reinvigorates the romantic comedy.” (Variety).
Running from Crazy (2014). An Emmy Nominated Outstanding Documentary about the untold
Hemingway family story. “This film will show you that you are not alone, that mental illness can affect anyone.” (Meg Grant, AARP).
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CROSSLANDS CHRONICLE
Coming
Events
Thurs., Jan. 1. NEW YEAR'S DAY
Thurs., Jan. 1. NAME TAG DAY
Sat., Jan 3. Movie. Wm. Penn Rm., 7:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 5. Crosslands Residents Association Board Meeting. Wm. Penn Rm., 10:00 a.m.
Tues., Jan. 6. Forum Committee. Longwood
Gardens: The Fountain Revitalization Project.
Speaker: Colvin Randall. Wm. Penn Rm., 7:30
p.m.
Wed., Jan. 7. Health and Wellness Education
Committee. Mindfulness Training Introduction.
Speaker: Diane Reibel. George Fox Rm., 10:00
a.m.
Thurs., Jan. 8. Crosslands Memorial Services
Committee. Annual Memorial Service. Wm.
Penn Lounge., 1:30 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 9. Camera Club. Expedition to Antarctica. Speaker: Susan Crane. Wm. Penn Rm.,
7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 10. Light 'n Lively. Debra Arnold in
"A Broad's Way." Wm. Penn Rm., 7:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 12. Low Vision Support Group.
Health Center Meeting Rm., 10:00 a.m.
Tues., Jan. 13. Tuesday Edition. The Joy? Of
Running. Speaker: Lou Wonderly. Wm. Penn
Rm., 10:00 a.m.
Tues., Jan. 13. Music Committee. Atlantic Trio.
Wm. Penn Rm.,7:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 14. Interfaith Committee. Dying
Well in a Death Phobic Society. Wm. Penn Rm.,
4:00 - 5:15 p.m.
Thurs., Jan. 15. NAME TAG DAY.
Thurs., Jan 16. Opera Lecture. Merry Widow,
Contes d'Hoffman. Speaker: Bob Rowland. Wm.
Penn Lounge, 4:00 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 16. Sing Along with Sarah Lee. A
Crosslander's New Year. Wm. Penn Lounge.,
7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan 17. Movie. Wm. Penn Rm., 7:30 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 18. English Country Dancing.
Sports Room, 2:30 p.m.
Mon., Jan. 19. MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
Mon., Jan. 19. Martin Luther King CommUNITY Breakfast. Kennett Square, 8:00 a.m.
Mon., Jan. 19. Book Review. The Bully Pulpit:
Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft and
The Golden Age of Journalism. Reviewer: Bud
Wilmot. Wm. Penn Rm., 11:00 a.m.
Tues., Jan. 20. CRA Concerns Session - Opportunity for private discussion with two CRA
Board members. Webb-Savery Room, 10:00 to
11:00 a.m.
Tues., Jan. 20. Wellness Center. The Many
Methods of Oriental Medicine. Speaker: Margaret Sheehan, Kendal Aud., 11:00 a.m.
Tues., Jan. 20. Forum Committee. Jamie Wyeth: Sixty Years of Obsessions. Speaker: Amanda Burdan. Wm. Penn Rm., 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 21. Community Dialogue. Wm.
Penn Rm., 11:00 a.m.
Wed., Jan. 21. Marketing Ambassador Program. Wm. Penn Rm., 1:30 p.m.
Thurs., Jan. 22. Health and Wellness Education Committee. Distress in Cancer: From Diagnosis Through Survivorship. Speaker: Sam Hebbel. Wm. Penn Rm., 11:00 a.m.
Mon., Jan. 26. Great Decisions. "Russia and
the New Abroad." George Fox Rm., 9:45 a.m.
Tues., Jan. 27. Music Committee. Randall
Scarlata, Baritone. Wm. Penn Rm.,7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 31. Nature Conservancy. Flowers on
the Frontier. Speaker: Joel Fry. Wm. Penn Rm.,
7:30 p.m.