Did you know that Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is celebrated at Circle Pines Center every year during a Spanish Language and Culture Weekend? You may have heard these weekends called Spanish Immersion, a former name that many people still use. These intergenerational gatherings were started in 1996 by CPCers Kathy Siegenthaler and Margaret Aguilar…
The CPC Membership and Outreach Committee had a kick-off meeting on October 17th. We are an energized group excited about putting ideas into action to increase and engage membership and continue to build a sustainable and thriving Circle Pines! We have set a standing meeting for the third Wednesday of every month at 3:30 PST, 5:30 CST, 6:30 EST. Got ideas? A skill to share? Want to participate in any way? Email andragomberg@gmail.com and/or jcfitschen@gmail.com to learn more!…
When Grandma moved to an assisted living home, we inherited a pretty birdfeeder that used to hang outside her window. The memory it holds for me is not of it swaying in the breeze with a medley of seeds, but with of a heap of scrambled eggs leftover from breakfast set out for the birds to enjoy. In years since, I have never managed to entice a bird to eat the bits of egg I offer up, but I have seen tiny chickadees and titmice take off with giant chunks of eggshell…