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When Byron and I considered where we would live after retirement, we soon agreed on Friends House. We were familiar with the campus from visiting our friends Myra and Roger Wolcott and by service on various Baltimore Yearly […]
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We planned to retire in Friends House fifty years ago. We often visited my mother-in-law when she was here. She loved it. I have not been a bit disappointed in anything. The Lodge is totally comfortable in that […]
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I wasn’t ready to move! I loved my house on a quiet street in NW DC with a deck, a large wisteria tree, beautifully landscaped yard anda fish pond. So what was the problem? The bedroom and the […]
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In September of 2023, Bob and I moved to Friends House. It all happened quickly, a mere five months after getting word a place here was available. We were still suffering the after-shocks of buying this place and […]
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When I was about ten years old, Miss Lipscomb arrived in our community and attached herself to our family. I don’t know how it happened, but my gregarious father was the pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church in […]
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In thinking about creativity for seniors, I am astonished by what is happening and what has happened here at Friends House. There were many good things going on when we first came here. I was able to participate […]
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Jane Wheelwright, a Jungian analyst, said, “Life and creativity are synonymous.” We have always found creative ways to manifest what we want in our lives in relationships, children, homes, employment, recreation, travel, etc. Early in our life together, […]
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Interview with Friends House Resident, Elaine Yamada Five years ago, right after Elaine Yamada had moved into her ground-floor apartment in the brand-new Lodge 1, a deer and a fawn “welcomed” her by showing up right outside her […]
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At Friends House, residents play an active role in caring for the land and shaping the community’s eco-minded practices. One example is the work of the Garden Committee, a resident-led group that oversees our two-acre organic garden and […]
